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Lebanon photo specifications

Photo sizes and rules for 5 documents issued in Lebanon, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.

Based on 6 official sources ยท last checked Official sources

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At a glance

Lebanese passports use a 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photo on white, certified by the mukhtar, and General Security also photographs you at the centre. Residence permits need three photos, 3.5 x 4.5 cm on the courtesy list. Visas at Lebanese missions take 3.5 x 4.5 cm photos. The identity card needs two mukhtar-certified photos and a first work permit two photos, both with no published size.

Overview

Three authorities issue Lebanon's photo documents. The General Directorate of General Security handles biometric passports for citizens and, for foreigners, entry visas and residence permits. The Directorate General of Personal Status of the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities issues the national identity card through the civil registry offices. The Ministry of Labour issues work permits to foreign workers, and General Security then grants the matching work residence.

Photo handling differs between them. Only the passport has a detailed published photo standard: a white background, the face filling 70% to 80% of the frame and a black hijab as the one head covering allowed for women. Passport and identity card prints are certified by the mukhtar in Lebanon, or by the mission abroad for passports. Residence, visa and work permit photos are prints handed in with paper forms, and none of these documents uses an online photo upload.

Photo specifications by document

Passports

Lebanon Passports
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Passport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White, plain and without any pattern

Visas and travel authorisations

Lebanon Visas and travel authorisations
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Visa35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Not published for visas

Identity cards

Lebanon Identity cards
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
ID cardโ€”โ€”Not published for the identity card

Residence and work permits

Lebanon Residence and work permits
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Residence permit35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Not published for residence permits
Work permitโ€”โ€”Not published by the Ministry of Labour

Frequently asked questions

Mostly 3.5 x 4.5 cm (35 x 45 mm). General Security uses it for passports, courtesy residence and visas applied for at missions. The identity card and work permit lists give no size.

The passport photo, which the mukhtar of your place of registration stamps and signs, and the two identity card photos. Abroad, the Lebanese mission certifies passport photos instead.

For passports, yes, if the hijab is black and the face is clearly visible. General Security's rule is written for passports; no headwear rules are published for the identity card, visas, residence or work permits.

No official online photo upload was found for any of these documents. Passports, identity cards, residence permits, visas and work permits all use printed photos with paper applications, and passport applicants in Lebanon are also photographed at the centre.

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Official sources

  1. General Directorate of General Security. Photo specifications (Arabic) general-security.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. General Directorate of General Security. Obtaining a new biometric passport (Arabic) general-security.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Directorate General of Personal Status, Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Identity card (Arabic) dgcs.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. General Directorate of General Security. Courtesy residence (Arabic) general-security.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
  5. General Directorate of General Security. Visa granted by the embassy general-security.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
  6. General Directorate of General Security. Documents required for a domestic worker (Arabic) general-security.gov.lb. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Lebanon photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/lebanon

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