British Embassy in Lebanon

The British Embassy in Lebanon is located in Beirut. We have again listed their contact numbers below if you want to apply for a British visa or contact the British Embassy in Beirut about applying for a British passport or renewing your passport. The embassy does offer consular services such as assistance if you are in an accident, arrested, register your child or register a marriage with the embassy.

We have also listed British Visa processing times with this embassy at the bottom of the page. Speak to the embassy staff if you have any further questions. Note their operating times and also the public holidays in Lebanon.

Embassy of Great Britain in Beirut, Lebanon Serail Hill, embassy complex Beirut Central District PO Box : 11- 471 Beirut Lebanon . Phone: +961 (0)1 960800 Fax: +961 (0)1 960855 Website: http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/lebanon Consular section: consular.beirut@fco.gov.uk   Office hours: Monday to Thursday, 6am to 2pm; Friday 6am to 12pm (GMT) Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 2pm (Local Time)

 

Public Holidays in Lebanon:

The following public holidays are when the embassy will be closed. Their are also other British holidays such as Christmas and Easter when it is closed. Email the British Embassy in Beirut before you go to the embassy in person to ensure that they will be open on the day you arrive. Note also that certain holidays may change dates each year or are movable.

Date	English Name	Arabic Name	French Name
January 1	New Year’s Day	رأس السنة ‎	Le Nouvel an
January 6	Armenian Christmas	عيد الميلاد – الأرمن الأرثودكس ‎	Noël Arménien
February 9	St. Maroun Day	عيد مار مارون	La Fête de Saint-Maron
March 25	Feast of the Annunciation	عيد البشارة	La Fête de l’Annonciation
Easter Sunday	Good Friday	جمعة الآلام ‎	Vendredi saint
moveable	Easter Sunday	الفصح المجيد ‎	Pâques
May 1	Workers’ Day	عيد العمّال	Fête du Travail
August 15	Feast of the Assumption	عيد إنتقال العذراء ‎	L’Assomption de Marie
November 1	All Saints’ Day	عيد جميع القديسين	Toussaint
November 22	Independence Day	عيد الإستقلال ‎	La Fête nationale
December 25	Christmas	عيد الميلاد	Noël
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	رأس السنة الهجرية ‎	Le Nouvel an islamique
10 Muharram	Day of Ashura	ذكرى عاشوراء ‎	La Fête de l’Achoura
12 Rabi’ al-awwal	Mawlid	مولد النبي	Le Mawlid
1 Shawwal	Eid ul-Fitr	عيد الفطر	L’Aïd el-Fitr
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha

 

British Embassy in Lebanon, Beirut

These are the visa times for the British visa to be processed while in Lebanon. Note that the process if very fast if you have all the needed documents as required. Most people will obtain their British visa within 10 days of application. Also note that if you want to speak about immigration to the UK then you need to speak to the embassy staff for more information.

Visits Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
Premium Visit (more than 6 months)	22%	45%	83%	98%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	231
General Visit (6 months or less)	18%	37%	81%	97%	99%	99%	100%	100%	100%	454
Business Visit (6 months or less)	18%	34%	73%	97%	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	122
Family Visit (6 months or less)	7%	27%	76%	97%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	123
Transit (6 months or less)	0%	20%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	5
Other Visit (6 months or less)	9%	30%	69%	95%	98%	98%	98%	100%	100%	93

 

Points Based System Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
PBS Tier 1	0%	0%	50%	50%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	2
PBS Tier 2	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	1
PBS Tier 4	23%	41%	78%	90%	92%	99%	100%	100%	100%	165
PBS Tier 5	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	1

 

Other Non Settlement Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
Student	0%	50%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	2
EEA Family Permits	16%	16%	33%	83%	83%	83%	100%	100%	100%	6
Other Non-Settlement	50%	70%	80%	90%	90%	90%	100%	100%	100%	10

 

Settlement Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
Settlement	0%	0%	3%	16%	22%	64%	96%	100%	100%	31

 

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