Consular regulations: Lebanon

Please note:

• The Lebanese recipient address must be indicated on all documents.
• All commercial documents, such as certificates of origin and commercial invoices, must be pre-certified by the relevant Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
• Certificates of origin and commercial invoices can only be certified together.
• All official documents such as powers of attorney, agency agreements, letters of credit, manufacturer's declarations and certificates must be certified by a notary and the district court.
• Extracts from the commercial register must be certified by the district court and patent applications by the patent office.
• All other documents must be certified by the relevant authority (district government, regional council).
• Certificates of origin and commercial invoices must be pre-certified by GHORFA. SERVISUM will be happy to do this for you.
• All private documents, such as school certificates, must be pre-certified by the Federal Office for Foreign Affairs (BfAA). SERVISUM will be happy to do this for you.

Please enclose this completed application form with your commercial documents.

Please submit one copy of each document to the embassy.

Processing time (without guarantee):
will be communicated by the embassy when the documents are submitted
plus 1-3 working days processing time for GHORFA and, if applicable, approx. 2-3 weeks for the BfAA.