# Lesotho passport to Panama: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Lesotho ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa** (Visa required)
  Panama's live Embassy nationality schedule places Lesotho in its authorized-visa cohort, requiring approval before travel.
  - 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.
  Official source:
  - [Embassy of Panama in the United States: Visas](https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-panama-visa)
- [Lesotho passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/lesotho)
- [All passport requirements for Panama](https://multipassrank.com/destination/panama)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)