Memo to all Lebanese Citizens Residing in the U.S. Concerning their Vote in the Upcoming 2013 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is currently undertaking the necessary arrangements that will enable Lebanese Nationals residing in the U.S. to vote in the upcoming 2013 Parliamentary Elections at the Lebanese Embassy and Consulates in the U.S.,

In compliance with Law Number 25 dated 10/8/2008 promulgated in Number 41 of the official Lebanese Gazette dated 10/09/2008, in particular article number 106, the Lebanese Embassy calls upon all Lebanese citizens residing in the United States of America who wish to cast their vote in the upcoming Lebanese Parliamentary elections in 2013 to proceed as follows:

“For those willing to vote in the U.S., they should register their names by appearing in person* at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington or at one of the the Lebanese Consulates in the U.S (New York, Los Angeles, or Detroit), providing all required information related to their identity and number of civil registry.”

In order to qualify to vote, the listing procedure must be fulfilled by no later than December 31, 2012.

It is worth mentioning that there are two (2) approved identification documents that can be used to vote:

1.      The national identity card (new edition)

or

2.      A valid passport (either the burgundy or the new blue passport)

*If the individual is unable to appear in person at the Embassy of Lebanon in Washington, DC or at any of the Lebanese Consulates, they can fill out the attached affidavit and have it notarized at a notary public and then send it to the Embassy of Lebanon or Consulate in your jurisdiction with a copy of their Lebanese Identity Document (either Hawiyye [both sides] or Ikhraj Qayd and Passport).

For further information do not hesitate to contact the Embassy of Lebanon or the Lebanese Consulates in the U.S.

Election of the new President of the Lebanese Republic
HE President Michel Sleiman

On Sunday, May 25, 2008, General Michel Sleiman was elected and sworn in as the 12^th President of the Lebanese Republic.

After a long-standing crisis that polarized the Lebanese political spectrum, General Michel Slieman emerged as a consensus candidate, acceptable to all sides. His military achievements, as Commander-in-Chief of the army, entrusted him with the respect and confidence of all internal parties, the Arab countries and the international community. His election with a majority of 118 votes out of 127 and the attendance of his election by more than 50 foreign leaders reflect this international and nationwide support.

Click here The Lebanese Presidency official Website

LIVE LEBANON

We would like to inform you about a new initiative that connects Lebanese people and associations from around the world in support of local development projects in Lebanon. It relies on the long tradition of generous contributions made by Lebanese expatriates living all over the world.

          This Development Project is called LIVE LEBANON, & it was launched last Thursday November 12, by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Lebanon in cooperation with a wide range of partners, including the Directorate General of Emigration under the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, local municipalities and NGOs in the project areas, and Lebanese individuals and associations worldwide.

In collaboration  with the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNDP is dedicating itself to creating a network of individuals and associations worldwide who are committed to local development in Lebanon’s most underprivileged areas.

For this purpose the website, www.livelebanon.net  , has been created as a platform for the project, visitors can make an online donation to development and community projects throughout Lebanon and follow up on the projects as they are being implemented. The Internet is used as a way to establish a network across borders, engaging new actors in development projects and promoting constructive partnerships.

For the first phase of LIVE LEBANON, four areas have been selected: the North, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon & Beirut, and the South of Lebanon.

We encourage everybody to check the website of Live Lebanon, to know more about this initiative.

Dear Friends: 

Welcome to the web site

of the Consulate General of Lebanon in Detroit!

Our Consulate General has the primary role of representing our country Lebanon. It is our privilege to provide you with various consular services that are listed on our website. Whether you are a citizen of Lebanon residing in the United States or an American of Lebanese descent, your interests and concerns are of great importance to us.

If your are an American or citizen of other countries who wishes to travel to Lebanon, it is our pleasure to assist you with all travel information and visa requirements. We hope that you will take advantage of the services that we offer.

It is always our commitment to provide you with courteous and efficient service. We would greatly welcome your comments and suggestions as we continue to improve our system of delivering information to you. Please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for visiting our web site.

Long Live Lebanon and may God bless our dear country!

The Government of the Republic of Lebanon is proud to announce that the Jeita Grotto site has qualified to enter the second round of voting after its success in the first round.

The Jeita Grotto is approaching the final stages of becoming one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. For this to happen, we need your help.

To vote, please click the link http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/

and register with your e-mail address.                                 Jeita Grotto is one of the most impressive underground caverns in the world. Situated under Mount Lebanon in the Nahr el Kalb (Dog River) Valley, these caves, which have been known to man since Paleolithic times, consist of a lower and upper gallery. The caves were rediscovered by the American missionary Reverend William Thomson in 1836, who ventured 50 meters (164ft) underground. In 1873 engineers working for the Beirut Water Company explored a further 1000 meters (3281ft) into the caves. Today, visitors can explore the 6200-meter deep (20,341ft) lower gallery by boat, whilst the upper gallery, which was not discovered until 1958 can be visited on foot by traveling down a 120-meter (394ft) tunnel. There are numerous multicolored stalactites and stalagmites, and a huge underground lake in what is one of the world's most impressive natural wonders.

Lebanon Needs Your Support throu your Vote!

HOLIDAYS  2010

The Offices of the Lebanese Consulate

General in Detroit will be closed

the following days:

إعلان الى اللبنانيين المقيمين في الولايات المتحدة الأميركية

حول المشاركة في الانتخابات النيابية القادمة عام 2013

لما كانت وزارة الداخلية والبلديات اللبنانية بصدد التحضير لمشاركة اللبنانيين المقيمين خارج لبنان في ممارسة حقهم الانتخابي في الانتخابات النيابية القادمة عام 2013 عبر السفارات والقنصليات اللبنانية،

واستناداً الى القانون رقم 25 تاريخ 8/10/2008 الصادر في الجريدة الرسمية عدد 41 تاريخ 9/10/2008 لاسيما مادته رقم 106، تدعو السفارة اللبنانية في واشنطن والقنصليات اللبنانية العامة في كل من ديترويت، لوس انجلوس ونيويورك، جميع اللبنانيين المقيمين في الولايات المتحدة الأميركية الراغبين في التصويت في الانتخابات النيابية القادمة عام 2013 الى القيام بما يلي:

" في حال رغبتهم بالاقتراع في الخارج القيام بتسجيل أسمائهم، وذلك بحضورهم الشخصي أو بموجب كتاب موقع ومثبت وفقاً للأصول (1)، في السفارة في واشنطن أو في القنصلية اللبنانية التي يختارونها مع كافة المعلومات المطلوبة المتعلقة بهويتهم ورقم سجلهم.

يجب أن لا تتجاوز المهلة المعطاة للتسجيل تاريخ 31 كانون الأول من عام 2012 وإلا يسقط حق اللبناني في الاقتراع ".

تجدر الإفادة إلى أن المستند الصالح الواجب تقديمه خلال الاقتراع هو: الهوية من النموذج  الجديد أو أي جواز سفر صالح سواء من اللون النبيذي أو الأزرق الجديد.

لمزيد من الاستعلام الرجاء مراجعة السفارة في واشنطن أو القنصليات العامة في كلٍ من نيويورك، ديترويت ولوس أنجلوس.     

(1) في حال تعذر الحضور شخصياً الى مقر السفارة أو القنصليات يمكن ملئ الاستمارة والمصادقة على توقيع صاحب العلاقة لدى أحد كتاب العدل في مكان الإقامة وإرسالها الى السفارة أو القنصليات مرفقة بصورة عن الهوية اللبنانية أو إخراج القيد اللبناني أو جواز السفر اللبناني.

تعميم من قنصلية لبنان العامة في ديترويت

يهم القنصلية اللبنانية العامة في ديترويت إبلاغ جميع المواطنين أنه اعتباراً من 1/10/2009 

نعتذر عن قبول رسوم المعاملات نقداً

 يُقبل الدفع فقط عبر الـ Money Order

لأمر قنصلية لبنان العامة في ديترويت

To whom it may concern

Starting October 1, 2009 the Lebanese Consulate in Detroit

Will not accept Cash payments

We will only accept Money Order

Payable to the order of

Consulate General of Lebanon

اعلان هام بخصوص الاتصالات الهاتفية بالقنصلية

نظراً لكثافة الاتصالات، الرجاء من المواطنين الكرام عند الاتصال بالقنصلية العامة في ديترويت على الارقام التالية:

          3137580753        

3137580754

3137580755

طلب المقسم مباشرة(Extension Number)   بحسب الجدول التالي:

ملاحظة: الرجاء ترك رسالة صوتية Voicemail في حال عدم جواب المقسم Extension  .

- للمراجعة في مسائل البريد المرسل الى القنصلية والخارج منها، مراسلة:

 For Inquiries about Sent/Received Mail to the Consulate, Email  

 nfakih@lebconsdet.org

اعلان خاص بالوكالات

• يتوجب على الموكل احضار كافة المستندات الثبوتية اللبنانية(حديثة)، ومعلومات عن هوية الوكيل، بالاضافة الى تحديد موعد للحضور الى القنصلية مع الموظف المختص (الاتصال بارقام القنصلية -المقسم  16)

Power Of Attorney Done in Person at The Lebanese Consulate

• Call the Consulate  for an Appointment at (313 )758-0753 ext 16 or Email: mnohra@lebconsdet.org
• ID of applicant and ID of recipient (Recent Lebanese ID recommended)
• The applicant should come in person to the Consulate  to sign the power of attorney.

تحذير من استخدام اسم الجيش لتحقيق مآرب خاصة

        تحذر وزارة الدفاع الوطني عن تعمد بعض الجهات خارج لبنان الى استخدام عناوين الكترونية تزج فيها باسم الجيش اللبناني مما ينعكس سلباً  على وضع مؤسسة الجيش وسمعتها. ان للجيش اللبناني عنوانين الكترونيين فقط هما:

 http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb

http://www.lebanesearmy.gov.lb

Warning

The Lebanese Ministry of Defense is warning that some Website Abroad are Abusing & Exploiting the Name of the Lebanese Army.

The Only Official Web Address of the Lebanese Army, are the one  mentioned Above.

اعلانات هامة

•        تجدد جوازات السفر (البورغندي والكحلي) لمدة سنة واحدة، وخمس سنوات(اللون الكحلي فقط).

•        الغيت خدمة العلم في لبنان بشكل نهائي، ولم يعد هناك من ضرورة للمواطنين اللبنانيين الموجودين في الخارج التقدم بطلبات " اعفاء من الخدمة العسكرية".

New Regulations

• Exemption From Military Draft: The military Service (Military Draft) has been completely cancelled. Lebanese nationals residing abroad are no longer requested to apply for an exemption.

• The Lebanese Consulate in Detroit continues to renew the burgundy passports to applicants for One Year only. Whereas the Navy Blue Passport (New Model 2003) can be renewed to One year or Five years.

• We encourage all members of the Lebanese community who are traveling to Lebanon to acquire the New Navy Blue readable Lebanese passport.

• We Remind You that we are Located at:

     3031 West Grand blvd, Suite 560 

     Detroit, MI 48202

  Click For Directions