Date of publication:

09/24/2026

Lebanon

Do domestic laws and policies provide access to asylum procedures for people seeking asylum?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

Lebanon's legal framework for asylum-seekers includes Article 26 of the 1962 Law on Entry and Exit. This article provides that any foreign national who is being prosecuted or has been convicted by a non-Lebanese authority for a political offence, or whose life or liberty is threatened for political reasons, may request the right of political asylum in Lebanon. Article 26 of the 1962 Law on Entry and Exit references Lebanon's Penal Code for the definition of "political crime" but does not establish a clear procedure for applying for asylum.

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Law Regulating the Entry of Foreign Nationals into, Their Residence in and Their Departure from Lebanon

    Legal provision

    Article 26 - Political Asylum

    Any foreign national who is the subject of a prosecution or a conviction by an authority that is not Lebanese for a political crime or whose life or freedom is threatened, also for political reasons, may request political asylum in Lebanon. The definition of political crime contained in articles 196 and 197 of the Penal Code shall be taken into consideration. The provisions of articles 30 to 36 of the Penal Code respecting extradition shall remain applicable.