Required Documents

1. A family extract of civil status (recent Ikhraj Kayd Aili) showing that the marriage has been registered in the Lebanese civil registry for more than a year.
2. A copy of the wife’s passport valid for more than one year with the husband’s last name added on it.
3. The wife’s birth certificate (translated to Arabic in case it is neither in English nor in French).
4. The Lebanese or American marriage certificate if available. (You need to make sure that the wife’s PLACE OF BIRTH is the same on her Birth certificate, Marriage certificate and Passport).
5. The husband’s Lebanese passport if available.
6. A certificate of cohabitation issued by an official/ or religious authority.
7. An Affidavit from the applicant stating that neither she nor her father is Lebanese.
8. A prepaid (registered) self addressed envelope.
9. Filled Citizenship Application Form (click here)
10. Fees: The amount of $20.00 for the application must be paid by one money order payable to the Consulate General of Lebanon in Los Angeles.

N.B.: If unable to come to the Consulate, all documents must be signed in front of a Notary Public and legalized by the corresponding Secretary of State.