{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"LS","name":"Lesotho","slug":"lesotho"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"lesotho-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Lesotho ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy nationality schedule places Lesotho in its authorized-visa cohort, requiring approval before travel.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to a Lesotho ordinary passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not separately qualify for Panama's third-country-visa or residence waiver.","The Embassy says authorized-visa approval may take up to 60 business days and tells applicants not to finalize travel before it is granted.","The Embassy's personal-appearance requirements are jurisdiction-specific; work, residence, transit, special documents and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-lesotho-authorized-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-lesotho-authorized-visa-2026","title":"Visas","url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","publisher":"Embassy of Panama in the United States","jurisdiction":"Panama","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-23"}]}