Lesotho passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Lesotho passport can enter 48 countries visa-free and 19 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #62.

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Visa-free destinations (48)

Countries you can enter on a Lesotho passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Antigua and Barbuda AG Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Belize BZ Benin BJ Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC eSwatini SZ Fiji FJ Ghana GH Grenada GD Guyana GY Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Japan JP Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Turks and Caicos Islands TC Uganda UG Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (19)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Lesotho passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (6)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (40)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Moldova MD Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (114)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Lesotho passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Italy IT Kuwait KW Laos LA Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Lesotho passport?

    Holders of a Lesotho passport have visa-free access to 48 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 19 more, for a total of 67 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 46 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Lesotho passport?

    The Lesotho passport is ranked #62 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 73.

  • Where do Lesotho passport holders need a visa?

    Lesotho passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 114 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Lesotho travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, South Africa is the most-flown visa-free destination from Lesotho, with 1 non-stop routes.

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