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Laos visa and entry requirements

Entry rules for tourists with an ordinary passport: how you enter Laos, how long you may stay, what to register before arrival and where to apply.

Last checked: October 22, 2026

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Before you travel

Passport validity
At least 6 months from the date of entry. The eVisa FAQ words it as more than 180 days from arrival.[9][10][12]
Blank pages
At least 1[10]
Proof of funds
Entry can be refused for evidence of insufficient funds to cover the stay; no amount is stated for tourists.[10]

Registration before arrival

Lao Digital Immigration Form (LDIF) Required
Who
all foreign nationals and stateless people using a passport, at Wattay International Airport, Luangprabang International Airport, Pakse International Airport and Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I
When
before entering or departing Laos

Required since 1 September 2025.[5]

Register on the official site (www.immigration.gov.la)

Apply only on official sites

The Lao eVisa website laoevisa.gov.la is owned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; third-party sites and unauthorized service providers are not affiliated with it.

Agency sites that look official charge extra fees for the same forms. The official domains are: laoevisa.gov.la, immigration.gov.la, mofa.gov.la

All entry options

Visa-free

Visa exemption (30 days)

Visa exemption

Who can use this: 13 passports[1][2][11][13]

Ordinary passports. Japan and R. Korea citizens: 30 days since 1 June 2025 per the Lao embassy in Japan (the 2022 list still shows 15 days for Japan). Timor-Leste: tourism stays.

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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ Brunei ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Mongolia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ Timor-Leste ยท ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

Stay
30 days[1][2][11][13]
Fee
Free. No visa fee.[1]
Extension
Not possible. Visa-exempt stays cannot be extended except in emergencies or other necessary cases with supporting documents. Leaving Laos and re-entering starts a new stay.[3][11]

Requirements

  • Japan and R. Korea citizens: passport valid for at least 6 months on entry.[11]
  • Register through the Lao Digital Immigration Form where it applies.[5]
Visa-free

Visa exemption (14 to 15 days)

Visa exemption

Who can use this: 3 passports[1][2]

Ordinary passports.

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๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar (Burma) ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland

Stay
15 days. Myanmar citizens 14 days, Luxembourg and Switzerland 15 days.[1][2]
  • 14 days: Myanmar (Burma)
Fee
Free. No visa fee.[1]
Extension
Not possible. Visa-exempt stays cannot be extended except in emergencies or other necessary cases with supporting documents.[3]

Requirements

  • Register through the Lao Digital Immigration Form where it applies.[5]
Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival

Visa on Arrival

Who can use this: All passports[1][3]

The Department of Immigration says most travellers can get a visa on arrival, and it mentions nationalities that cannot, without publishing a list.

Stay
30 days[1]
Fee
$50. Amount given by the Lao embassy in Japan; the Department of Immigration publishes no fee table.[11]
Extension
Possible, LAKย 20,000. At the Immigration Department in Vientiane or a provincial immigration office. The visas page says once, the services page says up to 2 times per arrival. 20,000 kip per day plus 40,000 kip service fee.[1][3]
Entry points
Only at these entry points[4]
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WATTAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LUANGPRABANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAVANNAKHET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PAKSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 1, FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 2, FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 3, FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 4, LAO CHINA RAILWAY, PANGHOK, LANETOUI, BOTEN, Golden Triangle International Border Immigration Check Point, MEUANGMOM, NAMSOY, NAMHEUANG FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CHECKPOINT, NAMNGEUN INTERNATIONAL CHECKPOINT, PHOUDOU INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, PANGMON INTERNATIONAL BODER CHECKPOINT, NAMKAN INTERNATIONAL CHECKPOINT, NAMPHAO INTERNATIONAL CHECKPOINT, The Fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, NAPHAO INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, DANSAVAN INTERNATIONAL BORDER GATE, VANGTAO INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, NONGNOKKHEANE INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, DAK TA OCK INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, LA LAI INTERNATIONAL CHECKPOINT, PHOUKEUA INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECK POINT, BANVANG INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, PAKTAPHAN INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, PAHANG INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINT, KHAMSAVATH STATION

International checkpoints listed with the visa on arrival status.

Requirements

  • Two passport photos (5 x 3 cm) and the fee in US dollars.[11]
  • Passport valid for more than 180 days from arrival.[3][10]
e-Visa

Lao eVisa

Lao eVisa (Tourist Visa T-B3)

Who can use this: 162 passports[6][10]

Ordinary passports only. Tourism only.

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Antigua & Barbuda ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Bahamas ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง Barbados ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ Belize ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Benin ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Bhutan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด Bolivia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ Brunei ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria ยท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ Burkina Faso ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ Central African Republic ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ Chad ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Congo - Kinshasa ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Costa Rica ยท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Dominica ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด Dominican Republic ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Ecuador ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป El Salvador ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Eritrea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji ยท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland ยท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Grenada ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น Guatemala ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ Guyana ยท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น Haiti ยท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Honduras ยท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong SAR China ยท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Kiribati ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Kosovo ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Kyrgyzstan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Liechtenstein ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด Macao SAR China ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Madagascar ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldives ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญ Marshall Islands ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Micronesia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Moldova ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monaco ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Mongolia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช Montenegro ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar (Burma) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Nicaragua ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ North Macedonia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway ยท ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผ Palau ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Palestinian Territories ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ Paraguay ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Peru ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland ยท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal ยท ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda ยท ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Samoa ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ San Marino ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡น Sรฃo Tomรฉ & Prรญncipe ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง Solomon Islands ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ St. Kitts & Nevis ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ St. Lucia ยท ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ St. Vincent & Grenadines ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Tajikistan ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ Timor-Leste ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น Trinidad & Tobago ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Tรผrkiye ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmenistan ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป Tuvalu ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan ยท ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Vanuatu ยท ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช Venezuela ยท ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

Stay
30 days. Counted from the day of arrival. The approval letter is valid for 60 days to enter.[9][10]
Fee
$50. Per applicant, excluding bank charge. Non-refundable.[7][9]
Extension
Possible, LAKย 20,000. At the Immigration Department in Vientiane or a provincial immigration office, requested at least 3 days before expiry, up to 2 times per arrival. 20,000 kip per day plus 40,000 kip service fee.[3]
Processing
Usually 3 working days after the application and fee are complete.[8][9]
Entry points
Only at these entry points[8][9][10]
Show the 9 entry points

Wattay International Airport (Vientiane Capital), Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I (Vientiane Capital), Luang Prabang International Airport (Luang Prabang), Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge II (Savannakhet Province), Pakse International Airport (Champasack Province), Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge IV (Bokeo Province), Boten International Checkpoint (Luang Namtha Province), Boten Railway Station (Luang Namtha Province), Khamsavath Railway Station (Vientiane Capital)

Entry through other checkpoints needs a visa on arrival, and the eVisa fee is not refunded.

Entry
Single entry

Requirements

  • Passport bio page and a 4x6 cm photo taken within the last 6 months.[8][9]
  • Print the eVisa approval letter and show it at the eVisa lane. The same passport used in the application must be presented.[9][10]
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months from arrival, with at least 1 blank page.[10]
  • A group application covers a maximum of 20 people per invoice. Children and infants need a visa too.[9]
Apply on the official site (laoevisa.gov.la)
Visa from an embassy

Tourist visa from a Lao embassy

Tourist Visa (T-B3)

Who can use this: All passports[1]

Applied for at a Lao embassy or consulate. Requirements and fees differ by embassy.

Stay
30 days. The Lao embassy in Washington states 30 days from entry. The Department of Immigration states up to 60 days for an embassy tourist visa.[1][12]
Fee
$50. US and Canadian citizens at the Lao embassy in Washington; other embassies set their own fees.[12]
Extension
Possible, LAKย 20,000. At an immigration office in Laos.[3][12]
Processing
Ten business days at the Lao embassy in Washington, expedited service for an extra 20 US dollars.[12]
Entry
Single entry

Requirements

  • Application form, two photos (2 x 2 inches), original passport valid for at least 6 months and a copy of the data page.[12]

Issued for one entry and must be used within two months of issue (Lao embassy in Washington).

Good to know

  • Long stays need a long-term visa (I-B3); foreigners staying long term must show money in a Lao bank account, 20,000 US dollars for six months and 40,000 US dollars for one year.[1]
  • Visa-exempt travellers who need more than the exempt stay must apply for a tourist visa; the exempt stay itself cannot be extended.[3][13]

Research status

Last checked: October 22, 2026. Checked against the official sources within the last 30 days.

Change log

No changes since the first check on October 22, 2026.

How this works: each country's rules come only from its government (immigration authority, foreign ministry, official e-Visa portals). A daily check compares the official pages with our data, one country after another, so every country is checked at least every two weeks. Changes are reviewed before they appear here.

No legal advice. Airlines and border officers decide on boarding and entry. Always confirm the rules on the official site before you travel, especially for unusual passports or longer stays.

Sources and background

Numbers in the text such as [1] refer to these sources.

  1. [1] Department of Immigration of Lao PDR: Visas. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  2. [2] Department of Immigration of Lao PDR: List of countries having reached unilateral and bilateral visa exemption agreement with Laos (scanned list on the Visas page). Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  3. [3] Department of Immigration of Lao PDR: Visa extension. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  4. [4] Department of Immigration of Lao PDR: International border checkpoints. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  5. [5] Department of Immigration of Lao PDR: Submit Arrival or Departure Digital Card. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  6. [6] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR: Who can apply for Lao eVisa. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  7. [7] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR: eVisa fee calculator. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  8. [8] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR: Information. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  9. [9] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR: Frequently asked questions. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  10. [10] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR: Terms and Conditions. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  11. [11] Embassy of Laos in Japan: Lao visa information. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  12. [12] Embassy of the Lao P.D.R. in Washington, DC: Lao Visa. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  13. [13] Lao News Agency (KPL): Laos and Timor-Leste Implement Visa Exemption for Ordinary Passport Holders. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
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