Visa Requirements for Mosotho Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Lesotho
Visa Not Required
37 destinations allow visa-free entry to Mosotho citizens.
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysMaximum 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 PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free14 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysVisa not required for visits up to 90 days using the Lesothan passports with the Machine-readable passport according of Here
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days180 days per calendar year
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 weeks
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Suriname PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free120 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 18 destinations for passport holders of Lesotho.
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival45 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days40 Jordanian Dinar fee of charge
Conditions apply. - Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival60 days
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival3 months
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 daysAvailable at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 monthFree of charge.
eVisa
Mosotho passport allows entry to 30 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 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
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapeVisa1 month
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa31 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisae-Visa holder must arrive via Malabo International Airport
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisaElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Georgia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days30 days per 120 days period
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports
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. - Iran PermalinkShow on MapeVisa15 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days or 60 days
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 daysAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapeVisaVisa 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
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- South Korea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 days
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel - São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapeVisaVisa is obtained online.
- Thailand PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 days
- Togo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa7 days
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
eVisa / On Arrival
For 7 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Lesotho.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival2 weeks
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrivalup to 90 daysVisa 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. - Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
Pre-arranged Visa Required
100 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Lesotho. This requirement may be waived off if Mosotho citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredMultiple Schengen visa will cover entry.
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredMay apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Requiredmay be accessed online at
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required30 days visa free if hold valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Ireland, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by Canada, the United States or only residence permit issued by European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland or the United Kingdom
- Croatia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 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
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredVisa not required for holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state.
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- France PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, or a Schengen member state are visa exempt.
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, or a Schengen member state are visa exempt.
- Hungary PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Iceland PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ireland PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredTransit visa is also required
- Italy PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredVisitor hold an official letter of guarantee issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos can be picked visa on arrival
- Latvia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredIn addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required15 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
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required180 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
- Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required30 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 PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredCriminal record and medical fitness certificates are not required for citizens of Lesotho.
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredHolders 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.
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Oman PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required30 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
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Portugal PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Romania PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 days visa free if hold of valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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