A permanent residency (3years) possibly renewable is granted to foreign or Arab citizens, provided they fulfill one of the following conditions:
 

Type of request	Fees	The requested documents
An applicant that has a monthly income or the owner of a blocked bank account	900 000 L.P.	- An application form (that is filled out) - A passport valid for at least three years, as well as two photocopies of the latter - Three recent 3.5 x 4.5 photos - A certification of a monthly income that is estimated to more than five million Lebanese pounds or its equivalent in foreign currency originating from financial transfers or retirement funds from abroad, or any other legal funds   - A saving passbook that proves that he is the owner of an account estimated at not less than three hundred million of Lebanese pounds in one of the active Lebanese banks, frozen for more than three months. The applicant should also procure a photocopy of this passbook signed and ratified by the chief of department in the general security  - A document signed by the notary that includes an engagement to not perform any jobs in Lebanon - A  lease / property title
An Arab immigrant that belongs to the category of business men and investors	900 000 L.P.	- An application form (that is filled out) - A passport valid for at least three years, as well as two photocopies of the latter - Three recent 3.5 x 4.5 photos - A document that highlights his profession, and that is delivered by the authorized authorities in his country  -  A document that highlights the investment projects he is committed to, and that is delivered by the authorized authorities in his country
The holder of a work permit valid for 3 years	First class 5 400 000 L.P.   Second class 3 600 000 L.P.	- An application form (that is filled out) - A passport valid for at least three years, as well as two photocopies of the latter - Three recent 3.5 x 4.5 photos - A work permit valid for 3 years at least and a photocopy of this permit - A photocopy of the employer’s id card ( or of the commercial register if the guarantor is a legal entity) - A certified copy of the work contract (foreign employers, representatives, or correspondents of a press agency that doesn’t have any headquarters in Lebanon, are exempted of this requirement)

NB :

- When the passport’s validity exceeds 2 years and 6 months, without exceeding however 3 years: the residency permit is attributed in correspondence to the passport validity

- Regarding the Syrian immigrants, the minors aged less than 15 years, can just bring the certificate of civil status (delivered 3 years ago at most)

- Regarding Syrian immigrants that are aged 15 years or more, can bring their id card instead of his passport
- A certificate of non-activity is not required for immigrants that are aged 64 years or more