Visa Requirements for Libya
Instant Visa policy lookup for Libya
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 3 countries can travel to Libya without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free1 monthVisitors must be holding a 5-year passport, which must be valid for at least one year on arrival.
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Libya, passport holders of 218 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Libya. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPersons with passports indication previous travel to Israel will be denied entry to Libya.
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAs of March 2015, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya.
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Passengers arriving in Libya must hold a non-objection form issued by the Libyan Immigration Authorities.
All travellers arriving in Libya for tourism must convert $1000 USD in freely convertible currency, or debit the amount from a credit card upon arrival in the country. - Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa not required for holders of a copy of a letter issued by the Libyan immigration authorities confirming that a visa will be granted on arrival at the airport
Passengers must hold a non-objection form issued by the Libyan Immigration Authorities in addition to the visa - Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Libya due to ongoing conflict and the threat of terrorism and kidnapping. New Zealanders currently in Libya are strongly advised to depart immediately.
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Libya due to ongoing conflict and the threat of terrorism and kidnapping. New Zealanders currently in Libya are strongly advised to depart immediately.
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisitors travelling to Libya for touristic purposes are required to convert US$1,000 or equivalent on arrival.
Holders of passports bearing an Israeli visa or entry/exit stamps from Israel are not allowed to enter Libya. - Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAdmission refused if arriving via Beida or Tabruk International Airports. Entry allowed if entering through any other port of entry.
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya.
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAn authorization by the airport passport control is required when arriving without a visa.
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Libya.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to security concerns, Government of UK advises its citizens to avoid travelling to Libya.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisitors travelling to Libya for touristic purposes are required to convert US$1,000 or equivalent on arrival.
Holders of passports bearing an Israeli visa or entry/exit stamps from Israel are not allowed to enter Libya. - United States of America PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisitors travelling to Libya for touristic purposes are required to convert US$1,000 or equivalent on arrival.
Holders of passports bearing an Israeli visa or entry/exit stamps from Israel are not allowed to enter Libya. - Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
Entry Refused
Disagreements between Libya and 8 countries have imposed restrictions in traveling to Libya.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedPart of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedAs of 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Libya.
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused
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