All passengers arriving in Lebanon, with the exception of children under 12 years old, are required to take a PCR test in laboratories certified by the local authorities of the countries no later than 96 hours before departure to Lebanon (no later than 96 hours from the moment of testing, and not from the moment of receiving the result of the PCR test), and present the test result with a QR code at check-in at the airport. Passengers who do not have a negative QR Code PCR test are not allowed to board aircraft bound for Lebanon. PCR tests made in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and all European countries are accepted without a QR code.

Exceptions:

1. Passengers who cross the border and received the 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or were fully vaccinated (1 dose of the vaccine) after 2 weeks after such vaccination (all types of vaccines are recognized in Lebanon, recognized by the WHO). Also an exception is passengers who contracted COVID-19 and recovered within 90 days before boarding a plane bound for Lebanon upon presentation of an official document that confirms that such passengers are not subject to PCR testing before flying to Beirut, however, they must pass the PCR test upon arrival at the airport.

You can enter Lebanon with a Vaccination Certificate in the Diya app and paper certificates from the Diya portal with a QR code, but you cannot enter with paper certificates issued by a family doctor.

List of vaccines recognized in Lebanon: Comirnaty by Pfizer-BioNTech; AstraZeneca / Oxford, as well as its analogue Covishield; CoronaVac from Sinovac Biotech; Janssen by Johnson & Johnson; mRNA-1273 from Moderna and BBIBP-CorV from Sinopharm.

2. Passengers who left Lebanon and return within one week are exempt from the obligation to take the PCR test in the host country, however, must take the PCR test at the airport upon arrival in Lebanon.

3. Crew members arriving in Lebanon for up to 48 hours are exempt from the obligation to take a PCR test upon arrival at the airport, however, they must be isolated at their place of residence / stay during their stay in Lebanon.

All passengers arriving in Lebanon, with the exception of children under 12 and UNIFIL representatives, are required to take a PCR test upon arrival at the Beirut airport (the cost of a PCR test is $ 50 and is included in the airfare).