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Beirut: P1 visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa: Athlete or member of entertainment group

Normal visa services not available

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is not offering normal visa services, and is helping U.S. citizens with emergencies first. If you had an interview here, the embassy will email you a new, later date.

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On February 23, 2026, the State Department ordered the non-emergency staff of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave. Its notice of February 25, 2026, which is still posted, says that routine visa processing is not currently available at the embassy, which is giving priority to emergency services for U.S. citizens. Applicants who had an interview in Beirut are to be emailed a new, later date.

Since its April 2 update, the State Department's scheduling tool has given Beirut the same month for spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens: February 2026. Check lb.usembassy.gov/visas for updates.

Source: State Department: Limited Services Available at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon.

Last checked Sep 25, 2026.

From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026, Beirut issued 4 P1 visas, compared with none in the 12 months before.

This counts visas issued, which shows how busy the post is, not how long you will wait. The State Department data here ends in February 2026, so it cannot show what has changed since then, such as pauses that started or ended later.

Visas issued per month
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Source: the U.S. Department of State’s monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance statistics.
The monthly counts are stored in JSON lines files on GitHub.