Decision No. 14/71

Notarial Acts

Fee (EUR) Type of transaction and subject
Instruments and documents drawn up by the mission, authenticated by it in its capacity as notary public, or documents whose local notary signature is certified are subject to the following fees, in addition to a proportional fee of one per thousand on transactions that mention a sum of money.
€ 2,750Maximum proportional fee
€ 88General power of attorney deed, for each principal
€ 44Special power of attorney deed, for each principal. If one person signs in a legal capacity on behalf of several persons, the signature-certification fee is collected according to the number of persons represented. If that person is also a party to the matter, they must sign the transaction again in a personal capacity and another certification fee is collected for that signature.
€ 220General deed of undertaking and arbitration instrument
€ 110Instruments, undertakings, guarantees, acknowledgements, disclaimer of ownership, authorizations, and other obligations
€ 66Service of notice, notification, warning, waiver, relinquishment, release, and every paper not otherwise mentioned in this item
Instruments and documents drawn up by the mission or authenticated by it in its capacity as notary public are subject to the following fees, regardless of the amount involved and regardless of the number of principals.
€ 110Bilateral contracts, including employment contracts and contracts addressed to land-registry departments or required to be registered with any official authority, except contracts related to commercial activities, companies, or matters other than personal status
€ 110Will
€ 66Certification granting a document a legally fixed date
€ 66Record of cancellation of a general or special power of attorney executed at the mission
€ 110Protest or protesto procedure
€ 22Certification of documents translated by a sworn translator abroad

Administrative Acts

Issuance or renewal of a Lebanese passport

€ 27For one year or part thereof
€ 53For two years (Ministry circular No. 500/6 dated 10/12/2024)
€ 80For three years
€ 132For five years
€ 264For 10 years
€ 27Issuance of a laissez-passer for one year or part thereof
Issuance or renewal of a Palestinian travel document
€ 36For one year or part thereof
€ 72For two years (Ministry Circular No. 500/6 dated 10/12/2024)
€ 106For three years
€ 176For five years
€ 36Issuance of a Palestinian laissez-passer for one year or part thereof
€ 3Certification of a travel document or laissez-passer, per page
€ 3Certification of a copy of a passport or travel document, per page
€ 88Renewal of a maritime travel ticket for a period not exceeding 3 months when necessary to return to Lebanon
Visa fees
€ 77Single-entry visa
€ 110Double-entry visa
€ 154Multiple-entry visa
Group visa. The conditions of the individual visa apply to each member of the group or delegation. For a foreign passport carrying accompanying persons, one single fee is collected from the passport holder regardless of the number of persons entered on that passport.
€ 77Return visa for Palestinians for one trip
Certificate of origin (upon import)
€ 22Endorsement of one certificate of origin relating to one invoice, upon import
€ 44Endorsement of one certificate of origin relating to several commercial invoices for one company issued on the same date, provided that the invoice numbers and dates are mentioned on the certificate of origin, upon import
Endorsement of a commercial invoice is refused if it is not attached to a certificate of origin. Likewise, endorsement of a certificate of origin is refused if it is not attached to a commercial invoice. Since a certificate of origin may be listed on the face of the invoice, a certified true copy of a commercial invoice is not issued unless it is attached to a copy of the certificate of origin, and a copy of the certificate of origin is not issued unless it is attached to a copy of the corresponding commercial invoice.
If the certificate of origin is listed on the face of the invoice, two fees are collected: the endorsement fee on the invoice and the endorsement fee on the certificate of origin, upon import.
Commercial invoice
The endorsement of a commercial invoice is subject to a proportional fee of 4 per thousand (Ministry Circular No. 14/9 dated 31/8/2022):
€ 40Minimum fee
€ 2,750Maximum fee
Personal-status documents
Free of chargePreparation or registration of a personal-status document: marriage, divorce, or birth. The document is not prepared until the validity of the local document has been verified.
€ 110Issuance of a decision concerning a renewed or concealed civil-registry entry
€ 33Certification of a local personal-status document not used for preparing a Lebanese personal-status document
Free of chargeDeath document
Free of chargeCertification of procedures relating to the transfer of a body: death certificate or attestation, transfer of the body or ashes, or any transaction connected with that matter
€ 55Issuance of a decision correcting a date of birth or common name, changing sect, or recognizing a child born out of wedlock
No fee is collected if the correction requested results from an error committed by an official Lebanese administration.
€ 44Application to acquire Lebanese nationality by marriage
€ 880Application to renounce Lebanese nationality for the purpose of acquiring a foreign nationality
Approval requires a comprehensive clearance certificate proving that the person concerned has paid the income tax due. The land registry departments collect LBP 500,000 for the required real-estate extract, to which a municipal fee of 5% is added.
Judicial acts relating to personal status
€ 55Fixed fee
€ 2,200In addition to the fixed fee above, a proportional fee of 2 per thousand is collected if the act includes a sum of money, up to a maximum of
Marriage contract
€ 2,200Marriage contract or ratification thereof: 2 per thousand of the full value of the contract as dowry, up to a maximum
If the dowry is specified in precious metals, its value is determined on the basis of a certificate issued by an accepted bank or exchange institution on the date of certification of the contract. If the dowry is specified in real estate, its value is determined on the basis of an expert report attached on the date of certification of the contract.
€ 55Unspecified dowry, fixed fee
Commercial acts
€ 198Endorsement of the deed of incorporation of a foreign commercial company, its statutes, proof of registration in the commercial register of another country, or any document that Lebanese law requires to open a representative office for the company or amend its statutes or one of its clauses. In addition, a proportional fee of 4 per thousand is collected, in the same manner as commercial invoices, on top of the fixed fee.
€ 2,750Maximum proportional fee
€ 80Statements of works executed abroad, balance sheets, or any commercial transactions such as commercial advertisements, minutes of associations and boards of directors, product specifications, health declarations for agricultural pesticides, lists of product prices, halal-slaughter attestations, price certificates, pharmaceutical-product certificates, laboratory-analysis reports, experience certificates, certificates of ingredients, and similar documents
Miscellaneous transactions
Authentication of signatures
€ 18Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, regardless of the type of document
Foreign Ministry of the host country: the fee is calculated according to the schedule
€ 36Registration certificate for Lebanese nationals residing permanently abroad
€ 36Temporary registration for Lebanese nationals who are not permanent residents, or who are passing through
€ 36Certificate proving that the person is alive
€ 36Issuance or certification of a certificate of good conduct
€ 176Collection of debts or inheritance
Free of chargeAuthentication of signatures on school statements and school certificates
€ 106Declaration concerning the transport of furniture, household items, a car, or any means of transport
€ 71Translation into Arabic or translation of a document, per page
€ 36Authentication of a translation or Arabic rendering of a document issued by the mission
€ 53Transactions not specifically provided for in this schedule, including but not limited to
General certificates: work, residence, identification, bachelorhood, permission to travel, driver's licence, family, banking, tax, criminal-record related, spelling of a name, and similar statements
Personal-status statements and certificates: criminal-record extract, individual or family civil-record extract, marriage, divorce, birth, customs and traditions, and similar statements
Authorization or declaration not subject to notarial rules, certification of the signature of the person concerned without any responsibility for the content, report of loss of passport, medical report
€ 36Certified true copy of a document or transaction, including notarial acts such as powers of attorney drawn up by the mission
If a certificate of origin is listed on the face of the invoice, the fee for the copy of the certificate of origin is collected in addition to the fee for the copy of the invoice.
€ 18Authentication of medical and hospital documents and bills for current or retired public-sector employees residing abroad and their families
Real-estate certificates
€ 55For each real-estate zone
€ 275For each district in full
€ 4,400For the whole of Lebanon