South African Visa is not required for Lesothos
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Lesotho nationals visiting South Africa are not required to apply for a visa for a stay up to 30 days.
- Passports of citizens must have two consecutive empty visa pages per entry for entry stamps.
- Yellow fever issued at least 10 days before arrival is required from travellers at the port of entry.
- The passport of visitors must be valid for 30 days beyond the stay duration.
- Local currency (ZAR) up to 25,000 is prohibited from entry and exit but foreign currencies can be unlimited if declared upon entry. No Kruger coins are also prohibited.
- Children aged 15 years old and younger can be included in a parent’s passport on condition that the child is accompanied by the passport bearer.
- Travellers should have sufficient means of support and all necessary documents for their next trip including onward or return tickets.
- All pet animals and their products have to be transported as manifested cargo under an Air Waybill.
- All travellers to South Africa are not required to pay any airport tax upon departing from the airport.
- South Africa uses the South Africa Standard Time zone (GMT+2) therefore there is no time difference between Lesotho and South Africa.
- The estimated flight time from Maseru, Lesotho to Johannesburg, South Africa is 56 minutes.
- In South Africa, the power plugs and sockets are of type D, M and N. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- There are no restrictions on importing and foreign currencies and traveller’s cheques so long as the imported sums are declared upon arrival.
- South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people.
- South Africa is often referred to as the “rainbow nation” to describe the country’s multicultural diversity, especially in the wake of apartheid.
- South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human fossil sites in the world.
- South Africa has a generally temperate climate due in part to being surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans on three sides Winters in South Africa occur between June and August.
- South Africa has 11 official languages which are Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda and Southern Ndebele.
- The Christians in South Africa are accounted to make a majority of the population followed by Muslims, Hindus, traditional African religion practitioners, Judaism and about 15.1% of the population are without any religious affiliation.
- Globally, South Africa is popularly known for its towering mountain peaks and breathtaking vistas.
- South Africa is also known for its nature reserves, highlands for tourist’s skiing, national park, mountains and waterfalls.