Sweden visa for Lebanese citizens

Sweden’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities. Processing time, as Sweden states it: Normally 15 calendar days, extendable up to 45 days if more examination or documents are needed. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area.

Sweden has 1 mission in Lebanon, with its embassy in Beirut.

In 2025, Sweden’s embassy and consulates in Lebanon (Beirut) received 97 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 94. 1.1% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 69.0%: the rate fell by 68.0 points, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 68% compared with 2024 (300).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 17.3% of the applications lodged in Lebanon that year, from 4.6% at the consulates of Bulgaria to 38.6% at those of Germany. Sweden’s consulates worldwide refused 23.1%. Sweden was the 18th most applied-for Schengen state in Lebanon.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Lebanon, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Lebanon to Sweden, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Sweden at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 17 May 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Sweden (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Sweden (updated 13 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Lebanese citizens can stay in Sweden

How long Lebanese citizens may stay in Sweden is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Lebanese citizens apply

In Lebanon, applications go to the Swedish embassy in Beirut, or to a visa centre acting for Sweden; fees, documents and processing times are published by Sweden.

Sweden and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Sweden lets Lebanese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Sweden when it is the main destination of the trip.

Sweden’s neighbours for Lebanese citizens

Norway and Finland require Lebanese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Swedish citizens travelling to Lebanon

Lebanon issues Swedish citizens a visa on arrival for stays of up to 30 days, so nothing has to be arranged in advance.