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The appointment and the continuation of the service of
an appointee who is a citizen of a country other than Lebanon
is subject to the granting and extension of the appropriate
visa and work and residence permits to him/her by the Lebanese
Government.
The University Human Resources Department will assist the non-Lebanese
appointees in obtaining the "Work Entry Visa" and the Work
and Residence Permits.
Entry Visa to Lebanon
Under the Lebanese Law an appointee who is citizen of a
country other than Lebanon must enter the country through
a "Work Entry Visa". The appointee will be asked to
leave the country by the Lebanese Authorities if he/she
enters through a tourist visa.
The Human Resources Department (Campus) will perform the
formalities to secure the "Work Entry Visa" for the appointee
prior to his/her arrival by a minimum period of ONE
month, provided the below necessary required documents
are made available to the Human Resources Department (Campus) by the respective
Deans and/or Heads of the Administrative Departments.
- Documents provided by the appointee prior to arrival:
- Photocopy of a valid passport
for a minimum period of 18 months for
the appointee and each family member accompanying
him/her showing:
- passport number
- place and date of birth
- place and date of issuance
and date of expiration
- Full Name of the appointee's parents
- Photocopy of the highest degree.
- University Bank Deposit
The Human Resources Department (Campus) will deposit in the Bank de L'Habitat
"بنــك الإسكان"
through the Comptroller's Office the amount of $1000 (LL.1,500,000.-*)
for each appointee as a deposit in favor of the Ministry
of Labor.
The application and the above documents will be presented
to the Ministry of Labor to secure the advance work authorization,
which will be then submitted, to the Lebanese General Security
Office. Thereafter, the "Work Entry Visa" is issued
and placed at the Beirut International Airport or at the
Lebanese Syrian border in "Masna'a" depending on the routing
of the appointee.
Copy of the "Work Entry Visa" will be faxed to the individual
concerned through the Dean's Office.
Securing of Work and Residence
Permits
Upon arrival, the appointee should present himself/herself
to the Human Resources Department (Campus) to submit the following documents:
- A photocopy of the passport to
show all details mentioned above and the date of entry
to Lebanon
- Five passport size photographs
for the appointee and 2 photographs for each family member
accompanying him/her.
- Medical statement and clearance
as required by the Ministry of Labor based on the Pre-employment
required medical exam approved by the Director of the
University Health Service.
- School certificate for each dependent
child to be secured in Lebanon (certified by the Ministry of Education).
When all the above are completed, a notarized letter of
appointment will be submitted to the Ministry of Labor by
the Human Resources Department (Campus).
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The amount of the Deposit may be amended
- from
time to time by the Lebanese Government.
The time needed to complete the formalities to secure
the work permit is normally one month and an additional
15 days for the residence permit. The original
passport will be submitted to the Lebanese Security Office
along with the application for residence permit.
Renewal of Work Permit
Normally Work Permit is valid for one year and it is renewable
one month prior to its expiration date. One passport
size photograph is needed at the time of every renewal.
Renewal of Residence Permit
The formalities for renewal of residence permit should
start ten days before its expiration date.
To renew the Residence Permit, the Work Permit (should be
valid for a period of not less than six months) and the
passport (should be valid for a minimum of 12 months),
three photographs and the residence permit with the school
certificates of the dependent children should be presented
to the Human Resources Department (Campus) by the faculty member.
The time needed to secure the Work and Residence Permits
is as mentioned above (one month for the Work Permit and
15 days for the Residence Permit).
Residence permit submitted at or after its expiration date
will subject its bearer to a fine by the Lebanese Security
authorities.
Departing Appointees
The bank deposit in the amount of $1000 (LL.1,500,000.-) will be deducted from the last salary of the departing appointee. An HR representative will accompany the appointee to the airport to facilitate the departing process/formalities. The departing appointee will then be reimbursed the amount of the bank deposit by money transfer or check sent to his/her personal account.
Prepared and revised by Human Resources Department (Campus)
May 2006. |
