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Laos visa requirements

Capital: VientianeLao, French, EnglishUpdated October 2026
22of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Laos?

Holders of 22 passports can visit Laos without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa on arrival for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa on arrival
United KingdomVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa on arrival
ChinaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa-free, 15 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 30 days
BrazilVisa on arrival
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa on arrival
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa on arrival
AngolaVisa on arrival
Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival
ArgentinaVisa on arrival
ArmeniaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
AustriaVisa-free, 15 days
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
BahamasVisa on arrival
BahrainVisa on arrival
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa on arrival
BelarusVisa on arrival
BelgiumVisa on arrival
BelizeVisa on arrival
BeninVisa on arrival
BhutanVisa on arrival
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa on arrival
BotswanaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa on arrival
BruneiVisa-free, 14 days
BulgariaVisa on arrival
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival
CambodiaVisa-free, 30 days
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa on arrival
ChadVisa on arrival
ChileVisa on arrival
ChinaVisa on arrival
ColombiaVisa on arrival
ComorosVisa on arrival
Costa RicaVisa on arrival
CroatiaVisa on arrival
CubaVisa on arrival
CyprusVisa on arrival
Czech RepublicVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa-free, 15 days
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
DominicaVisa on arrival
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival
EcuadorVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa on arrival
El SalvadorVisa on arrival
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival
EritreaVisa on arrival
EstoniaVisa on arrival
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
FijiVisa on arrival
FinlandVisa-free, 15 days
FranceVisa on arrival
GabonVisa on arrival
GambiaVisa on arrival
GeorgiaVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa-free, 15 days
GrenadaVisa on arrival
GuatemalaVisa on arrival
GuineaVisa on arrival
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa on arrival
HaitiVisa on arrival
HondurasVisa on arrival
Hong KongVisa on arrival
HungaryVisa on arrival
IcelandVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa on arrival
IndonesiaVisa-free, 30 days
IranVisa required
IraqVisa on arrival
IrelandVisa on arrival
IsraelVisa on arrival
ItalyVisa on arrival
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa-free, 15 days
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa on arrival
KenyaVisa on arrival
KiribatiVisa on arrival
KosovoVisa on arrival
KuwaitVisa on arrival
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival
LatviaVisa on arrival
LebanonVisa on arrival
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival
LithuaniaVisa on arrival
LuxembourgVisa-free, 15 days
MacauVisa on arrival
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MalawiVisa on arrival
MalaysiaVisa-free, 30 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MaliVisa on arrival
MaltaVisa on arrival
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa on arrival
MicronesiaVisa on arrival
MoldovaVisa on arrival
MonacoVisa on arrival
MongoliaVisa-free, 30 days
MontenegroVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa on arrival
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa-free, 14 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival
NetherlandsVisa on arrival
New ZealandVisa on arrival
NicaraguaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa on arrival
North MacedoniaVisa on arrival
NorwayVisa-free, 15 days
OmanVisa on arrival
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival
PalestineVisa on arrival
PanamaVisa on arrival
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival
ParaguayVisa on arrival
PeruVisa on arrival
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
PolandVisa on arrival
PortugalVisa on arrival
QatarVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days
RwandaVisa on arrival
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival
San MarinoVisa on arrival
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa on arrival
SeychellesVisa on arrival
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free, 30 days
SlovakiaVisa on arrival
SloveniaVisa on arrival
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival
SomaliaVisa on arrival
South AfricaVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa-free, 30 days
South SudanVisa on arrival
SpainVisa-free, 15 days
Sri LankaVisa on arrival
SudanVisa on arrival
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa-free, 15 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 15 days
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa on arrival
TajikistanVisa on arrival
TanzaniaVisa on arrival
ThailandVisa-free, 30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
TogoVisa on arrival
TongaVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival
TunisiaVisa on arrival
TurkeyVisa on arrival
TurkmenistanVisa on arrival
TuvaluVisa on arrival
UgandaVisa on arrival
UkraineVisa on arrival
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival
United KingdomVisa on arrival
United StatesVisa on arrival
UruguayVisa on arrival
UzbekistanVisa on arrival
VanuatuVisa on arrival
Vatican CityVisa on arrival
VenezuelaVisa on arrival
VietnamVisa-free, 30 days
YemenVisa on arrival
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

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