How to obtain a police certificate

Lebanon

Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes, all applicants aged 18 or older must provide a police certificate.

How and where do I obtain one?

If you live in Lebanon
All residents of Lebanon, whether Lebanese or non-Lebanese (including refugees recognized by the UNHCR), may obtain a police certificate. Police certificates are issued by the Judicial Department of the Interior Security Forces for a fee (currently L.L. 2000 LBP). Certificates are generally issued on the same day.

Lebanese Nationals should provide a copy of one of their Lebanese identification documents—either a passport, the Family Civil Extract, the Individual Civil Extract and/or the Lebanese identity card.

Non-Lebanese Nationals (other than Palestinian Refugees) living in Lebanon need to provide a copy of their Residency Permit and passport.

Palestinian Refugees living in Lebanon need to provide one of the following:

  • the Family Registry special for Palestinian Refugees registered in Lebanon
  • the Individual Registry special for Palestinian Refugees registered in Lebanon and/or
  • a passport (Document de Voyage pour les Réefugiés palestiniens).

Police certificates are issued at five different police stations in Lebanon:

  • (Central), located in Furn El Chebback Street in Beirut.
    Telephone: 01/292880 – 01/292885;
  • Tripoli (North), located in El-Tell Brigade in Tripoli. Telephone: 06/440315;
  • Saida (South), located at the Serail of Saida. Telephone: 07/720051;
  • Nabatieh (South), located at the ISF compound in Nabatieh.
    Telephone: 07/531221; and
  • Zahlé (Bekaa Valley), located at the Zahlé Serail. Telephone: 08/805045.

Note: The area code for Lebanon is 961.

For more information on Lebanese police certificates, visit the ISF Interior Security Forces website.

If you live outside Lebanon
Lebanese citizens with no criminal record in Lebanon and living abroad May obtain a police certificate at their host country’s Lebanese embassy or consulate.

Note: Lebanese citizens with no criminal record in Lebanon and who live abroad may request from a relative (spouse, sibling, parent and/or child over 18 years of age) who is living in Lebanon to submit, on their behalf, a request for a Police Certificate to the Judicial Department, Directorate General of the Interior Security Forces in Lebanon.