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Libya visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202646 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free6eVisa192
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

6

eVisa

192
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  1. Current official routeVisa required

    United States ordinary passports: expressly pre-travel visas

    Current State Department guidance expressly requires a visa to be obtained before travel for the listed destinations.

    • LY: applications are made at the Libyan embassy in the applicant's country of residence, require MFA approval, and visas are unavailable at the port of entry.
    • SD: obtain the visa from a Sudanese embassy before arrival; SS and CF: obtain the visa before arrival/travel.
    • CG: obtain the visa before travel; invitation or hotel-reservation conditions apply.
    • Visitor purpose, passport validity, invitation, transit, special-document and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United States

    Official sourcesU.S. Department of State: Libya International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Sudan International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: South Sudan International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Central African Republic International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Republic of the Congo International Travel Information
  2. Current official routeVisa required

    Canadian ordinary passports: named advance mission visa routes

    Government of Canada guidance describes a pre-departure mission-issued visa route for each listed destination, rather than an electronic or border-issued visa.

    • LY: visas are issued only to residents in the application country, after in-person embassy or consulate submission; mail applications are not accepted.
    • SY: non-Arab nationals cannot obtain a visa at border points and must obtain it from a Syrian embassy or consulate before departure. Israeli and certain Egyptian/Jordanian-border stamps can result in denial.
    • This does not classify journalist special permission, business, work, study, residence, transit, special documents, operational restrictions or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Canada

    Official sourcesGlobal Affairs Canada: Government of Canada: Libya travel adviceGlobal Affairs Canada: Government of Canada: Syria travel advice
  3. Current official routeVisa required

    German ordinary passports: named advance visa routes

    The Federal Foreign Office expressly requires pre-departure mission issuance for each listed German ordinary-passport visitor route.

    • KP: entry is limited to organized travel with assigned guides or interpreters and Foreign Ministry permission; tourist cases are handled by the travel agency, require a Korean-side invitation, and embassy issuance normally takes at least four weeks. LY: apply at the Libyan Embassy in Berlin for a Germany-based applicant. CG: apply before entry at the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Berlin. SS: apply before entry at the South Sudan Embassy in Berlin. CF: apply before entry at the competent Central African Embassy in Paris. LR: visa-on-arrival issuance has ended; Germany-based travellers apply at the Liberian Embassy in Berlin. ML: apply at a Malian foreign mission in Germany.
    • This does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, invitations, special documents, work, residence, transit or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Germany

    Official sourcesAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: North Korea travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Libya travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Republic of the Congo travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: South Sudan travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Central African Republic travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Liberia travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Mali travel and security advice
  4. Current official routeVisa required

    French ordinary passports: named advance visa routes

    Current official material establishes advance mission processing or issuance for each listed French ordinary-passport visitor route.

    • AF: single-entry visas are issued by Afghanistan’s Embassy in France. KP: visa available through the DPRK General Delegation in France. LY: visa before arrival. SD: prior visa. SY: Syrian diplomatic or consular representation issues the visa. CG: obtain before departure; no arrival visa. SS: airlines may refuse boarding without a pre-departure visa and France-based applicants use the Paris embassy. CF: the CAR Paris Embassy processes the passport and short-stay application. GQ: no arrival visa and the Paris embassy states required documents. GW: French applications go to the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris; its exceptional Bissau-airport route is not the standard France-resident route. LR: France residents apply through the Liberian Embassy. ML: Mali consulates in Paris or Lyon issue it; no arrival visa. NE: prior visa only; no arrival visa. NG: portal submission is followed by physical dossier submission to OIS Paris for processing. TD: diplomatic or consular mission issuance only; no border visa.
    • This records ordinary French-passport short-visitor routes only and does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, work, residence, special documents or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    France

    Official sourcesMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Afghanistan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: North Korea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Libya entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Sudan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Syria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Republic of the Congo entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: South Sudan entry and stayAmbassade de la République centrafricaine en France: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France: short-stay visaMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Equatorial Guinea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Guinea-Bissau entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Liberia entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Mali entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Niger entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Nigeria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Chad entry and stay
  5. Current official routeeVisa

    Dutch ordinary passports: expressly electronic visitor visas

    Official Dutch guidance explicitly identifies an electronic visa route for the listed ordinary Dutch-passport visitors.

    • LY: the official Libyan eVisa introduced in July 2026 is stated as valid for 30 days. IQ, CU and GA: Dutch guidance directs ordinary Dutch-passport holders to named government eVisa systems. NG: the guidance expressly identifies Nigeria Immigration Service's eVisa route as an alternative to embassy processing.
    • IQ Kurdistan-region procedures and Erbil airport issuance are distinct from the federal-Iraq eVisa baseline. Route-specific purpose, passport, preapproval, document, health, carrier and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Netherlands

    Official sourcesNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: NetherlandsWorldwide: Libya travel adviceNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: NetherlandsWorldwide: Iraq travel adviceNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: NetherlandsWorldwide: Cuba travel adviceNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: NetherlandsWorldwide: Gabon travel adviceNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: NetherlandsWorldwide: Nigeria travel advice
  6. Current official routeVisa required

    Belgian ordinary passports: named advance visitor-visa routes

    Current Belgian guidance establishes advance embassy issuance for these ordinary Belgian-passport visitor routes.

    • LY: an invitation is required and the application is made at the Libyan Embassy in Brussels; the visa must identify the land border used where applicable. SY: apply in principle at the Syrian Embassy in the country of residence; individual travellers without a visa are generally turned back. CG: apply before departure at the Congo Embassy in Brussels.
    • Purpose, invitation, route, document, carrier and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Belgium

    Official sourcesSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Libya travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Syria travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Congo-Brazzaville travel advice
  7. Current official routeCitizenship

    Libyan citizens: Libya

    Libya's official foreigner-entry statute distinguishes foreigners, so an ordinary Libyan passport holder entering Libya is classified as citizenship rather than a visa route.

    • This records nationality/citizenship only. Passport validity, border operations, identity documentation, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Libya

    Official sourceMinistry of Justice, State of Libya: Libya Ministry of Justice: Law No. 6 of 1987 on foreign entry and residence
  8. Current official routeeVisa

    Moldovan ordinary passports: named electronic visitor visas

    Moldova MFA's current ordinary-passport table records eVisa as the obtaining method for these destinations; Nigeria independently confirms its tourism eVisa is open to citizens of all countries and sent by email.

    • Obtain the electronic visitor visa before departure using the destination portal linked by Moldova MFA. Nigeria's tourism eVisa is specifically available to citizens of all countries and issues a certificate by email.
    • Cuba's listed eVisa route excludes maritime travel, for which Moldova MFA says a diplomatic mission is required. Purpose, duration, availability, closure, carrier checks and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Moldova

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Moldova MFA: visa regime for citizens of the Republic of MoldovaNigeria Immigration Service: Nigeria Immigration Service: tourism e-Visa
  9. Current official routeVisa-free

    Mauritanian ordinary passports: named reciprocal visa-free short visits

    Mauritania's current MFA records reciprocal visa-waiver agreements, without a diplomatic/service-only limitation, for Libya, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Chad.

    • Use a valid Mauritanian ordinary passport. The MFA page expressly limits several other agreements to diplomatic and service passports but does not apply that limitation to these seven named destinations.
    • The MFA list establishes the visa-waiver route only; it does not establish duration, work, residence, transit, entry point, carrier requirements, document-recognition, mission availability or final admission conditions.
    • This conclusion rests on Mauritania's named reciprocal agreements, not on ECOWAS membership or a regional free-movement presumption.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mauritania

    Official sourcesGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Mauritania Government procedures: first ordinary-passport applicationMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad: Mauritania Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa information and reciprocal visa-waiver list
  10. Current official routeeVisa

    Libya: active ordinary-passport electronic visitor visa

    E-VISA LIBYA's current active country configuration positively lists these ordinary-passport nationalities with no exemption, online application and EMAIL visa delivery; the same national portal makes Electronic Visa available and includes tourism and visit purposes.

    • The live country configuration expressly marks each listed code as active, not exempt, online-applicable and EMAIL-delivered. It is a current electronic issuance route rather than a visa-on-arrival or mere online preapproval.
    • Use a regular ordinary passport and select a current visitor purpose (tourism or visit) in E-VISA LIBYA. The portal's nationality, date-of-birth and gender checker, supporting-document requirements, payment, carrier rules and final border admission still apply.
    185 passport nationalities covered

    Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, The Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Central African Republic, Congo (Rep.), Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde Islands, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, Micronesia, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong (SAR China), Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoro Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao (SAR China), Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Palestinian Territory, Portugal, Palau Islands, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, São Tomé and Príncipe, El Salvador, Syria, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

    Official sourcesLibyan News Agency: Libyan News Agency: national E-VISA LIBYA platform activationE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: live regular-passport and electronic-visa resourceE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: current public country configurationE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: current purpose-of-visit options
  11. Current official routeVisa-free

    Libya: current full ordinary-passport visitor exemption

    E-VISA LIBYA's current active country configuration explicitly marks these ordinary-passport nationalities with FULL exemption rather than an electronic-visa requirement.

    • This is limited to the ordinary short-visitor setting represented by the live national eligibility configuration. It does not establish treatment for diplomatic or service passports, residence, work, group travel, or other special cases.
    • Passport validity, the live eligibility check, carrier requirements and final border admission remain separate.
    5 passport nationalities covered

    Benin, Algeria, Mauritania, Malaysia, Tunisia

    Official sourcesLibyan News Agency: Libyan News Agency: national E-VISA LIBYA platform activationE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: live regular-passport and electronic-visa resourceE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: current public country configurationE-VISA LIBYA, national electronic-visa platform: E-VISA LIBYA: current purpose-of-visit options