check if you need a visa to enter the country

Visa information to help you before setting off on your journey to the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Every citizen of a foreign nationality who wishes to visit the Kingdom of Lesotho on any visa category must first obtain a visa. You must check, before commencement of your application, if you need a visa and what type you need.

Entry requirements do change from time to time, so please contact the Kingdom Lesotho embassy/high commission in your local country to verify the current information.

Select your national country by clicking onto the icon flag of your country below. Should a visa be required, then ensure all the necessary documents are in place.

If you’re a national of a country whereby ‘No visa is required’ then you’ll still be required to present the following documents listed below, at the point of immigration control when you arrive at the airport or South Africa–Lesotho border. An immigration officer may still refuse you entry into the country.

  • A passport valid at least six months on entry with one blank visa page;
  • All documents required for the next destination.
  • Proof of onward/return flights;
  • Proof of sufficient funds;

visa exempt nations

Citizens of the following countries which have visa abolition agreements with Lesotho do not need a visa to enter the Kingdom of Lesotho. They will be granted an entry permit on arrival which entitles them a stay in the country for 90 days:

antigua-and-barbuda

BAHAMAS

BARBADOS

BELIZE

BOTSWANA

BRUNIE

Dominican Republic

FIJI

ghana
grenada

GRENADA

GUYANA

hong-kong
ireland
israel

ISRAEL

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

belgium

belgium

belgium

belgium

Citizens of the following countries which have visa abolition agreements with Lesotho do not need a visa to enter the Kingdom of Lesotho. They will be granted an entry permit on arrival which entitles them a stay in the country for 14 days:

belgium

belgium

czech-republic

czech republic

denmark

Denmark

finland

Finland

france

France

germany

germany

iceland

Iceland

italy

Italy

luxembourg

Luxembourg

netherlands

Netherlands

new-zealand

New Zealand

south-korea

South Korea

sweden

Sweden

switzerland

Switzerland

norway

Norway

portugal

Portugal

spain

Spain

non-visa exempt nations

As a visitor planning to travel to the Kingdom of Lesotho, and you are not a citizen of the countries included in the exemption list above, shall require a visa.

External Websites:

  • lndc
  • lesotho-trade-information
  • lesotho-revenue-authority
  • lesotho-comprehensive-national-reforms
  • lhda
  • lesotho-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-relations