What the Ghana visa rules mean for Lesotho travellers
Lesotho citizens do not need a full visa for Ghana, but they must obtain an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) online before they fly — valid for stays of up to 90 days. An eTA is linked to your passport number and is usually approved within minutes to a few days; airlines check it at check-in, so apply before you book non-refundable travel.
The main option is the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), which costs Free.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Ghana applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Ghana's eVisa applicant guide says the passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the applicant's intended date of departure from Ghana and must have at least 3 blank pages.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate or card is required for entry into Ghana and may be checked at the port of entry. Travellers without it may be referred to airport health officials for the applicable health …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Ghana.
Ghana entry rules compared
Ghana lets 23 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 111 and requires an embassy visa from 25. Lesotho citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi and Cameroon. Overall the Lesotho passport ranks #111 in the world with 45 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Lesotho passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia.
In the other direction, Ghana citizens can visit Lesotho visa-free.