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Six-Month Multiple-Entry Residence Based on Bank Statement

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

This six-month multiple-entry residence category is for Arab and other foreign nationals relying on an open account at a Lebanese bank. Only account holders named in the bank statement can benefit. People ordered to leave and holders of the listed types of work residence cannot use these instructions.

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  • First: Instructions, clause 11
    Arab and foreign nationals are granted a six-month multiple-entry residency permit based on a bank statement from an open account at one of the Lebanese banks.
  • First: Instructions, clause 13
    Only the account holder(s) whose names appear in the bank statement may benefit from these instructions. No residency application is accepted for anyone else on the same basis.
  • First: Instructions, clause 14
    The following persons are not eligible for these instructions: Those who have been given an order to leave the country Holders of work residence permits of all types (work permit grace period, annual or permanent work residency of all categories, temporary one-year residency based on a work responsibility undertaking)

Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

The published basis is money held in an open account at a Lebanese bank, evidenced by a bank statement and a bank-certified account statement covering the last three months. The instructions permit the stated Lebanese-pound amount or its foreign-currency equivalent according to the Sayrafa platform.

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  • First: Instructions, clause 11
    Arab and foreign nationals are granted a six-month multiple-entry residency permit based on a bank statement from an open account at one of the Lebanese banks.
  • Second: Required Documents, clause 23
    A bank statement showing a minimum balance of 1.5 billion Lebanese pounds (or its equivalent in foreign currency according to the “Sayrafa” platform), along with a bank-certified account statement for the last three months for the opened account.
  • ثانياً: المستندات المطلوبة, clause 23
    23- إفادة مصرفية بمبلغ لا يقل عن مليار وخمسماية مليون ليرة لبنانية أو ما يعادلها بالعملة الأجنبية وفقاً لمنصة صيرفة مع كشف حساب عن آخر ثلاثة أشهر بالحساب المفتوح مصادق عليهما من المصرف.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The minimum bank balance is 1.5 billion Lebanese pounds, or its foreign-currency equivalent according to the Sayrafa platform. No family multiplier is stated: the permission is confined to account holders named in the bank statement, and no other person may apply on the same basis.

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  • Second: Required Documents, clause 23
    A bank statement showing a minimum balance of 1.5 billion Lebanese pounds (or its equivalent in foreign currency according to the “Sayrafa” platform), along with a bank-certified account statement for the last three months for the opened account.
  • ثانياً: المستندات المطلوبة, clause 23
    23- إفادة مصرفية بمبلغ لا يقل عن مليار وخمسماية مليون ليرة لبنانية أو ما يعادلها بالعملة الأجنبية وفقاً لمنصة صيرفة مع كشف حساب عن آخر ثلاثة أشهر بالحساب المفتوح مصادق عليهما من المصرف.
  • First: Instructions, clause 13
    Only the account holder(s) whose names appear in the bank statement may benefit from these instructions. No residency application is accepted for anyone else on the same basis.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

The applicant must give a notarised declaration that they will not undertake any paid work. A spouse or child does not receive residence merely through the applicant: only account holders named in the bank statement may benefit under these instructions.

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  • Second: Required Documents, clause 22
    A notarized declaration from a notary public stating that the applicant will not engage in any paid work.
  • First: Instructions, clause 13
    Only the account holder(s) whose names appear in the bank statement may benefit from these instructions. No residency application is accepted for anyone else on the same basis.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The stated permission lasts six months and permits multiple entries. The official source does not describe renewal, a minimum physical-presence requirement or progression to a longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • No renewal, minimum physical-presence rule, longer-term progression or amount of the service fee is stated in the complete English and Arabic instruction pages.
  • First: Instructions, clause 11
    Arab and foreign nationals are granted a six-month multiple-entry residency permit based on a bank statement from an open account at one of the Lebanese banks.
  • First: Instructions, clause 12
    Applications from concerned individuals are accepted at the secretariats of regional centers upon a “request to the Director General,” and a paid service fee is charged.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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