LebanonDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

The Consulate General of Lebanon in New York legalises documents that have already been authenticated at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, so the Lebanese foreign ministry's authentication comes first and the Lebanese mission's legalisation follows.³

Contacts

Who to contact

• Embassy of Lebanon in the United States, Legalization Department²

Status

How to check whether Lebanon has joined

Countries join the Apostille Convention from time to time. The Hague Conference keeps the list of members in its status table. We last checked it on 18 October 2026, when Lebanon was not on it.¹

Other direction

If your document comes from a member country

An apostille from a contracting party does not by itself make a document usable in Lebanon. Ask the authority in Lebanon that will receive the document which steps it requires. An apostille only confirms the signature, the role of the person who signed and any seal or stamp on the document. It does not confirm what the document says. The office that receives the document decides what it accepts.

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