A free one month valid visa, renewable till 3 months, is granted to the citizens of these countries who are coming for tourism:
Andorra – Antigua and Barbuda – Argentina – Armenia – Australia – Austria – Azerbaijan – The Bahamas – Barbados – Belarus – Belgium – Belize – Bhutan – Brazil – Bulgaria – Canada – Chile – China Rep – Czech Republic – Costa Rica – Croatia – Cyprus – Denmark – Estonia – Finland – France – Great Britain - Georgia – Germany – Greece – Hong Kong – Hungary – Iceland – Ireland – Italy – Japan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Latvia – Lithuania – Liechtenstein – Luxembourg – Macedonia – Macau (S A R) – Malaysia – Malta – Mexico – Moldova – Monaco – Netherlands – New Zealand – Norway – Palau – Panama – Peru – Poland – Portugal – Russia – Romania – Saint Kitts & Nevis – Samoa – San Marino – Singapore – Slovakia – Slovenia – South Korea – Spain – Sweden – Switzerland – Tajikistan – Turkey (exclusively at airport) -Trinidad & Tobacco – Turkmenistan – USA – Ukraine – Uzbekistan –Venezuela –Yugoslavia.
Concerning the citizens of Thailand, they are not allowed to obtain direct entry visas at the frontier department and centers, except for:
1- Those who are holding diplomatic passports.
2- Those who are residing in Syria according to a yearly residence, other than the servants and workers category, and coming for the purpose of tourism.
Holders of diplomatic passports, special passports and service passports, issued by Cyprus Authorities are exempted from paying fees for an entry visa.
Passport of the Concerned Person
1) The visa’s validity could be extended within the above mentioned period upon the approach of the concerned person to one of the General Security districts. It is forbidden to extend the validity for more than 3 months for this category.
2) Every breach concerning the address given by the passenger, whether it was a hotel reservation or a private address, will entail the arresting of the passenger and sending him away unless he had informed the General Security about the change according to legal regulations.
3) Every Arab or foreigner who has entered Lebanon with a touristic visa, and broke his residence regulations for a period of (less than 3 months) from the expiry date of his temporary residence or annual residence and permanent residence (for non-work residents).The transgression is reconciliated on departure from all borderline departments and offices, true a fine. His passport will be traced by the departure stamp and after paying all the fees needed due to regulations.
4) All Arab or foreigner residents who entered Lebanon with a work visa and transgressed their residence regulations are forbidden from traveling. The transgressor should present himself to the ministry of work to obtain a clearance. Therefore, he should present himself to the Arab and Foreigners department in the General Directorate of the General Security or one of the regional offices.
5) The entry of females who used to work as artists or masseuses, whatever their age is or the period they stayed outside Lebanon, is subjected to a premature approval from the general directorate of the General Security.
6) The following cases are exempted from all the conditions concerning the address, the round trip ticket, and the premature approval from the general directorate of the General Security:
The wife of a Lebanese man, who didn’t previously work as an artist or a masseuse, after presenting a document proving their marriage.
The wife of a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon or the wife of a Palestinian refugee previously work as an artist or a masseuse, after presenting a document proving their marriage.
The wife of a Syrian man coming together and previously work as an artist or masseuses in Lebanon, providing that the marriage is written on the husband’s family register or by presenting a document proving their marriage.
The female passengers who didn’t previously work as artists or masseuses in Lebanon, accompanying one of the parents, a brother, a spouse, or a child.
The mother in law of a Lebanese man, after presenting a document proving the kinship.
The female passengers coming with official delegations, all those holding private or diplomatic passports.
The Lebanese wife who already have worked as an artist or a masseuse and had left Lebanon for a period more than one year, if she is accompanied by one child or more from this marriage after presenting a document proving her marriage.
The foreigner’s (non Arab) wife who has already worked as an artist or a masseuse and had left Lebanon for a period more than one year, provided that her husband accompanies her and she holds a document proving her marriage.
7) People entering Lebanon via direct, premature, or consulate visas are allowed to enter the Syria territories and come back to Lebanon within the period of the visa’s validity and within 5 days.