Pretoria – Holders of ordinary Lesotho passports can continue to visit South Africa for up to 90 days without a visa.
In a letter to his counterpart in Lesotho, SA Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber said: “Subsequent to the conclusion of the Second Session of the South Africa-Lesotho Bi-National Commission in April 2025, I have considered and approved a conditional extension of the visa exemption period which applies to holders of ordinary Lesotho passports”.
In the letter addressed to Lesotho Home Affairs Minister Lebona Lephema dated 2 May 2025, Minister Schreiber added: “The condition attached to the visa exemption extension is that the government of South Africa reserves the right to immediately revoke the 90-day arrangement and revert to 30 days, should it be found that third-country nationals are abusing it to enter South Africa illegally through Lesotho”.
Minister Schreiber said the onus was, therefore, on the government of Lesotho to prevent such abuse to uphold the 90-day arrangement.
