Entry right

Lesotho, on a Emirati passport

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure.

The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.

All visa-free countries with a Emirati passport

What changed

In the 12 January 2025 dataset: e-visa, applied for online. Today: visa required, through a consulate. The rule has tightened.

The official portal

Applications go through Lesotho Department of Immigration. It is the only source that counts.

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Medical insurance

Many consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.

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Staying longer

No dedicated nomad stay scheme is documented in this country.

The other way round

A Lesotho passport travelling to United Arab Emirates: e-visa online.

Same region, same passport

Southern Africa: with a Emirati passport, 5 of the 8 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (5)
Botswana (90 d), Eswatini (30 d), Mozambique (30 d), South Africa (90 d), Zambia (90 d)
Visa on arrival (2)
Namibia, Zimbabwe
e-visa (1)
Malawi
Once you are there
The same country, on another passport
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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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