Lesotho
Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of the three sovereign enclaves. Wikipedia
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You can visit Lesotho for up to 90 days without a visa.
You can extend your stay by completing a 90-day temporary permit extension form and taking it to the Visa Application Centre in the Manthabiseng Convention Centre, Maseru. Your passport will need to be valid for the extension period.
If you overstay without permission, the authorities may detain you and will charge you weekly fines.
Passport validity
To enter Lesotho, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 90 days after the date you arrive.
Make sure you get your passport stamped.
You need at least 4 blank pages for passport stamping. Lesotho border control need to stamp your passport and so do South African border control on your way to and from Lesotho.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Lesotho
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Lesotho's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Lesotho
- Currency
- South African Rand (ZAR), Lesotho Loti (LSL)
- Time
- UTC+2
- Tue 14:34 there now
- Plugs and power
- 220 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +266
- Languages
- Southern Sotho, English
- Capital
- Maseru
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.