{"id":64212,"date":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64212\/new-prices-of-issuing-lebanese-passport-and-the-nearest-appointment"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:00:18","slug":"new-prices-of-issuing-lebanese-passport-and-the-nearest-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64212\/new-prices-of-issuing-lebanese-passport-and-the-nearest-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"New Prices Of Issuing Lebanese Passport…And The Nearest Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

During yesterday’s parliamentary session which saw the passing of the 2022 budget and the amendment of the exchange rate for customs fees<\/a>, passport issuance fees were also hiked. <\/p>

The cost of issuing a five-year passport is now 1,000,000 LL<\/b>, while a ten-year travel document is 2,000,000 LL<\/b>, these were previously 600,000 LL and 1,200,000 LL respectively. Lebanese expats who renew their passports at consulates abroad have reported paying anywhere between $300 and $600, making the document among the most expensive in the world.<\/p>

But money is not the only hurdle to issuing a Lebanese passport these days, as applicants have found themselves desperately seeking appointments for two years now<\/a>. The earliest slot that can be found at this point is sometime in 2024<\/b>.<\/p>