Passport
Lesotho: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Lesotho. 72 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 66 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 44Visa-free
- 8ETA
- 20On arrival
- 41eVisa
- 113Visa required
LesothoPassport strength
An above-average passport 66
Rank 66 of 199. 72 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 6.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 154
A prior visa is needed for 154 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
ChinaVisa required
United Arab EmirateseVisaWhat the passport gives
What a Lesotho passport gives
rank 176 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2972 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law44score -0.35 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life28HDI 0.550
- Health and longevity957.4 years life expectancy
- Education44education index 0.56
- Taxes38up to 30%, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 44
Entry on your passport
AngolaAfrica · 90 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BangladeshAsia · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Cayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuyanaAmericas · 14 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 14 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 180 days
JapanAsia · 90 days
KiribatiOceania · 90 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MauritiusAfrica · 180 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean · 180 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 days
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 90 daysETA 8
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Kenya
Palestine
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 20
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
JordanMiddle East · 30 days
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NepalAsia · 30 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica · 30 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 41
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GeorgiaEurope
GuineaAfrica
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
NicaraguaAmericas
NigeriaAfrica
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
TogoAfricaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsiaVisa required 113
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericasChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
ItalyEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LaosAsia
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PanamaAmericas
Papua New GuineaOceania
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +116
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+90St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +85
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +78
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +78
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +77
El Salvador
Latin America · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Lesotho: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 72 of 226 countries and territories, 44 visa-free, 8 with an ETA and 20 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 66 of 199.
Lesotho: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Lesotho → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Lesotho → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Lesotho → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 116 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 90. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.