Article 28 - Identity card

A special card shall be issued by the Direction de la Sûreté Générale to a political refugee. This card shall contain all the information concerning the identity of the refugee and the conditions to which the refugee shall be subject.

Article 1 - Categories of foreign nationals

Individuals who are not Lebanese nationals and who are currently in Lebanon must resolve their status with respect to their residence. They belong to one of the following five categories: (1) Foreign nationals who are residents pursuant to transit visas or temporary resident visas affixed to their passport. (2) Foreign nationals who hold passports and who are residents pursuant to residence cards permitting residence for a specific period that were not issued by the Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et des Émigrés or by the Direction de la Sûreté générale on the basis of their passports. (3) Foreign nationals who do not hold identity papers from their country of origin and who reside in Lebanon pursuant to residence cards issued by the Direction de la Sûreté générale or to identity cards issued by the Direction générale de l’Administration des Affaires des réfugiés palestiniens au Liban. (4) Foreign nationals authorized to enter Lebanon on presentation solely of their identity cards and residing in the country pursuant to temporary or permanent residence cards. (5) Foreign nationals who hold identity documents from their country of origin or from organizations on which they depend and who reside in Lebanon pursuant to temporary documents stamped by the Services de la Sûreté générale.