Switzerland visa for Lebanese citizens

Switzerland’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities; the official site for it is sem.admin.ch. Processing time, as Switzerland states it: Normally decided within 15 days, longer in individual cases. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

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

In 2025, Switzerland’s embassy and consulates in Lebanon (Beirut) received 2,866 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2,436. The refusal rate was 13.4%. The refusal rate fell by 8.0 points from 21.4% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. The number of applications was almost unchanged (2,931 in 2024).

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. Switzerland’s consulates worldwide refused 12.5%. Switzerland was the 6th 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 Switzerland, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Switzerland at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 13 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Switzerland (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Switzerland (updated 13 October 2026).

How long Lebanese citizens can stay in Switzerland

How long Lebanese citizens may stay in Switzerland 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 Swiss embassy in Beirut, or to a visa centre acting for Switzerland; fees, documents and processing times are published by Switzerland.

Switzerland and the Schengen area

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

Switzerland’s neighbours for Lebanese citizens

Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, France and Austria require Lebanese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Swiss citizens travelling to Lebanon

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