Honorary Consulate of Lesotho in the Netherlands

Lesotho has an honorary consulate in Gorinchem; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Dutch citizens do not need a visa for Lesotho: stays of up to 14 days are visa-free.

The Netherlands has no mission in Lesotho on record; Dutch citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

Lesotho in the Netherlands

There is no embassy of Lesotho in the Netherlands on record, so the Netherlands is probably covered by an embassy of Lesotho in another country. Worldwide, Lesotho has 19 missions in 13 countries; one of them is in the Netherlands.

Travel to the Netherlands for citizens of Lesotho

Citizens of Lesotho need a visa for the Netherlands, obtained before travel. In the Netherlands, citizens of Lesotho can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Lesotho in the Netherlands is closed

The honorary consulate of Lesotho in the Netherlands closes on the Netherlands’ public holidays, the next being Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026, St. Stephen's Day (Tweede Kerstdag) on Saturday 26 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Lesotho, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.