Laos entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

e-Visa — the default for everyone else

Visa on arrival

The duration of stay of a visa obtained upon arrival in Laos is 30 days, and can be extended twice, for a maximum stay of 90 days.

Recent changes

1. 5 January 2025 · confirmed
   Kazakhstan (diplomatic and service passports)
2. 15 August 2025 · confirmed
   Timor-Leste
3. 1 October 2022 · confirmed
   Georgia (diplomatic, official and service passports)
4. 1 October 2021 · confirmed
   Morocco (diplomatic, official and service passports)
5. 1 July 2024 · confirmed
   31 December 2024: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, Spain and Sweden

Policy history

Older entries from the destination's policy archive. Kept for reference, not current rules.

1. 9 September 2019 · archive
   Hungary (diplomatic and service passports)
2. 8 October 1989 · archive
   China (diplomatic and service passports)
3. 8 February 1994 · archive
   Thailand (diplomatic passports)
4. 7 July 2009 · archive
   Luxembourg and Switzerland (unilateral)
5. 6 November 2002 · archive
   India (diplomatic and service passports)
6. 6 January 2013 · archive
   Bangladesh (diplomatic and service passports)
7. 5 October 2011 · archive
   Peru (diplomatic and service passports)
8. 5 March 2004 · archive
   Vietnam
9. 5 March 1999 · archive
   Thailand (service passports)
10. 29 November 2004 · archive
    Russia (diplomatic and service passports)
11. 29 January 2020 · archive
    Turkey (diplomatic passports)
12. 28 October 2015 · archive
    Kuwait (diplomatic and service passports)
13. 28 October 2004 · archive
    Thailand
14. 28 October 1981 · archive
    Cambodia (diplomatic and service passports)
15. 27 September 2013 · archive
    Ecuador (diplomatic and service passports)
16. 27 March 1989 · archive
    North Korea (diplomatic and service passports)
17. 27 January 2014 · archive
    Mexico (diplomatic and service passports)
18. 25 August 2016 · archive
    Pakistan (diplomatic and service passports)
19. 23 September 2011 · archive
    Indonesia
20. 23 November 1998 · archive
    Myanmar (diplomatic and service passports)

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General information, not legal advice. Verified 2026-09-04 — rules change; confirm on the official portal before travelling.