| Lesotho passport | |
|---|---|
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | |
| First issued | 1 January 2006 (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Basotho citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa required [2] | |||
| 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 | ||
| Visa required [5] | |||
| Visa required [6] | Multiple Schengen visa will cover entry. | ||
| Visa not required [7] [8] | 90 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
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| Visa not required [11] | 6 months | ||
| Visa required [12] |
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| Visa required [14] | |||
| Visa required [15] |
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| Visa required [17] | |||
| Visa required [18] | |||
| Visa not required [19] | 3 months | ||
| eVisa / visa on arrival [20] [21] | 2 weeks | ||
| Visa not required [22] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [23] | 6 months | ||
| Visa required [24] | |||
| Visa required [25] | |||
| Visa not required [26] | |||
| Visa not required [27] | 90 days [28] [29] | ||
| eVisa [30] [31] | 90 days |
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| eVisa / Visa on arrival [32] [33] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [34] |
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| Visa not required [35] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [36] | |||
| Visa required [37] | |||
| Visa required [38] | |||
| eVisa [39] [40] | 1 month | ||
| Visa on arrival [41] | 1 month | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [42] [43] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [44] [45] | |||
| Visa required [46] |
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| Visa on arrival [48] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [50] | |||
| eVisa [51] [52] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [53] | |||
| Visa required [54] | |||
| eVisa [55] [56] | 90 days | ||
| Visa on arrival [57] | 45 days | ||
| Visa required [58] | |||
| eVisa [59] [60] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [61] |
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| eVisa [62] [63] |
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| Visa required [64] | |||
| eVisa [65] [66] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [67] | |||
| Visa required [68] | |||
| Visa required [69] | |||
| eVisa [70] | 31 days | ||
| Visa not required [71] | 6 months | ||
| Visa required [72] |
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| Visa not required [73] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [74] | |||
| Visa required [75] |
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| eVisa [76] [77] |
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| Visa required [78] | |||
| Visa required [79] | |||
| Visa not required [80] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [81] | up to 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [84] | 4 months | ||
| Visa required [85] | |||
| Visa required [86] | |||
| eVisa [87] |
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| Visa not required [88] | 90 days | ||
| eVisa [89] [90] | 30 days |
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| Visa required [91] | |||
| Visa not required [92] [93] | 60 days | ||
| Visa required [94] | |||
| Visa not required [95] | 3 months | ||
| Visa required [96] |
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| eVisa [97] [98] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [99] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [100] | 14 days | ||
| Visa not required [101] | 3 months | ||
| Visa required [102] |
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| Visa required [103] | |||
| Visa required [104] | |||
| e-Visa [105] | 60 days |
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| Visa required [109] | |||
| eVisa/ Visa on arrival [110] [111] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [112] [113] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [114] |
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| Electronic travel authorization [115] [116] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [117] | |||
| Visa not required [118] | 180 days | ||
| Visa not required [119] | 90 days |
| |
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [120] [121] | 30 days |
| |
| eVisa [123] [124] | |||
| Electronic Travel Authorisation [125] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [126] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [127] | |||
| Korean Electronic Travel Authorization [128] | 60 days [129] | ||
| 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]
| ||
| eVisa [132] [133] | 30 days or 60 days | ||
| Visa required [134] |
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| Visa required [135] | |||
| Visa required [136] |
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| eVisa [137] [138] | |||
| eVisa [139] [140] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [141] | |||
| Visa required [142] | |||
| Visa required [143] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [144] [145] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [146] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [147] | 30 days | ||
| Free visa on arrival [148] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [149] | |||
| Visa required [150] | |||
| Visa required [151] | |||
| eVisa [152] [153] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa not required [154] | 180 days |
| |
| Visa required [155] |
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| Visa not required [156] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [157] [158] |
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| Visa required [159] | |||
| eVisa [160] [161] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [162] |
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| Visa required [163] |
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| eVisa / Visa on arrival [165] [166] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [167] | |||
| Visa not required [168] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [169] |
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| eVisa / Visa on arrival [171] [172] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [173] | |||
| Visa required [174] |
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| Visa on arrival [176] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [177] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [178] [179] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [180] |
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| Visa required [181] | |||
| eVisa [182] [183] | |||
| eVisa [184] | |||
| Free visa on arrival [185] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [186] |
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| Easy Visitor Permit [187] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [188] | |||
| Visa required [189] | |||
| Visa not required [190] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [191] | |||
| Visa required [192] | |||
| eVisa [193] [194] | |||
| Visa required [195] | |||
| Visa required [196] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [200] | 3 months | ||
| Visa not required [201] | 6 weeks | ||
| Visa not required [202] | 3 months | ||
| Free Entry Permit on arrival [203] | 60 days | ||
| Visa required [204] | |||
| eVisa [205] |
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| Visa required [207] |
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| Visa on arrival [208] [209] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [210] |
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| Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [211] | 3 months | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [212] [213] | 1 month | ||
| Visa not required [214] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [215] | |||
| Visa required [216] | |||
| Visa required [217] | |||
| eVisa [218] [219] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [220] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [221] | |||
| Visa required [223] | |||
| ETA / Visa on arrival [224] [225] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [226] | |||
| Visa not required [227] | |||
| Visa required [228] | |||
| Visa required [229] | |||
| eVisa [230] [231] | |||
| eVisa [232] [233] | 45 days | ||
| Visa not required [234] | 90 days | ||
| eVisa [235] [236] | 60 days | ||
| Visa on arrival [237] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [238] [239] | 15 days | ||
| Visa required [240] | |||
| Visa not required [241] | |||
| Visa required [242] | |||
| Visa required [243] | |||
| Visa required [246] | |||
| Free visa on arrival [247] | 1 month |
| |
| Visa not required [248] | 3 months | ||
| Visa required [249] | |||
| eVisa [250] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [253] | |||
| Visa required [254] | |||
| Visa required [255] | |||
| Visa required [256] | |||
| Visa not required [257] | 120 days | ||
| Visa required [258] |
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| Visa required [259] | |||
| eVisa [260] [261] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa required [262] | |||
| Visa not required [263] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [264] | 3 months |
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visa required [265] | ||
| Visa not required [266] | 90 days | |
| Visa not required [267] | ||
| Visa not required [268] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [269] | |
| Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | ||
| Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [270] [271] | |
| Visa not required [272] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [273] [274] | |
| Visa required [275] [276] | ||
| Visa not required [277] | Registration required after 24h. [278] [279] |
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| China | ||
| Visa not required [280] | 14 days | |
| Visa on arrival [281] | 30 days | |
| Denmark | ||
| Visa required [282] | ||
| Visa required [283] | ||
| France | ||
| Visa required [284] | ||
| Visa required [285] | ||
| | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
| Visa required [286] | ||
| Visa required [287] | ||
| Visa required [288] | ||
| Visa required [289] | ||
| Visa required [290] | ||
| Netherlands | ||
| Visa required [291] | ||
| | Visa required [292] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
| Visa required [293] | ||
| Visa required [294] | ||
| New Zealand | ||
| Visa not required [295] | 31 days | |
| Visa not required [296] | 30 days | |
| Visa required [297] | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| Visa required [298] | ||
| eVisa [299] | [300] | |
| Visa required [301] | ||
| Special permit required | Special permit required. [302] | |
| Visa not required [303] | ||
| Visa not required [304] | 6 months | |
| Visa required [305] | ||
| Visa required [306] | ||
| Visa not required [307] | 6 months | |
| Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. [308] [309] [310] | |
| eVisa [311] [312] |
| |
| eVisa [313] [314] | ||
| 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] | |
| Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [316] [317] | |
| Visa not required [318] | 90 days | |
| United States | ||
| Visa required [319] | ||
| Visa required [320] | ||
| Visa required [321] | ||
| Visa required [322] | ||
| Visa required [323] | ||
| Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
| Special permits required for | ||
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.