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Beirut Paris flight cancelled or delayed: compensation by direction of travel and airline

Beirut Paris flight cancelled, or arriving more than three hours late? Compensation is €400 per passenger if the airline operating the flight is European (Air France, Transavia). In…

PAR
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CERPAC Nigeria: getting and renewing your residence permit, cost and e-CERPAC

CERPAC Nigeria: any foreign national, Lebanese citizens included, who settles in Nigeria for more than 90 days to work, study or live there must hold this residence permit,…

LOS
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Lebanese citizenship by descent for Brazilians (cidadania libanesa): who qualifies and how

Lebanese citizenship by descent passes through the father: if your ancestor who emigrated to Brazil was entered in the Lebanese civil register, you are Lebanese by descent, and…

SAO
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Lebanese birth registration in the UAE: a child born in Dubai or the Emirates

Lebanese birth registration in the UAE is done at the Consulate General of Lebanon in Dubai with the Emirati birth certificate, attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign…

DXB
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UAE visa cancellation grace period after a job loss: Dubai, ILOE and leaving

After a UAE visa cancellation, the grace period starts on the day the residence permit is cancelled: 60 days according to Dubai’s residency directorate (GDRFA), and 30 to…

DXB
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T1135 for a Lebanon bank account or property: reporting to the CRA

Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) must be filed with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by any Canadian resident whose foreign property, such as an account at a…

YMQ
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Lebanese embassy in Ottawa: birth registration for a child born in Canada

Lebanese embassy birth registration for a child born in Canada is free: you send the file by post to the Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa. You need the…

YMQ
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Lebanese power of attorney in Canada: in person or by post

A Lebanese power of attorney in Canada is made at the Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa or the Consulate General in Montreal, in person, or by post after…

YMQ
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Repatriation of a body from France to Lebanon: documents, consulate, costs

The repatriation of a body from France to Lebanon requires two sets of documents: the authorisation to take the body out of France, given by the prefect of…

PAR
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French naturalisation for Lebanese nationals: the Lebanese documents you need

French naturalisation for a Lebanese national requires the Lebanese birth certificate in its original form, translated into French by an approved translator and legalised twice: first by the…

PAR