China → Lesotho
Ordinary Chinese passports are not in the sourced Lesotho visa-exempt list; a Lesotho visa is required, with stay determined by the visa and border officer.
Lesotho's e-Visa application system is suspended; the Ministry of Home Affairs page directs online visa applications by email. Passport should be valid at least 90 days after arrival and have at least 4 blank stamping pages; visitors generally enter via South Africa and must meet South Africa entry rules too.
Based on passport-specific data. · as of 2026-06-18
Official source ↗Documents & how to apply
- Valid passport — Passport must be valid for at least six months and have a transit or re-entry visa for the Republic of South Africa.
- Formal application letter — Addressed to the Director of Immigration requesting a visa.
- Invitation letter — Requesting the applicant's presence in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
- Employer introduction letter — Detailing position, salary, length of employment, authorized vacation, and business purpose if any.
- Medical report — Regarding the applicant's medical fitness to travel.
- Medical insurance
- Three months bank statement
- Yellow fever certificate · optional — For travelers coming from an infected area.
- Travelling plan
- Confirmation of hotel bookings
- Completed application form
⏱ Maximum of ten working days 💳 1,000 LSL (government fee) 📍 Manual application through the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lesotho; apply via the inviting person/organization in Lesotho or email the required documents to the official immigration email and copy the Lesotho Embassy in the USA.
Chinese ordinary passport holders need a visa. The official page says the embassy does not issue visas in the office; documents should be submitted manually at the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Lesotho counterpart or emailed to [email protected] with the embassy copied. If approved, a 72-hour visa-on-arrival letter is sent, and entry is only through Maseru Port of Entry and Moshoeshoe I International Airport.
Requirements vary by consulate — verify with the official source. official ↗
Common questions
No visa-free outcome is supported by the sourced material. The sourced Lesotho visa-exempt list does not include ordinary Chinese passports, and no official waiver was found allowing a U.S. visa to replace a Lesotho visa; obtain a Lesotho visa.
No. UK government travel advice and the sourced Lesotho visa-exempt list support visa-free visits for up to 90 days.
No. The sourced Lesotho visa-exempt list includes Hong Kong for visa-free stays of up to 90 days.
No ABTC visa-free outcome is supported. APEC states the card is for short-term business travel among APEC economies; Lesotho is not an APEC economy, and the Lesotho sources do not list an ABTC waiver.
Verify with official sources
Visa policy changes without notice and this page is reference information that may contain errors. Before travel, verify via the official sources below or contact the destination country's embassy / consulate / immigration authority directly; final admission is at the destination government's discretion.