Lesotho

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Not required of U.S. Citizens prior to entry; but, are issued for a 3-day period upon arrival at airport. Longer stays can subsequently be applied for at the Passport and Aliens Office, Maseru.

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: All persons entering Lesotho must be in possession of a valid yellow fever certificate (if arriving within 60 days after leaving or transiting infected areas, except for children under 13 months) and other health certificates that may be required by the Ministry of Health from time to time.

OTHER: All persons must report to the Lesotho immigration officials immediately upon arrival.

EMBASSY INFORMATION

LESOTHO'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, 2511 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

TELEPHONE: (202) 797-5533

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN LESOTHO

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho

TELEPHONE: 266 312666

TELEX: 4506 USAID LO

PUBLIC HOURS: Mon-Thur 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Fri. 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. All private and nonscheduled commercial aircraft overflying or landing for noncommercial purposes need not obtain prior permission; however, a flight plan must be on file to provide prior notice.

2. Nonscheduled commercial and charter flights landing for commercial purposes must obtain permission from the Director of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 629, Maseru, Lesotho (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: CVLAIR MASERU/TELEX: 4321 CVLAIR LO) at least 48 hours prior to the day for which the flight is planned. All telegrams must be accompanied by an amount which could be ascertained at the point of origin for a prepaid reply telegram.

3. Applications must contain the following information:

a. Name of operator;

b. Type of aircraft and registration marks;

c. Name of the pilot-in-command;

d. Purpose of flight;

e. Place, date and time of departure inbound to Lesotho;

f. Destination aerodrome(s) and date and time of outbound departures; and

g. Number of persons on board. If an operator wishes to perform regular nonscheduled flights or a series of flights or a series of nonscheduled flights into Lesotho, an application must be made in writing to the Director of Civil Aviation.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

None reported.

SPECIAL NOTICES

None

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "Lesotho"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

MASERU-FXMMYNYX

AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: AFRICA L4