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Visitors to Libya must obtain a visa from one of the Libyan diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries as well as refugees and stateless persons residing in these countries may enter Libya without a visa for a maximum stay of 3 months (except Malaysia for 14 days):^[2]

Conditional visa free access

In addition, nationals of the following countries in certain age groups and genders may also enter Libya without a visa, for 3 months:^[3]

Ägypten¹
Türkei²

_{1 - Visa exemption for male nationals aged under 18 or older than 45 and all females. (There is also an eVisa available.)}
_{2 - Visa exemption for all nationals aged under 16 or older than 55. (There is also an eVisa available.)}

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of Diplomatic, official, service or special passports of the following countries may enter Libya without a visa:

Komoren⁴
Dschibuti⁶ ^D
Ägypten²
Eritrea³ ^D

_{D - Diplomatic passports only.}
_{X - temporarily suspended.}
_{1 - 3 months.}
_{2 - 90 days.}
_{3 - 60 days.}
_{4 - 45 days.}
_{5 - 30 days.}
_{6 - 14 days.}

Electronic Visa (eVisa)

Libya launched an eVisa system on 21 March 2024. Tourist eVisa is valid for 90 days and good for single entry, it allows applicant from most countries to stay no more than 30 days by paying a 63 USD fee.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Compulsory currency exchange

Visitors travelling to Libya for touristic purposes are required to convert 1,000 USD, or equivalent, in freely convertible cash or debit the amount from a valid credit card upon arrival. Failure to do so will result in the traveler being refused entry.

Exempt are those visiting a resident, provided holding proof of sponsorship covering entire stay and those traveling as part of a paid tourist package if holding a valid visa.^[1]

Entry restrictions

Border closures

Libyan borders with Chad, Niger, Sudan and Algeria are closed.^[6] In reality, these borders are not controlled by the Government but by the Tuareg people and Toubou people.^[7]

Katar

Nationals of Qatar are only allowed to enter or transit Libya through designated airports in Kufra, Benghazi, Derna, Ghat, Houn, Ghadames, Tripoli International Airport, Mitiga International Airport, Misrata, Ubari, Sabha and Sert.^[1] Entry or transit through other ports of entry is refused to Qatari nationals.^[1]

Entry banned

Nationals of the following countries are not allowed to enter Libya; however, they are permitted to transit in Libya:^[1]^[8]

Travel restrictions

As of 2013, governments of the United States,^[9] New Zealand,^[10] Australia,^[11] Canada,^[12] Ireland,^[13] the United Kingdom,^[14] Spain,^[15] France,^[16] Hungary,^[17] Latvia,^[18] Lithuania,^[19] Germany,^[20] Austria,^[21] Bulgaria,^[22] Norway,^[23] Croatia,^[24] Romania,^[25] Slovenia,^[26] Czech Republic,^[27] Russia,^[28] Denmark,^[29] Slovakia,^[30] Estonia,^[31] Italy,^[32] Poland,^[33] Iran^[34] and South Korea (as travel banned)^[35] advise their citizens against all (or in some cases all but essential) travel to Libya.

Israel

Entry and transit is banned to nationals of Israel, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.^[1] Visitors (regardless of nationality) will also be refused entry and transit if holding travel documents containing an Israeli visa, or any evidence of having entered Israel.^[1]

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[Timatic-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[libya_eVisa-2] "Libya eVisa".

[3] "Al-Dabaiba exempts some groups from Egypt and Turkey from the requirement to obtain a Libyan visa". 25 February 2024.

[4] Euro Libyan Trade Center (2024-03-27). "How To Apply For Libya Visa? - Complete Guide To The Libya E-Visa Application Process | Euro-Libyan Trade Centre".

[5] "Libya enters a new era of tourism with the launch of e-visa". Buch-dein-Visum.de.

[6] "Libya seals its southern border". www.aljazeera.com.

[7] "Southern borders wide open". libyaherald.com. 20 September 2013.

[8] "Libya bans Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entry". Al Arabiya. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

[9] "Libya". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

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[14] "Libya travel advice". www.gov.uk.

[15] Recomendaciones de viaje - Libia

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[21] Libyen (de)

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+Visitors to '''Libya''' must obtain a [[visa (document)|visa]] from one of the [[List of diplomatic missions of Libya|Libyan diplomatic missions]] or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.<ref name="Timatic">{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=LY|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>
-Visitors to '''Libya''' must obtain a [[visa (document)|visa]] from one of the [[List of diplomatic missions of Libya|Libyan diplomatic missions]] or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
-As of 2013, governments of the [[United States]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5992.html | website=travel.state.gov | url-status=dead | title=Libya | access-date=2017-06-25 | archive-date=2013-12-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112810/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5992.html}}</ref> [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/libya.shtml | title=NZ government travel advisory - Libya | access-date=2013-12-05 | archive-date=2013-07-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705101854/http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/libya.shtml | url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya|title=Libya - Travel advice - Smartraveller: The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular assistance service|website=smartraveller.gov.au|access-date=2015-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622021841/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya|archive-date=2013-06-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Canada]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/libya|title=Travel Advice and Advisories for Libya|first=Government of Canada, Global Affairs|last=Canada|date=2012-11-16|website=Travel.gc.ca}}</ref> [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/libya/|title=Libya - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|first=Department of Foreign|last=Affairs|website=www.dfa.ie}}</ref> the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/libya|title=Libya travel advice|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> [[Spain]],<ref>[http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TRIPOLI/en/Embajada/Pages/Recomendaciones.aspx?IdP=109  Recomendaciones de viaje - Libia]</ref> [[France]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays/libye-12278/|title=Libye- Sécurité|website=France Diplomatie : : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères}}</ref> [[Hungary]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/utazasra-nem-javasolt-tersegek|title=Konzuli Szolgálat|website=konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu}}</ref> [[Latvia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/KonsularaInformacija/celodrosi/bridinajumi/libija|title=Lībija|website=www.mfa.gov.lv|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2014-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118091540/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/KonsularaInformacija/celodrosi/bridinajumi/libija/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Germany]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Laenderinformationen/00-SiHi/Nodes/LibyenSicherheit_node.html|title=Auswärtiges Amt - Libyen: Reisewarnung|first=Auswärtiges|last=Amt|website=auswaertiges-amt.de}}</ref> [[Austria]],<ref>[http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/buergerservice/reiseinformation/a-z-laender/libyen-de.html Libyen (de)]</ref> [[Bulgaria]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/uploads/files/Documents/StatesRisk02072013.pdf|title=СТЕПЕНИ НА СИГУРНОСТ ПРЕПОРЪКИ И ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЯ ЗА ПЪТУВАНЕ|website=mfa.bg}}</ref> [[Norway]],<ref>[http://www.landsider.no/land/libya/  Offisielt reiseråd for Libya]</ref> [[Croatia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvep.hr/hr/konzularne-informacije/informacije-o-putovanjima/opce-informacije/libija,228.html#p|title=MVEP • Opće informacije|website=www.mvep.hr}}</ref> [[Romania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mae.ro/travel-alerts/2897|title=Alerte de călătorie - Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=www.mae.ro}}</ref> [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/predstavnistva_po_svetu/afrika/libija/|title=Libija - Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve|website=www.mzz.gov.si}}</ref> [[Czech Republic]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/cestujeme/aktualni_doporuceni_a_varovani/libye_varovani_pred_cestami.html|title = Libye: Varování před cestami}}</ref> [[Russia]],<ref>[http://www.gudok.ru/news/sociaty/?ID=984074 МИД рекомендовал россиянам отказаться от путешествия в Ливию]</ref> [[Denmark]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/libyen/|title=Rejsevejledning - Libyen|website=um.dk|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2016-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905125551/http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/libyen|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Slovakia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.sk/servlet/content?MT=/App/WCM/main.nsf/vw_ByID/ID_C0B1D004B5A332B2C1257627003301E7_SK&OpenDocument=Y&LANG=SK&MENU=staty_sveta&TG=BlankMaster&URL=/App/WCM/Aktualit.nsf/%28vw_ByID%29/ID_876AAB1039C612BCC1257A6A00484F6D|title=Odporúčania pre slovenských občanov cestujúcich do Líbye|website=mzv.sk|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2013-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210221244/http://www.mzv.sk/servlet/content?MT=%2FApp%2FWCM%2Fmain.nsf%2Fvw_ByID%2FID_C0B1D004B5A332B2C1257627003301E7_SK&OpenDocument=Y&LANG=SK&MENU=staty_sveta&TG=BlankMaster&URL=%2FApp%2FWCM%2FAktualit.nsf%2F%28vw_ByID%29%2FID_876AAB1039C612BCC1257A6A00484F6D|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Estonia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=node/5903|title=Liibüa reisiinfo|website=vm.ee|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2013-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145544/http://www.vm.ee/?q=node%2F5903|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Italy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/country/LBY|title=Libia - Viaggiare Sicuri|website=www.viaggiaresicuri.it}}</ref> [[Poland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/informacje_konsularne/ostrzezenia/libia___ostrzezenie_dla_podrozujacych|website=www.msz.gov.pl|url-status=dead|title=Libia – ostrzeżenie dla podróżujących|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2013-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210235819/http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/informacje_konsularne/ostrzezenia/libia___ostrzezenie_dla_podrozujacych}}</ref> [[Iran]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fararu.com/fa/news/141240/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C|title=هشدار وزارت خارجه درباره سفر به لیبی|first=Fararu  |last=فرارو|website=Fararu - فرارو}}</ref> and [[South Korea|South Korea (as travel banned)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140730000862|title=S. Korea imposes travel ban on violence-ravaged Libya|date=30 July 2014 }}</ref> advise their citizens against all (or in some cases all but essential) travel to Libya.
-Libya established [[electronic visas]] (e-Visa) on March 21, 2024, on its government website.<ref name="libya eVisa">{{cite web | url=https://evisa.gov.ly | title=Libya eVisa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/passports-authority-contracts-ibm-develop-electronic-visa-system | title=Passports Authority contracts IBM to develop electronic visa system &#124; the Libya Observer}}</ref>
 ==Visa policy map==
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 ==Visa exemption==
-Citizens of the following countries can visit Libya without a visa, for a maximum stay of 90 days:<ref name="libya eVisa" /><ref name="Timatic">{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=LY|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>
+Holders of passports of the following countries as well as refugees and stateless persons residing in these countries may enter Libya without a visa for a maximum stay of 3 months (except Malaysia for 14 days):<ref name="libya eVisa">{{cite web | url=https://evisa.gov.ly | title=Libya eVisa}}</ref>
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+|
+{|
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+|}
+|}
+===Conditional visa free access===
+In addition, nationals of the following countries in certain age groups and genders may also enter Libya without a visa, for 3 months:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?lang=en&id=292593 | title=Al-Dabaiba exempts some groups from Egypt and Turkey from the requirement to obtain a Libyan visa. | date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
+{|style=" border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); background-color: white; border: 1px solid white; padding: 5px;"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|
+{|
+|
+*{{flag|Egypt}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Turkey}}<sup>2</sup>
+|
+|}
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+<sub>1 - Visa exemption for male nationals aged under 18 or older than 45 and all females. (There is also an eVisa available.)</sub><br/>
-===Conditional visa-free access===
+<sub>2 - Visa exemption for all nationals aged under 16 or older than 55. (There is also an eVisa available.)</sub><br/>
-In addition, citizens of the following countries in certain age groups can enter Libya without a visa, for a maximum stay of 90 days:<ref name="Timatic"/>
-*{{flag|Egypt}} - Visa exemption for all nationals aged under 18 or older than 45.
-*{{flag|Turkey}} - Visa exemption for all nationals aged under 16 or older than 45.
 ===Non-ordinary passports===
-Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of [[Azerbaijan]] (Temporarily Suspended) , [[Italy]], [[Malta]], [[Malaysia]], [[Morocco]], [[Pakistan]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sudan]] and [[Venezuela]] and holders of only diplomatic passports of [[Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Comoros]], [[Cote d'Ivoire]], [[Djibouti]], [[Eritrea]], [[Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Mali]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], [[Senegal]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Somalia]] and [[Togo]] do not require a visa to enter Libya for 14 days each visit (unless otherwise stated).
+Holders of Diplomatic, official, service or special passports of the following countries may enter Libya without a visa:
+{|style=" border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); background-color: white; border: 1px solid white; padding: 5px;"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|
+{|
+|
+*{{flag|Algeria}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Azerbaijan}}<sup>2</sup>  <sup>X</sup>
+*{{flag|Benin}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Chad}}<sup>2</sup> <sup>D</sup>
+|valign="top"|
+*{{flag|Comoros}}<sup>4</sup>
+*{{flag|Djibouti}}<sup>6</sup> <sup>D</sup>
+*{{flag|Egypt}}<sup>2</sup>
+*{{flag|Eritrea}}<sup>3</sup> <sup>D</sup>
+|valign="top"|
+*{{flag|Italy}}<sup>2</sup>
+*{{flag|Malaysia}}<sup>6</sup>
+*{{flag|Mali}}<sup>5</sup> <sup>D</sup>
+*{{flag|Mauritania}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Morocco}}<sup>2</sup>
+|valign="top"|
+*{{flag|Slovenia}}<sup>2</sup>
+*{{flag|Sudan}}<sup>5</sup>
+*{{flag|Tunisia}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Turkey}}<sup>2</sup>
+*{{flag|Venezuela}}<sup>2</sup>
+|
+|}
+|}
+<sub>D - Diplomatic passports only.</sub><br/>
+<sub>X - temporarily suspended.</sub><br/>
+<sub>1 - 3 months.</sub><br/>
+<sub>2 - 90 days.</sub><br/>
+<sub>3 - 60 days.</sub><br/>
+<sub>4 - 45 days.</sub><br/>
+<sub>5 - 30 days.</sub><br/>
+<sub>6 - 14 days.</sub>
+==Electronic Visa (eVisa)==
+Libya launched an eVisa system on 21 March 2024. Tourist eVisa is valid for 90 days and good for single entry, it allows applicant from most countries to stay no more than 30 days by paying a 63 [[USD]] fee.<ref name="libya eVisa" /><ref>{{cite web | author1=Euro Libyan Trade Center | title=How To Apply For Libya Visa? - Complete Guide To The Libya E-Visa Application Process {{!}} Euro-Libyan Trade Centre | url=https://euroly.org/how-to-apply-for-libya-visa/#faq-question-1711549346119 | date=2024-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libya enters a new era of tourism with the launch of e-visa | url=https://www.buch-dein-visum.de/en/news/libyen/libyen-leutet-mit-der-einfehrung-des-e-visums-eine-neue-ara-des-tourismus-ein | website=Buch-dein-Visum.de | language=en}}</ref>
 ==Compulsory currency exchange==
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+===Travel restrictions===
+As of 2013, governments of the [[United States]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5992.html | website=travel.state.gov | url-status=dead | title=Libya | access-date=2017-06-25 | archive-date=2013-12-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112810/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5992.html}}</ref> [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/libya.shtml | title=NZ government travel advisory - Libya | access-date=2013-12-05 | archive-date=2013-07-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705101854/http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/libya.shtml | url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya|title=Libya - Travel advice - Smartraveller: The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular assistance service|website=smartraveller.gov.au|access-date=2015-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622021841/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya|archive-date=2013-06-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Canada]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/libya|title=Travel Advice and Advisories for Libya|first=Government of Canada, Global Affairs|last=Canada|date=2012-11-16|website=Travel.gc.ca}}</ref> [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/libya/|title=Libya - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|first=Department of Foreign|last=Affairs|website=www.dfa.ie}}</ref> the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/libya|title=Libya travel advice|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> [[Spain]],<ref>[http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TRIPOLI/en/Embajada/Pages/Recomendaciones.aspx?IdP=109  Recomendaciones de viaje - Libia]</ref> [[France]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays/libye-12278/|title=Libye- Sécurité|website=France Diplomatie : : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères|date=3 June 2024 }}</ref> [[Hungary]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/utazasra-nem-javasolt-tersegek|title=Konzuli Szolgálat|website=konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu}}</ref> [[Latvia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/KonsularaInformacija/celodrosi/bridinajumi/libija|title=Lībija|website=www.mfa.gov.lv|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2014-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118091540/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/KonsularaInformacija/celodrosi/bridinajumi/libija/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lithuania]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Libija (Libya) |url=https://keliauk.urm.lt/lt/countries/view/libija |url-status=live |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Konsulinė informacija // LR Užsienio reikalų ministerja |language=Lithuanian}}</ref> [[Germany]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Laenderinformationen/00-SiHi/Nodes/LibyenSicherheit_node.html|title=Auswärtiges Amt - Libyen: Reisewarnung|first=Auswärtiges|last=Amt|website=auswaertiges-amt.de}}</ref> [[Austria]],<ref>[http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/buergerservice/reiseinformation/a-z-laender/libyen-de.html Libyen (de)]</ref> [[Bulgaria]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/uploads/files/Documents/StatesRisk02072013.pdf|title=СТЕПЕНИ НА СИГУРНОСТ ПРЕПОРЪКИ И ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЯ ЗА ПЪТУВАНЕ|website=mfa.bg}}</ref> [[Norway]],<ref>[http://www.landsider.no/land/libya/  Offisielt reiseråd for Libya]</ref> [[Croatia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvep.hr/hr/konzularne-informacije/informacije-o-putovanjima/opce-informacije/libija,228.html#p|title=MVEP • Opće informacije|website=www.mvep.hr}}</ref> [[Romania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mae.ro/travel-alerts/2897|title=Alerte de călătorie - Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=www.mae.ro}}</ref> [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/predstavnistva_po_svetu/afrika/libija/|title=Libija - Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve|website=www.mzz.gov.si}}</ref> [[Czech Republic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/cestujeme/aktualni_doporuceni_a_varovani/libye_varovani_pred_cestami.html|title = Libye: Varování před cestami}}</ref> [[Russia]],<ref>[http://www.gudok.ru/news/sociaty/?ID=984074 МИД рекомендовал россиянам отказаться от путешествия в Ливию]</ref> [[Denmark]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/libyen/|title=Rejsevejledning - Libyen|website=um.dk|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2016-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905125551/http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/libyen|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Slovakia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.sk/servlet/content?MT=/App/WCM/main.nsf/vw_ByID/ID_C0B1D004B5A332B2C1257627003301E7_SK&OpenDocument=Y&LANG=SK&MENU=staty_sveta&TG=BlankMaster&URL=/App/WCM/Aktualit.nsf/%28vw_ByID%29/ID_876AAB1039C612BCC1257A6A00484F6D|title=Odporúčania pre slovenských občanov cestujúcich do Líbye|website=mzv.sk|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2013-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210221244/http://www.mzv.sk/servlet/content?MT=%2FApp%2FWCM%2Fmain.nsf%2Fvw_ByID%2FID_C0B1D004B5A332B2C1257627003301E7_SK&OpenDocument=Y&LANG=SK&MENU=staty_sveta&TG=BlankMaster&URL=%2FApp%2FWCM%2FAktualit.nsf%2F%28vw_ByID%29%2FID_876AAB1039C612BCC1257A6A00484F6D|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Estonia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=node/5903|title=Liibüa reisiinfo|website=vm.ee|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2013-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145544/http://www.vm.ee/?q=node%2F5903|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Italy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/country/LBY|title=Libia - Viaggiare Sicuri|website=www.viaggiaresicuri.it}}</ref> [[Poland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/informacje_konsularne/ostrzezenia/libia___ostrzezenie_dla_podrozujacych|website=www.msz.gov.pl|url-status=dead|title=Libia – ostrzeżenie dla podróżujących|access-date=2013-12-05|archive-date=2013-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210235819/http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/informacje_konsularne/ostrzezenia/libia___ostrzezenie_dla_podrozujacych}}</ref> [[Iran]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fararu.com/fa/news/141240/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C|title=هشدار وزارت خارجه درباره سفر به لیبی|first=Fararu  |last=فرارو|website=Fararu - فرارو}}</ref> and [[South Korea|South Korea (as travel banned)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140730000862|title=S.Korea imposes travel ban on violence-ravaged Libya|date=30 July 2014}}</ref> advise their citizens against all (or in some cases all but essential) travel to Libya.
 ===Israel===
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 ==References==
-{{reflist|30em}}
+{{reflist}}
 {{Visa policy by country}}

v t e Visa policy by country
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Africa	Algerien Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Kamerun Kap Verde Zentralafrikanische Republik Tschad Komoren DR Congo Dschibuti Egypt⁶ Äquatorial-Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Äthiopien Gabun Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenia Lesotho Liberia Libyen Madagaskar Malawi Mali Mauretanien Mauritius Marokko Mosambik Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Ruanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychellen Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ Südafrika South Sudan Sudan Tansania Togo Tunesien Uganda Sambia Simbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua und Barbuda Argentinien Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivien Brasilien British Virgin Islands¹ Kanada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Kolumbien Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominikanische Republik Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaika Mexiko Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Surinam Trinidad und Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Vereinigte Staaten Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesch Bhutan Brunei Kambodscha China Hongkong Macau Cyprus² Osttimor Egypt⁶ Georgia² Indien Indonesien Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordanien Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kirgisistan Laos Libanon Malaysia Malediven Mongolei Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippinen Katar Russia² Saudi-Arabien Singapur Südkorea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tadschikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Usbekistan Vietnam Jemen
Europa	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albanien Andorra Armenia² Österreich Azerbaijan² Weißrussland Belgien Bosnien und Herzegowina Bulgarien Kroatien Tschechische Republik Cyprus² Dänemark Färöer Inseln Grönland Estland Finnland Frankreich Overseas Georgia² Deutschland Griechenland Ungarn Island Irland Italien Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Lettland Liechtenstein Litauen Luxemburg Malta Moldawien Monaco Montenegro Niederlande Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norwegen Svalbard Polen Portugal Rumänien Russia² San Marino Serbien Slowakei Slowenien South Ossetia² ³ Spanien Schweden Schweiz Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine Vereinigtes Königreich Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australien Cook Inseln Fidschi Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshallinseln Mikronesien Nauru Neuseeland Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua-Neuguinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Salomonen Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua und Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominikanische Republik Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian St. Kitts und Nevis Saint Lucian St. Vincent und die Grenadinen Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad und Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europa	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Dänisch Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxemburg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan Neuseeland Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Salomonen Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law