Adult Resident Permit - More Than 90 Days

A Resident Permit is an official document (or card) required by most countries around the world, including Liberia, for foreign nationals to be granted the right to reside in a country for a fixed or indefinite length of time beyond the initial Visa or other entry permit which they have been issued originally to enter the country.

All foreign nationals, unless otherwise exempt, who wish to remain in Liberia more than 90 days are required to apply for a Resident Permit.

Remaining in Liberia beyond 90 days without a Resident Permit or special leave to remain/exemption is an infringement of the Law.

All foreign nationals who wish to remain in Liberia beyond 90 days must apply for a Resident Permit by completing, submitting and paying for their application online at: https://rp.lis.gov.lr etc.

The summitted application will be reviewed by the Liberia Immigration Services. - Once the Liberia Immigration Services have decided that you are eligible you will be notified and your Application Status will be updated as either Approved or Rejected.

Post making your payment, you will be asked to book an in-person appointment with the Liberia Immigration Services for your Biometric enrolment to take place. You will need to attend this appointment, as scheduled, and bring along all original documents which you would have been asked to upload online at the time of completing your Resident Permit application.

The appointment is for the Biometric enrolment to be carried out and a physical verification of original documents.

Successful applicants can expect to wait up to 2 weeks before they are issued the Permit, from the date of them having attended their in-person appointment to submit their biometric and have their original documents checked.

Foreign nationals in possession of a Resident Permit must apply to renew their Permit before 60 days of expiry of their current Resident Permit.

Yes. Each individual wishing to remain longer than 90 days in Liberia is required to be in possession of a valid Resident Permit. The application process is the same, but can be done at the same time online

A Resident Permit can also be revoked if the grounds for granting the permit no longer exist.