Lebanon Consulate Monaco

About the honorary consulate in Monaco

The honorary consulate represents Lebanon in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by Moustapha El-Solh (honorary consul). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 92 05 36 05 or e-mail info@consulat-liban.mc.

The building at 7 rue du Gabian also houses the Honorary Consulate of Ecuador, Honorary Consulate General of Japan and Honorary Consulate of Türkiye.

The office is in the Fontvieille district, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco-Ville and about 18 km from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, the nearest airport.

Citizens of Lebanon need a valid passport and a Schengen visa to visit Monaco, applied for at the embassy of the Schengen country through which they first enter Europe, according to Monaco’s public service portal; Lebanon is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806. Once the Schengen visa has been issued, no further formalities apply for Monaco.

Which Lebanese office issues passports and visas?

For passports and other formal consular services, Lebanese citizens should turn to the Lebanese Embassy in Paris, which is responsible for Monaco.

Lebanon has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of Lebanon in Paris is responsible for Monaco. The page shows the ambassador’s post as vacant.

Contact details of the Lebanese Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 3, villa Copernic, 75116 Paris, France
• Telephone: +33 1 40 67 75 75
• Email: info@ambassadeliban.fr
• Opening hours: Monday 09:00–13:00; Tuesday 09:00 – 13:00; Wednesday to Friday 09:00–13:00

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Lebanon and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Lebanese citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Monaco

86 other countries are represented in Monaco, among them: Lithuania (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Malaysia (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mauritius (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Moldova (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Montenegro (honorary), Morocco (honorary), Mozambique (honorary), Nepal (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), New Zealand (honorary), Niger (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Norway (honorary), Oman (honorary). The full list of all 87 missions is on the overview page for Monaco.

Closing days

Monaco’s Law No. 798 lists 12 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Saint Devota’s Day (27 January), Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, the Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day, the Prince’s Day (19 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December) and Christmas Day. If New Year’s Day, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November, 19 November or Christmas falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday – in 2026 this applies to Monday 2 November, in 2027 to Monday 16 August.

Emergency assistance

In Monaco, dial 17 (or +377 93 15 30 15) for the police and 18 or 112 for the fire and rescue service (MonacoSanté). Monegasque citizens who need help in Lebanon can turn to Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.

Lebanese missions for Monaco

• Paris – Embassy of Lebanon (accredited to Monaco; no resident embassy in Monaco)
• Monaco – Honorary Consulate (this page)