Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens explained

Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Lesotho. As of 23 July 2024, Lesotho citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Lesotho passport 63rd, tied with Kosovar passport and Surinamese passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra			Multiple Schengen visa will cover entry.
Angola	[2]	90 days	Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda		1 month
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[3]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain		2 weeks
Bangladesh		90 days
Barbados		6 months
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
		90 days[4] [5]
Bhutan			may be accessed online at [6]
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina			30 days visa free if hold valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Ireland, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America
Botswana		90 days
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon	[7]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia			might be accessed online at [8]
Comoros		45 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba		90 days
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	[9]	31 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt
El Salvador			Visa not required for holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state.
Equatorial Guinea	[10]		e-Visa holder must arrive via Malabo International Airport
Eritrea
Estonia
		30 days
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji		4 months
Finland
Gabon	[11]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia		90 days
Georgia		30 days	30 days per 120 days period
Germany
Ghana	[12]	60 days
Greece
Grenada		3 months
Guatemala			Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, or a Schengen member state are visa exempt.
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana	[13]	14 days
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India	[14]	60 days
Indonesia
		15 days
Iraq
Ireland		90 days
Israel		3 months
Italy
Jamaica
Japan		90 days	Visa not required for visits up to 90 days using the Lesothan passports with the Machine-readable passport according of Here
Jordan		30 days	40 Jordanian Dinar fee of charge Conditions apply.[15]
Kazakhstan	[16]
Kenya	[17]	90 days
Kiribati		90 days
		60 days[18]
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan		30 days or 60 days
			Visitor hold an official letter of guarantee issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos can be picked visa on arrival
Latvia
Lebanon			In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi		90 days
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		180 days	180 days per calendar year
Mexico			180 days visa free if hold a valid visa or permanent resident card of Canada, Japan, Schengen Area, the UK or the US, or permanent resident card of Chile or Colombia
		30 days
			Visa free if they hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro			30 day visa free if Hold a valid foreign travel documents containing a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar
Namibia		90 days
Nauru			Criminal record and medical fitness certificates are not required for citizens of Lesotho.[19]
Nepal
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[20]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria
			15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	[21]
Palau		30 days
Panama			30 days visa free if hold a multiple-entry visa valid for at least 6 months at the time of entry, or permanent residency documents issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom or the United States
Papua New Guinea	[22]	30 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis		3 months
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		3 months
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
			Visa is obtained online.[23]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal	[24]	90 days
Serbia			90 days visa free if hold of valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone		1 month
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa		30 days
	[25]		Obtainable online[26] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	[27]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
		90 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month	Free of charge.
Uganda		3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu		30 days
	[28]		30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen
Zambia		90 days
Zimbabwe		3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	[29]
	[30]	90 days
	[31]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[32]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[33] [34]
	[35]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[36] [37]
	[38]
	[39]	Registration required after 24h.[40] [41]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		14 days
		30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	[42]
Greenland	[43]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	[44]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	[45]
United Kingdom
	[46]
Anguilla		[47]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.[48]
Cayman Islands		6 months
Gibraltar
Montserrat		6 months
		14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[49] [50] [51]
	[52] [53]	3 months within any year period
	[54] [55]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[56]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[57] [58]
Turks and Caicos Islands		90 days
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands
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See also

• Visa policy of Lesotho
• Lesotho passport

References and Notes

References

Notes

Notes and References

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