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Three-Year Permanent Residence Based on Cash Guarantee

LebanonLiving from your own income

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

This three-year residence category is for applicants who provide the specified cash guarantee. Applicants under 64 must give a written undertaking not to work; the published rule does not limit the category to retirees or pensioners.

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  • The official page gives no effective date for this provision; the live text was captured on 12 September 2026 and legal currency remains unverified.

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

The accepted financial basis is a cash guarantee of LBP 4,500,000,000, deposited in cash or by a Fresh cashier’s cheque with the Ministry of Finance’s Treasury Directorate, Accounting and Funds Department. The category does not list pensions or passive income as substitutes.

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  • The official page gives no effective date for this provision; the live text was captured on 12 September 2026 and legal currency remains unverified.
  • GS5 > Permanent Residence > Based on a Cash Guarantee
    • A cash guarantee of LBP 4,500,000,000 (Four Billion Five Hundred Million Lebanese Pounds), to be deposited in cash or by a Fresh cashier’s check with the Ministry of Finance – Treasury Directorate – Accounting and Funds Department.

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

The published guarantee is LBP 4,500,000,000. The permit covers the applicant, spouse, minor children and dependent relatives over 64. No family-specific increase to the guarantee is stated in this category.

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  • The official page gives no effective date for this provision; the live text was captured on 12 September 2026 and legal currency remains unverified.

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

Applicants under 64 must undertake in writing not to work. The permit covers the applicant, spouse, minor children and dependent relatives over 64. The page does not establish a separate right to run a business or work for applicants aged 64 or above.

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Limits of the record
  • The official page gives no effective date for this provision; the live text was captured on 12 September 2026 and legal currency remains unverified.

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

The category is published as three-year permanent residence. The page does not specify renewal conditions, physical-presence obligations, release of the guarantee or a citizenship progression.

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Limits of the record
  • The official page gives no effective date for this provision; the live text was captured on 12 September 2026 and legal currency remains unverified.

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

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