Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Lesotho. As of April 2025, Lesotho citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 77 countries and territories, ranking the Lesotho passport 65th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
 
 | Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | ||
|  Albania | eVisa [3] [4] | 90 days visa free if hold a multiple-entry visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom | |
|  Algeria | Visa required [5] | ||
|  Andorra | Visa required [6] | Multiple Schengen visa will cover entry. | |
|  Angola | Visa not required [7] [8] | 90 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar year 
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|  Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required [11] | 6 months | |
|  Argentina | Visa required [12] | 
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|  Armenia | Visa required [14] | ||
|  Australia and territories | Visa required [15] | 
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|  Austria | Visa required [17] | ||
|  Azerbaijan | Visa required [18] | ||
|  Bahamas | Visa not required [19] | 3 months | |
|  Bahrain | eVisa / visa on arrival [20] [21] | 2 weeks | |
|  Bangladesh | Visa not required [22] | 90 days | |
|  Barbados | Visa not required [23] | 6 months | |
|  Belarus | Visa required [24] | ||
|  Belgium | Visa required [25] | ||
|  Belize | Visa not required [26] | ||
|  Benin | Visa not required [27] | 90 days [28] [29] | |
|  Bhutan | eVisa [30] [31] | 90 days | 
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|  Bolivia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [32] [33] | 90 days | |
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required [34] | 
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|  Botswana | Visa not required [35] | 90 days | |
|  Brazil | Visa required [36] | ||
|  Brunei | Visa required [37] | ||
|  Bulgaria | Visa required [38] | ||
|  Burkina Faso | eVisa [39] [40] | 1 month | |
|  Burundi | Visa on arrival [41] | 1 month | |
|  Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [42] [43] | 30 days | |
|  Cameroon | eVisa [44] [45] | ||
|  Canada | Visa required [46] | 
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|  Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [48] | 30 days | |
|  Central African Republic | Visa required [50] | ||
|  Chad | eVisa [51] [52] | 90 days | |
|  Chile | Visa required [53] | ||
|  China | Visa required [54] | ||
|  Colombia | eVisa [55] [56] | 90 days | |
|  Comoros | Visa on arrival [57] | 45 days | |
|  Republic of the Congo | Visa required [58] | ||
|  Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa [59] [60] | 90 days | |
|  Costa Rica | Visa required [61] | 
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|  Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [62] [63] | 
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|  Croatia | Visa required [64] | ||
|  Cuba | eVisa [65] [66] | 90 days | |
|  Cyprus | Visa required [67] | ||
|  Czech Republic | Visa required [68] | ||
|  Denmark | Visa required [69] | ||
|  Djibouti | eVisa [70] | 31 days | |
|  Dominica | Visa not required [71] | 6 months | |
|  Dominican Republic | Visa required [72] | 
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|  Ecuador | Visa not required [73] | 90 days | |
|  Egypt | Visa required [74] | ||
|  El Salvador | Visa required [75] | 
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|  Equatorial Guinea | eVisa [76] [77] | 
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|  Eritrea | Visa required [78] | ||
|  Estonia | Visa required [79] | ||
|  Eswatini | Visa not required [80] | 30 days | |
|  Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [81] | up to 90 days | 
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|  Fiji | Visa not required [84] | 4 months | |
|  Finland | Visa required [85] | ||
|  France | Visa required [86] | ||
|  Gabon | eVisa [87] | 
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|  Gambia | Visa not required [88] | 90 days | |
|  Georgia | eVisa [89] [90] | 30 days | 
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|  Germany | Visa required [91] | ||
|  Ghana | Visa not required [92] [93] | 60 days | |
|  Greece | Visa required [94] | ||
|  Grenada | Visa not required [95] | 3 months | |
|  Guatemala | Visa required [96] | 
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|  Guinea | eVisa [97] [98] | ||
|  Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival [99] | 90 days | |
|  Guyana | Visa not required [100] | 14 days | |
|  Haiti | Visa not required [101] | 3 months | |
|  Honduras | Visa required [102] | 
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|  Hungary | Visa required [103] | ||
|  Iceland | Visa required [104] | ||
|  India | e-Visa [105] | 60 days | 
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|  Indonesia | Visa required [109] | ||
|  Iran | eVisa/ Visa on arrival [110] [111] | 30 days | |
|  Iraq | eVisa [112] [113] | 30 days | |
|  Ireland | Visa required [114] | 
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|  Israel | Electronic travel authorization [115] [116] | 90 days | |
|  Italy | Visa required [117] | ||
|  Jamaica | Visa not required [118] | 180 days | |
|  Japan | Visa not required [119] | 90 days | 
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|  Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [120] [121] | 30 days | 
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|  Kazakhstan | eVisa [123] [124] | ||
|  Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [125] | 90 days | 
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|  Kiribati | Visa not required [126] | 90 days | |
|  North Korea | Visa required [127] | ||
|  South Korea | Korean Electronic Travel Authorization [128] | 60 days [129] | |
|  Kuwait | Visa required [130] | e-Visa can be obtained for holders of a Residence Permit issued by a GCC member state under the following conditions: [131] 
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|  Kyrgyzstan | eVisa [132] [133] | 30 days or 60 days | |
|  Laos | Visa required [134] | 
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|  Latvia | Visa required [135] | ||
|  Lebanon | Visa required [136] | 
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|  Liberia | eVisa [137] [138] | ||
|  Libya | eVisa [139] [140] | 30 days | |
|  Liechtenstein | Visa required [141] | ||
|  Lithuania | Visa required [142] | ||
|  Luxembourg | Visa required [143] | ||
|  Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival [144] [145] | 90 days | |
|  Malawi | Visa not required [146] | 90 days | |
|  Malaysia | Visa not required [147] | 30 days | |
|  Maldives | Free visa on arrival [148] | 30 days | |
|  Mali | Visa required [149] | ||
|  Malta | Visa required [150] | ||
|  Marshall Islands | Visa required [151] | ||
|  Mauritania | eVisa [152] [153] | 30 days | 
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|  Mauritius | Visa not required [154] | 180 days | 
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|  Mexico | Visa required [155] | 
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|  Micronesia | Visa not required [156] | 30 days | |
|  Moldova | eVisa [157] [158] | 
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|  Monaco | Visa required [159] | ||
|  Mongolia | eVisa [160] [161] | 30 days | |
|  Montenegro | Visa required [162] | 
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|  Morocco | Visa required [163] | 
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|  Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival [165] [166] | 30 days | |
|  Myanmar | Visa required [167] | ||
|  Namibia | Visa not required [168] | 90 days | |
|  Nauru | Visa required [169] | 
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|  Nepal | eVisa / Visa on arrival [171] [172] | 30 days | |
|  Netherlands | Visa required [173] | ||
|  New Zealand | Visa required [174] | 
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|  Nicaragua | Visa on arrival [176] | 30 days | |
|  Niger | Visa required [177] | ||
|  Nigeria | eVisa / Visa on arrival [178] [179] | 90 days | |
|  North Macedonia | Visa required [180] | 
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|  Norway | Visa required [181] | ||
|  Oman | eVisa [182] [183] | ||
|  Pakistan | eVisa [184] | ||
|  Palau | Free visa on arrival [185] | 30 days | |
|  Panama | Visa required [186] | 
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|  Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit [187] | 30 days | |
|  Paraguay | Visa required [188] | ||
|  Peru | Visa required [189] | ||
|  Philippines | Visa not required [190] | 30 days | |
|  Poland | Visa required [191] | ||
|  Portugal | Visa required [192] | ||
|  Qatar | eVisa [193] [194] | ||
|  Romania | Visa required [195] | ||
|  Russia | Visa required [196] | ||
|  Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] | 30 days | |
|  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [200] | 3 months | |
|  Saint Lucia | Visa not required [201] | 6 weeks | |
|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [202] | 3 months | |
|  Samoa | Free Entry Permit on arrival [203] | 60 days | |
|  San Marino | Visa required [204] | ||
|  São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa [205] | 
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|  Saudi Arabia | Visa required [207] | 
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|  Senegal | Visa on arrival [208] [209] | 90 days | |
|  Serbia | Visa required [210] | 
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|  Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [211] | 3 months | |
|  Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival [212] [213] | 1 month | |
|  Singapore | Visa not required [214] | 30 days | |
|  Slovakia | Visa required [215] | ||
|  Slovenia | Visa required [216] | ||
|  Solomon Islands | Visa required [217] | ||
|  Somalia | eVisa [218] [219] | 30 days | |
|  South Africa | Visa not required [220] | 30 days | |
|  South Sudan | eVisa [221] | ||
|  Spain | Visa required [223] | ||
|  Sri Lanka | ETA / Visa on arrival [224] [225] | 30 days | 
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|  Sudan | Visa required [226] | ||
|  Suriname | Visa not required [227] | ||
|  Sweden | Visa required [228] | ||
|  Switzerland | Visa required [229] | ||
|  Syria | eVisa [230] [231] | ||
|  Tajikistan | eVisa [232] [233] | 45 days | |
|  Tanzania | Visa not required [234] | 90 days | |
|  Thailand | eVisa [235] [236] | 60 days | |
|  Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [237] | 30 days | |
|  Togo | eVisa [238] [239] | 15 days | |
|  Tonga | Visa required [240] | ||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required [241] | ||
|  Tunisia | Visa required [242] | ||
|  Turkey | Visa required [243] | ||
|  Turkmenistan | Visa required [246] | ||
|  Tuvalu | Free visa on arrival [247] | 1 month | 
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|  Uganda | Visa not required [248] | 3 months | |
|  Ukraine | Visa required [249] | ||
|  United Arab Emirates | eVisa [250] | 30 days | |
|  United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required [253] | ||
|  United States | Visa required [254] | ||
|  Uruguay | Visa required [255] | ||
|  Uzbekistan | Visa required [256] | ||
|  Vanuatu | Visa not required [257] | 120 days | |
|  Vatican City | Visa required [258] | 
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|  Venezuela | Visa required [259] | ||
|  Vietnam | eVisa [260] [261] | 90 days | 
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|  Yemen | Visa required [262] | ||
|  Zambia | Visa not required [263] | 90 days | |
|  Zimbabwe | Visa not required [264] | 3 months | 
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
|  Abkhazia | Visa required [265] | |
|  Kosovo | Visa not required [266] | 90 days | 
|  Northern Cyprus | Visa not required [267] | |
|  Palestine | Visa not required [268] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [269] | 
|  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
|  Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [270] [271] | 
|  South Ossetia | Visa not required [272] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [273] [274] | 
|  Taiwan | Visa required [275] [276] | |
|  Transnistria | Visa not required [277] | Registration required after 24h. [278] [279] | 
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| China | ||
|  Hong Kong | Visa not required [280] | 14 days | 
|  Macau | Visa on arrival [281] | 30 days | 
| Denmark | ||
|  Faroe Islands | Visa required [282] | |
|  Greenland | Visa required [283] | |
| France | ||
|  French Guiana | Visa required [284] | |
|  French Polynesia | Visa required [285] | |
|  French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. | 
|  Mayotte | Visa required [286] | |
|  New Caledonia | Visa required [287] | |
|  Réunion | Visa required [288] | |
|  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required [289] | |
|  Wallis and Futuna | Visa required [290] | |
| Netherlands | ||
|  Aruba | Visa required [291] | |
|  Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required [292] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. | 
|  Curaçao | Visa required [293] | |
|  Sint Maarten | Visa required [294] | |
| New Zealand | ||
|  Cook Islands | Visa not required [295] | 31 days | 
|  Niue | Visa not required [296] | 30 days | 
|  Tokelau | Visa required [297] | |
| United Kingdom | ||
|  Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required [298] | |
|  Anguilla | eVisa [299] | [300] | 
|  Bermuda | Visa required [301] | |
|  British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. [302] | 
|  British Virgin Islands | Visa not required [303] | |
|  Cayman Islands | Visa not required [304] | 6 months | 
|  Falkland Islands | Visa required [305] | |
|  Gibraltar | Visa required [306] | |
|  Montserrat | Visa not required [307] | 6 months | 
|  Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. [308] [309] [310] | 
|  Ascension Island | eVisa [311] [312] | 
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|  Saint Helena | eVisa [313] [314] | |
|  Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | 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. [315] | 
|  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [316] [317] | 
|  Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required [318] | 90 days | 
| United States | ||
|  American Samoa | Visa required [319] | |
|  Guam | Visa required [320] | |
|  Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required [321] | |
|  Puerto Rico | Visa required [322] | |
|  U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required [323] | |
| Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
| Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica,  Australian Antarctic Territory,  Chilean Antarctic Territory,  Heard Island and McDonald Islands,  Peter I Island,  Queen Maud Land,  Ross Dependency. [324]  [325]  [326]  [327]  [328]  [329]  [330]  [331]  [332]  [333]  [334]  [335] | ||
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.