How can I contact the Lesotho Consulate in Austin

The Lesotho Consulate-General is in Austin, with Bertha E. Means serving as the Consul general. The Consulate of Lesotho offers many services to the Lesotho national as well as for other citizens in the United States, such as Lesotho travel document renewal, emergency passport Issuing, attestation certificates, Lesotho visa requisites for Diplomatic and official passport holders, etc.

7400 Valburn Drive, Austin, TX, 78731
Tel: (+1) (512) 345-0747

To allow for more ease of use and access, the embassy/Consulate has established multiple consulates across the country to offer its services seamlessly.

What are the primary task activities performed by the Embassy/Consulate of Lesotho located in Austin, USA?

The embassy/Consulate assists travelers from the United States to Lesotho, and vice versa. It also plays a main role in the educational exchange program, science, and technical development, arts, and culture sponsored by the Lesotho government.

What are the other services offered by the Lesotho Consulate/ Embassy in Austin?

Community Services: Consulate dealing with aiding the distressed Lesotho woman, community welfare societies providing help to Lesotho diaspora, registration of new organization with the Lesotho Consulate, transportation of mortal remains to Lesotho with due respect, sending and receiving legal documents/summons through Consulate

Commerce: Businessnews services, appointing Commercial representative, aiding the establishment of new businesses in the USA, maintaining regulation of both export and import in coordination with USA authorities,  promotion of Lesotho exporters and manufacturers in the USA, promoting Investing in Lesotho, publishing list of exhibition and trade fair in Lesotho

Education: Publishing Lesotho centric activities in university and schools, providing no objection certificate to students for study in Lesotho, registration of Lesotho student aboard, study in Lesotho promotion activities, doing a student exchange program, giving science and technology-related opportunities, academic research collaborations        

What type of passport services are provided by Lesotho Embassy/Consulate?

The primary purposes of travel to the United States by Lesotho nationals are tourism, higher education, employment, and other activities (such as parents visiting children, business events, etc.). In the United States, any foreign resident needs to possess a valid travel document, or the traveler will be deported to their home country. If the travel documents, such as a passport, got expired or were lost, the embassy would work to provide new records to the traveler and issue an emergency Lesotho travel document based on the travel need of the applicant.

How many Lesotho Consulates/Embassy is in the United States to serve travelers?

The Lesotho Consulate in Austin (address listed above) along with two Consulates/Embassy spread across the country to aid travelers to and from Lesotho.

Address of Lesotho Embassy in Washington D.C

Embassy of Lesotho – Washington, DC  

2511 Massachusetts , N.W.

Washington, DC, 20008

Address of Lesotho Consulate in New Orleans

Consulate General of Lesotho – New Orleans

4 Grand Teton Court,

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70131

Does a Consulate operate out of Austin Consulate/Embassy?

There is no separate Consular Address in Austin. Both Embassy and Consular service office located in the same address

Can a traveler submit travel documents to the Lesotho Embassy/Consulate in Austin?

Yes. Applicant can visit Lesotho visa centre for submission of documents, they must be submitted by visiting the Lesotho Embassy/Consulate in Austin, In the case of an Lesotho e-visa, a visit is not mandatory to the Embassy, Consulate, or Lesotho Permitted visa agent.

Can a traveler collect travel documents from the Lesotho Embassy/Consulate in Austin?

Yes, you must visit the Lesotho Embassy/Consulate in Austin to collect the documents. For Lesotho electronic-visa, you don’t require to visit.

What are the Lesotho visas you can apply with Click2Visas?

Apply Business E-visa Single Entry to Lesotho
Business E-Visa Single Entry is a non-immigrant visa issued for travelers planning to take part in business-related activities in Lesotho for a short period of time. Mostly, no paid activities are permitted.

Apply Tourist E-Visa Single Entry to Lesotho
Tourist E-Visa Single Entry is a short stay visa that permits the holder to enter Lesotho for tourist and leisure purposes only and stay for an approved period of time.

Apply Tourist E-visa Multiple Entry to Lesotho
Tourist E-Visa Multiple Entry is travel authority for a visitor to enter Lesotho. This is primarily for sightseeing, leisure, holidays, or other tourism activities.

What is the Visa-Free Score of Lesotho Passports?

Lesotho passports accumulate points to every visa-free nation that determines enter without obtaining a visa or to get an arrival visa.  

To explore more details about Lesotho Visa-Free Score, check out: https://www.passportindex.org/passport/lesotho/