Visa policy of Lesotho

A foreign national wishing to enter Lesotho must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the eligible visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

  Lesotho

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required (60 days)

  Visa not required (14 days)

  e-Visa

Visa exemption

Nationals of the following 48 countries and jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter Lesotho for visits up to 90 days:^[1][2]

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Botswana Brunei Cameroon Dominica Eswatini Gambia Grenada

Guyana Hong Kong Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati South Korea1 Malawi Malaysia Maldives

Malta Mauritius Namibia Nauru Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Seychelles Sierra Leone

Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

_{1 - Up to 60 days.}

Nationals of the following 22 countries and jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter Lesotho for visits up to 14 days:^[2][1]

Australia Austria Belgium Canada Cyprus Czech Republic

Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Italy

Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain

Sweden  Switzerland United Kingdom1 United States

_{1 - Including all classes of British nationality.}

Date of visa changes
1 March 1970: Israel[3] 9 January 1972: Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands[4] 15 July 1977: Japan[5]

Nationals of China holding diplomatic or service passports do not require a visa.

e-Visa

Lesotho introduced an e-Visa system on 1 May 2017.^[6] Foreign citizens may apply for tourism, business, student and diplomatic types of visa online through the e-Visa system.^[7][8]

Electronic visa is processed within 72 hours. Visitors with a single-entry visa to Lesotho may remain for a maximum period of 44 days.^[9] Visitors with multiple-entry visa may travel in and out of Lesotho only within 180 days. Visitors must apply for an extension if their stay is prolonged.^[9]

Transit

There are no transit facilities in Lesotho.^[1]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Lesotho were from the following countries of nationality:^[10]

Country	2017	2016	2015	2014
South Africa	1,009,856	1,081,227	970,292	968,742
Zimbabwe	20,991	20,835	20,995	20,523
Netherlands	9,275	7,856	6,223	4,454
Germany	8,913	7,955	5,951	3,746
United States	8,589	10,026	9,694	8,798
China	7,830	6,878	8,095	9,630
Botswana	7,513	8,972	6,712	6,942
United Kingdom	5,554	4,970	6,436	6,128
India	4,745	4,389	3,639	4,619
Eswatini	3,930	5,006	4,627	3,716
Total	1,137,166	1,196,214	1,082,403	1,078,510

See also

• Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens
• Foreign relations of Lesotho