Visa policy of Lesotho

Visitors to Lesotho must obtain a visa from one of the Lesotho's diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Lesotho

  Lesotho

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required (14 days)

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Lesotho without a visa for the following period: ^{[1] [2]}

90 days Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Brunei Botswana Canada Dominica Eswatini Gambia Grenada Guyana Hong Kong Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Malawi Malta Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Namibia Nauru Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom 1 United States Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe 14 days European Union member states 2 Iceland New Zealand Norway South Korea   Switzerland

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

_{2 - Ireland and Malta can enter for a period of 90 days instead.}

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

Non-ordinary passports

Citizens of China holding diplomatic or service passports may enter Lesotho without a visa.

Electronic Visa (e-Visa) (suspended)

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]

Electronic visa is processed within 72 hours. Visitors with a single-entry visa to Lesotho may remain for a maximum period of 44 days. 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.

Electronic visa processing has been suspended. ^[8]

Transit

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

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Lesotho were from the following countries of nationality: ^[9]

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

References

1. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Countries that do not require Visa to enter Lesotho". Lesotho Embassy in USA. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
3. "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). March 1970.
4. "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). February 1972.
5. "一部査証及び査証料の相互免除に関する日本国政府とレソト王国政府との間の書簡" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 15 July 1977. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
6. "Spotlight on e-visa application cost". 12 May 2017.
7. "Lesotho: Online Visa Application System Introduced". 18 May 2017.
8. "Lesotho eVisa".
9. "Lesotho Visa - Application Requirements | e Visa Online | Visa Fee".

External links

• Embassy of Lesotho in the United States