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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]

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]

1 - Including all classes of British nationality.

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

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