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Switzerland visa requirements for Lesotho citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Lesotho citizens need a visa for Switzerland.
Entry details
Travelling to Switzerland on a Lesotho passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Lesotho passport currently ranks #118 of 199 worldwide, with 73 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Switzerland is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #13 with 164 open destinations. Interestingly Switzerland citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Switzerland citizens travelling to Lesotho face: visa-free for up to 14 days.
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