The embassy in Washington exists so that people do not have to fly home to sign a form. That, stripped of ceremony, is what a consular office is for.
Below you will find the contact details on record, what the office typically handles, how appointments work and the questions people ask most before travelling to Washington.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 2560 28th ST NW, Washington
- Phone: (202) 939-6300
- Official website: http://www.lebanonembassyus.org
- Type of office: Embassy
🛂 Consular services at a glance
Lebanese consular offices generally handle the following, though not every post offers every service:
- Assistance: the part of consular work nobody plans for. An arrest, a hospital, a death in the family, documents gone.
- Passports: the most common reason people come here. Expect an appointment, a visit in person, and a wait while the document is produced elsewhere.
- Visas: applications from people travelling to Lebanon, where the category is not handled through an online system.
- Powers of attorney: property sales, inheritance and banking are the usual reasons. Registries are strict about wording, so vague drafting gets rejected.
- Civil status: a marriage celebrated in the United States does not exist back home until it is registered. The same goes for a birth and a death.
📅 Before you book
Appointments are the norm rather than the exception. Plan around the availability at the Washington office rather than around your own calendar.
Use the office’s own channel. Sites that charge for slots are intermediaries, and consulates warn against them regularly.
Bring originals and copies of everything. Counters keep the copy and return the original, and the reverse is the exception.
🤝 Practical points
Jurisdiction decides everything and distance decides nothing. A file submitted to the wrong post is returned, however close that post happens to be.
Keep the old documents. Expired passports, previous identity cards and original certificates are asked for far more often than people expect, and reconstructing them from abroad is slow.
Where a document has to be produced back home, the appointment is the start of the timetable rather than the end of it.
Before you travel to the embassy in Washington
How do I find the office once I get there?
It is at 2560 28th ST NW in Washington. Allow extra time if you are arriving by public transport, because queues tend to form before opening.
Does this embassy cover my state?
Consular districts are drawn by each country, and the nearest office is not always the competent one. Confirm the district before booking anything in Washington.
Do I need a visa to visit Lebanon?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Lebanon does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.
Where can I check the official information?
On the office’s own site at www.lebanonembassyus.org, which is the source to follow.
Is it worth calling ahead?
Yes, and it saves wasted journeys. Call (202) 939-6300 and ask what they need and how they take payment — cards are the exception rather than the rule.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.