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Lebanon: General Security extends the deadline for regularizing foreign workers and Syrian labour until 29 January 2027

Lebanon's General Directorate of General Security announced the extension of the deadline for regularizing the status of foreign female and male workers in violation of residency rules, and for regulating the status of Syrian labour in Lebanon, until 29 January 2027 inclusive. The announcement was accompanied by a warning of stricter enforcement of laws and regulations against non-Lebanese residents staying unlawfully after the deadline expires.

📍 Where things stand: The new deadline for regularizing foreign workers' status and regulating Syrian labour runs until 29 January 2027, with a warning of stricter law enforcement once it ends.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2026, 12:30 Lebanon's General Directorate of General Security announced the extension of the deadline for regularizing the status of violating foreign workers and for regulating the status of Syrian labour in Lebanon until 29 January 2027, as part of measures to organize the presence of foreign and Syrian labour in the country.
  2. 16 Oct 2026, 12:33 General Security specified that the extension covers the regularization of foreign female and male workers violating residency rules and the regulation of Syrian labour status until 29/01/2027 inclusive, warning of stricter enforcement of laws and regulations against non-Lebanese residents staying unlawfully after the deadline ends.
  3. 16 Oct 2026, 16:08 The announcement reiterated that the General Directorate of General Security extended the deadline for regularizing the status of foreign female and male workers violating residency rules and for regulating the status of Syrian labour in Lebanon until 29 January 2027, along with a warning of stricter enforcement of laws and regulations against all non-Lebanese residents staying unlawfully after the deadline expires.
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