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Lesotho Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

79 of 207 passports can enter Lesotho without arranging a visa in advance: 79 visa-free. 127 can apply for an e-visa online. 1 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 79
  • E-visa 127
  • Visa 1
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No visa in advance

79 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

79

E-visa online

127

Visa required

1

Passports that can visit Lesotho visa-free

79 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Anguilla14 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysAustralia14 daysAustria14 daysBahamas90 daysBangladesh90 daysBarbados90 daysBelgium14 daysBelize90 daysBermuda14 daysBotswana90 daysBritish National (Overseas)14 daysBritish Virgin Islands14 daysBrunei90 daysCameroon90 daysCanada14 daysCayman Islands14 daysCyprus14 daysCzechia14 daysDenmark14 daysDominica90 daysEswatini90 daysFinland14 daysFrance14 daysGambia90 daysGermany14 daysGrenada90 daysGuyana90 daysHong Kong90 daysIceland14 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly14 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysKenya90 daysKiribati90 daysLuxembourg14 daysMalawi90 daysMalaysia90 daysMaldives90 daysMalta90 daysMauritius90 daysMontserrat14 daysNamibia90 daysNauru90 daysNetherlands14 daysNew Zealand14 daysNorway14 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysPortugal14 daysSaint Helena14 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSeychelles90 daysSierra Leone90 daysSingapore90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea60 daysSpain14 daysSri Lanka90 daysSweden14 daysSwitzerland14 daysTanzania90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands14 daysTuvalu90 daysUganda90 daysUnited Kingdom14 daysUnited States14 daysVanuatu90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Lesotho

127 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaDjiboutiDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFiji90 daysGabonGeorgiaGhana90 daysGreeceGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaMacauMadagascarMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSurinameSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemen

Passports that need a visa for Lesotho

1 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

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Lesotho visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Lesotho?

No. US passport holders can visit Lesotho visa-free for up to 14 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Lesotho?

No. UK passport holders can visit Lesotho visa-free for up to 14 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Lesotho?

No. Canada passport holders can visit Lesotho visa-free for up to 14 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Lesotho?

No. Australia passport holders can visit Lesotho visa-free for up to 14 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Lesotho?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa for Lesotho, applied for online before travel.

How long can you stay in Lesotho without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

How many passports need a visa for Lesotho?

1 passport need a visa arranged before travel, and 127 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Lesotho's official site before you book and again before you fly.