Visa requirements for Libyan citizens explained

Visa requirements for Libyan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Libya.

As of January 2024, Libyan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 52 countries and territories, ranking the Libyan passport 86th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Palestinian Territory and Sudan) according to the Global Passport Power Rank 2024.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania	[2]
Algeria		90 days
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories	[3]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
		90 days[4] [5]
Bhutan	[6]
	[7]	30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana	[8]	3 months
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso		1 month
Burundi
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia	[9]
Comoros		45 days
	[10]	7 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire	[11]	3 months
Croatia
Cuba		90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	[12]	31 days
Dominica		21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt			Only the age provided older than 45 or younger than 18 or being a female.
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	[13]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
Gabon			Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.[14] [15]
Gambia			In addition to a visa, an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[16]
Georgia
Germany
Ghana		30 days
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea	[17]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
	[18]	30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel			Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.[19]
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan	[20]	30 days Free of charge.
Kazakhstan
Kenya	[21]	90 days
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon			Visa on arrival at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry only if they are holding a copy of a reservation in a 3- to 5-star hotel or private residential address with telephone number in the Republic of Lebanon, at least US$2,000 in cash, a non-refundable return or circle trip ticket, and there are no Israeli stamps, visas, or seals on their passport.[22]
Lesotho	[23]
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi	[24]	90 days
Malaysia		14 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
		30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[25]
Nicaragua			VoA with valid visas of US, Canada, and Schengen
Niger
Nigeria	[26]	90 days
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	[27]	3 months
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea	[28]	60 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar	[29]
Romania
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	[30]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
	[31]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone	[32]	3 months
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	[33]		Obtainable online[34] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	[35]	90 days
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan	[36]
	[37]	3 months
	[38]	60 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia		3 months
Turkey		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period, provided being under the age of 16 or above the age of 45.
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
	[39]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Phú Quốc visa exemption for up to 30 days.[40]
Yemen
Zambia	[41]
Zimbabwe	[42]

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	[43]
	[44]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[45]
	[46]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[47]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[48] [49]
	[50]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[51] [52]
	[53]
	[54]	Registration required after 24h.[55] [56]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong
Denmark
Faroe Islands	[57]
Greenland	[58]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	[59]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	[60]
United Kingdom
	[61]
Anguilla		Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[62]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.[63]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[64] [65] [66]
	[67] [68]	[69]
	[70] [71]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[72]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[73] [74]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Libya
• Libyan passport
• List of nationalities forbidden at border

References and Notes

ReferencesNotes

Notes and References

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13. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
14. https://evisa.dgdi.ga/ e-Visa
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16. Exemption applies if traveling as tourists on a charter flight.
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18. Web site: Iran eVisa.
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22. https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TIDFT/LB/VI/IS/ID7643&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C
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47. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
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58. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
59. Web site: Requesting a visa.
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62. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
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70. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa . Saint Helena Government.
71. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 25 January 2018. 14 December 2017.
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