# Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens

Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Lesotho. As of 23 July 2024, Lesotho citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Lesotho passport 63rd, tied with Kosovar passport and Surinamese passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa required | | |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa required | | Multiple Schengen visa will cover entry. |
| Angola | Visa not required | 90 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar year 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only. Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 1 month | |
| Argentina | Visa required | | |
| Armenia | Visa required | | |
| Australia and territories | Visa required | | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). |
| Austria | Visa required | | |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | Visa required | 2 weeks | |
| Bangladesh | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Belarus | Visa required | | |
| Belgium | Visa required | | |
| Belize | Visa not required | | |
| Benin | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bhutan | Visa required | | may be accessed online at |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | | 30 days visa free if hold valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Ireland, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa required | | |
| Brunei | Visa required | | |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | | |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | |
| Canada | Visa required | | |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | | |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa required | | |
| China | Visa required | | |
| Colombia | Visa required | | might be accessed online at |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | | |
| Croatia | Visa required | | |
| Cuba | Tourist card required | 90 days | |
| Cyprus | Visa required | | |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | | |
| Denmark | Visa required | | |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | | 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | Visa required | | |
| El Salvador | Visa required | | Visa not required for holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state. |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | e-Visa holder must arrive via Malabo International Airport |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | |
| Estonia | Visa required | | |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Visa required | | |
| France | Visa required | | |
| Gabon | eVisa | | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Georgia | eVisa | 30 days | 30 days per 120 days period |
| Germany | Visa required | | |
| Ghana | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Greece | Visa required | | |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa required | | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, or a Schengen member state are visa exempt. |
| Guinea | eVisa | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa not required | 14 days | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa required | | |
| Hungary | Visa required | | |
| Iceland | Visa required | | |
| India | e-Visa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. |
| Indonesia | Visa required | | |
| Iran | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Iraq | Visa required | | |
| Ireland | Visa required | | |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Italy | Visa required | | |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | Visa not required for visits up to 90 days using the Lesothan passports with the Machine-readable passport according of Here |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 40 Jordanian Dinar fee of charge Conditions apply. |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | | |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days | |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Korean Electronic Travel Authorization | 60 days | |
| Kuwait | Visa required | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | 30 days or 60 days | |
| Laos | Visa required | | Visitor hold an official letter of guarantee issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos can be picked visa on arrival |
| Latvia | Visa required | | |
| Lebanon | Visa required | | In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale). |
| Liberia | Visa required | | |
| Libya | Visa required | | |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | | |
| Lithuania | Visa required | | |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | | |
| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Visa required | | |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 180 days | 180 days per calendar year |
| Mexico | Visa required | | 180 days visa free if hold a valid visa or permanent resident card of Canada, Japan, Schengen Area, the UK or the US, or permanent resident card of Chile or Colombia |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa required | | Visa free if they hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state |
| Monaco | Visa required | | |
| Mongolia | Visa required | | |
| Montenegro | Visa required | | 30 day visa free if Hold a valid foreign travel documents containing a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom |
| Morocco | Visa required | | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | Visa required | | |
| Namibia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | Criminal record and medical fitness certificates are not required for citizens of Lesotho. |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | | |
| Netherlands | Visa required | | |
| New Zealand | Visa required | | Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | | |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | | 15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State |
| Norway | Visa required | | |
| Oman | Visa required | | |
| Pakistan | Online Visa | | |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa required | | 30 days visa free if hold a multiple-entry visa valid for at least 6 months at the time of entry, or permanent residency documents issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom or the United States |
| Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit | 30 days | |
| Paraguay | Visa required | | |
| Peru | Visa required | | |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Visa required | | |
| Portugal | Visa required | | |
| Qatar | eVisa | | |
| Romania | Visa required | | |
| Russia | Visa required | | |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Samoa | Free Entry Permit on arrival | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa required | | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | | Visa is obtained online. |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | | |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa required | | 90 days visa free if hold of valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States |
| Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Slovakia | Visa required | | |
| Slovenia | Visa required | | |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | | |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| South Sudan | Electronic Visa | | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel |
| Spain | Visa required | | |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| Suriname | eVisa | | |
| Sweden | Visa required | | |
| Switzerland | Visa required | | |
| Syria | Visa required | | |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | | |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Thailand | Visa required | | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days | |
| Tonga | Visa required | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | | |
| Tunisia | Visa required | | |
| Turkey | Visa required | | |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Free visa on arrival | 1 month | Free of charge. |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | | |
| United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required | | |
| United States | Visa required | | |
| Uruguay | Visa required | | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vatican City | Visa required | | |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | | 30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months | |

## Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
### Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | |
| Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| 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. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Taiwan | Visa required | |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. |

### Dependent and autonomous territories

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| China |||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 14 days |
| Macau | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Denmark |||
| Faroe Islands | Visa required | |
| Greenland | Visa required | |
| France |||
| French Guiana | Visa required | |
| French Polynesia | Visa required | |
| French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
| Mayotte | Visa required | |
| New Caledonia | Visa required | |
| Réunion | Visa required | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa required | |
| Netherlands |||
| Aruba | Visa required | |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
| Curaçao | Visa required | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa required | |
| New Zealand |||
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Tokelau | Visa required | |
| United Kingdom |||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required | |
| Anguilla | eVisa | |
| Bermuda | Visa required | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | |
| Gibraltar | Visa required | |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 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. |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period |
| Saint Helena | eVisa | |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United States |||
| American Samoa | Visa required | |
| Guam | Visa required | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required | |
| Puerto Rico | Visa required | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| 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. |||