Where Laos passport holders can go visa-free
198 countries and territories: visa-free โ 23, electronic travel authorisation โ 2, visa on arrival โ 10, e-visa โ 55, visa required โ 108. Rules change โ check the destination's official website before you travel.
With a Laos passport you can enter 25 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 65 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.
- Updated 19 October 2026
- 198 countries and territories
- references disagree: 18
By country
Filter by entry type or search by name. โReferences disagreeโ means different sources give different answers โ check the destination's official website.
Visa-free ยท 23
- Belarus30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
- Brunei30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Dominica21 days
- Ecuador90 days
- Haiti90 days
- Indonesia30 days
- Malaysia30 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Mongolia30 days
- Myanmar14 days
- Palestine
- Philippines30 days
- Russia30 days
Details
For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
- Samoa60 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Seychelles90 days
- Singapore30 days
- Suriname90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
- Thailand30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 60 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Vietnam30 days
Travel authorisation ยท 2
- Kenya90 days
Details
Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
- Taiwan
Visa on arrival ยท 10
- Bangladesh30 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros45 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Macau
- Madagascar60 days
- Maldives30 days
- Palau30 days
- Tuvalu30 days
E-visa ยท 55
- Afghanistan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
- Albania90 days
Details
Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Ireland, Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years.
- Angola
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Antigua and Barbuda
Details
Holders of a visa or residency issued by Canada, USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State can obtain a visa upon arrival that costs USD100 for a maximum of 30 days.
- Armenia120 days
- Bahamas
- Bahrain14 days
- Benin30 days
Details
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
- Bhutan
- Bolivia30 days
- Botswana90 days
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Colombia
- Cรดte dโIvoire90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Cuba90 days
Details
Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee. Tourist card must be obtained in advance via travel agency, airline or at the embassy.
- Djibouti90 days
- DR Congo7 days
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia90 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
- Gabon90 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Georgia30 days
- Guinea90 days
- Hong Kong
- India30 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
- Iran30 days
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait90 days
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Malawi90 days
- Mauritania
- Mozambique30 days
- Nepal90 days
- Nigeria90 days
- Pakistan90 days
Details
Online Visa eligible.
- Papua New Guinea60 days
Details
Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
- Qatar
Details
Travelers can apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
- Sierra Leone90 days
- Somalia30 days
- South Sudan
Details
Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
- Sri Lanka60 days
Details
Sri Lanka introduced an ETA valid for 30 days.
- Syria
- Tajikistan60 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Togo15 days
- Uganda90 days
Details
Up to 24-month multiple entry is available for applicants who are able to provide the right documentation.
- Uzbekistan30 days
- Venezuela
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers.
- Zambia90 days
- Zimbabwe90 days
Visa required ยท 108
- Algeria
Details
Visa Issuance for passengers with a boarding authorization traveling as tourists to cities in the south of Algeria (Timimoun, Ghardaia, Ilizi, Djanet or Tamanraset) can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum of 30 days. They must have: a return/onward ticket, a hotel reservation confirmation.
- Andorra
Details
There are no visa requirements for entry into Andorra, but it can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain. A multiple entry visa is required to re-enter either France or Spain when leaving Andorra. All visitors can stay for 3 months.
- Argentina
Details
The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Laotian citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.
- Australia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
Details
Visa is not required for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence of Canada, Schengen or US.
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- El Salvador
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Germany
- Ghana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
Details
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
Laotian citizens may visit Jeju Island for stays up to 30 days without obtaining a visa.
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
Details
Visa for Laotian citizens visiting Sweden within the Schengen Area is applicable for a processing time of 15 days.
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Tรผrkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
Details
e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
- United Arab Emirates
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
May apply using 'Smart service'.
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Yemen
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