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Lesotho

Student residence permit. A foreign student files the residence application with a medical form, police clearance unless a minor, application letter, school admission letter, certified passport and entry-stamp copies, educational records and visa certificate where applicable. The entry-visa checklist also requests tuition statement, sponsor funding, medical insurance and return ticket.

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Student residence permit

Residence for approved study. The student residence permit does not grant employment rights.

Who qualifies

  • A foreign student files the residence application with a medical form, police clearance unless a minor, application letter, school admission letter, certified passport and entry-stamp copies, educational records and visa certificate where applicable. The entry-visa checklist also requests tuition statement, sponsor funding, medical insurance and return ticket.
    Lesotho government, residence-permit service charter
  • The government entry-visa checklist for study lists admission, tuition, education records and proof of sponsorship or sufficient funds.
    Lesotho government, entry-visa service charter

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

Student residence permit needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Processing runs from submission of the complete file to the issuing authority’s decision.
Cost
Budget for the application documents, certification, police or medical records and travel in addition to any charge collected at filing.
The hard part
Obtaining school admission and documenting tuition and living support.
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Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    4 years, renewable for 4 years at a time.

  2. 2032
    Apply for citizenship

    With a language test.

  3. 2033
    Citizenship

    The decision usually takes 6 months.

Language
Adequate Sesotho or English.
Time away
Five continuous years of lawful residence on valid permits immediately before applying, with an intention to continue living permanently in Lesotho.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • The Ministry lists a study permit of up to four years; lawful continuous residence is not excluded from the five-year citizenship test.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Obtain school admission and funding records, then begin the published study or residence application.Open gov.ls ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health insurance that meets the program’s rules
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Postern can’t run this for you yet.

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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