Visa requirements for Laotian citizens

Visa requirements for Laotian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Laos.

As of 2026, Laotian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Laotian passport 87th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

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Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	eVisa^[2]^[3]	30 days	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.^[4] e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
Albania	eVisa^[5]^[6]	90 days	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.^[7]
Algeria	Visa required^[8]	30 days	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	Visa required^[9]		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.
Angola	eVisa^[10]^[11]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa^[12]^[13]		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.^[14]
Argentina	Visa required^[15]		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.^[16]
Armenia	eVisa^[17]^[18]	120 days
Australia	Visa required^[19]^[20]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required^[21]
Azerbaijan	Visa required^[22]
Bahamas	eVisa^[23]^[24]
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[25]^[26]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival^[27]	30 days
Barbados	Visa required^[28]
Belarus	Visa required^[29]
Belgium	Visa required^[30]
Belize	Visa required^[31]		Visa is not required for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence of Canada, Schengen or US.^[32]
Benin	eVisa^[33]^[34]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa^[35]^[36]
Bolivia	Online Visa^[37]^[38]	30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required^[39]
Botswana	eVisa^[40]^[41]	3 months
Brazil	Visa required^[42]
Brunei	Visa not required^[43]	30 days
Bulgaria	Visa required^[44]
Burkina Faso	eVisa^[45]^[46]
Burundi	Visa on arrival^[47]	1 month
Cambodia	Visa not required^[48]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa^[49]^[50]
Canada	Visa required^[51]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival^[52]
Central African Republic	Visa required^[53]
Chad	Visa required^[54]
Chile	Visa required^[55]
China	Visa required^[56]
Colombia	Online Visa^[57]^[58]
Comoros	Visa on arrival^[59]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required^[60]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa^[61]^[62]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required^[63]
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa^[64]^[65]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required^[66]
Cuba	eVisa^[67]^[68]	90 days	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.
Cyprus	Visa required^[69]
Czech Republic	Visa required^[70]
Denmark	Visa required^[71]
Djibouti	eVisa^[72]^[73]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required^[74]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required^[75]
Ecuador	Visa not required^[76]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required^[77]
El Salvador	Visa required^[78]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa^[79]^[80]
Eritrea	Visa required^[81]
Estonia	Visa required^[82]
Eswatini	Visa required^[83]
Ethiopia	eVisa^[84]^[85]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa required^[86]
Finland	Visa required^[87]
France	Visa required^[88]
Gabon	eVisa^[89]^[90]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required^[91]
Georgia	eVisa^[92]^[93]	30 days
Germany	Visa required^[94]
Ghana	Visa required^[95]
Greece	Visa required^[96]
Grenada	Visa required^[97]
Guatemala	Visa required^[98]
Guinea	eVisa^[99]^[100]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival^[101]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required^[102]
Haiti	Visa not required^[103]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required^[104]
Hungary	Visa required^[105]
Iceland	Visa required^[106]
India	eVisa^[107]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports^{[Note 1]} or 5 designated seaports.^{[Note 2]}^[108] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.^[109] 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.^[110]
Indonesia	Visa not required^[111]	30 days
Iran	eVisa^[112]^[113]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa^[114]^[115]
Ireland	Visa required^[116]
Israel	Visa required^[117]
Italy	Visa required^[118]
Jamaica	Visa required^[119]
Japan	Visa required^[120]
Jordan	Visa required^[121]
Kazakhstan	eVisa^[122]^[123]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation^[124]^[125]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. 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.
Kiribati	Visa required^[126]
North Korea	Visa required^[127]
South Korea	Visa required^[128]		Laotian citizens may visit Jeju Island for stays up to 30 days without obtaining a visa.
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[129]^[130]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa^[131]^[132]
Latvia	Visa required^[133]
Lebanon	Visa required^[134]
Lesotho	eVisa^[135]^[136]
Liberia	Visa required^[137]
Libya	eVisa^[138]^[139]
Liechtenstein	Visa required^[140]
Lithuania	Visa required^[141]
Luxembourg	Visa required^[142]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival^[143]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[144]^[145]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required^[146]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival^[147]	30 days
Mali	Visa required^[148]
Malta	Visa required^[149]
Marshall Islands	Visa required^[150]
Mauritania	eVisa^[151]^[152]
Mauritius	Visa required^[153]
Mexico	Visa required^[154]
Micronesia	Visa not required^[155]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required^[156]
Monaco	Visa required^[157]
Mongolia	Visa not required^[158]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required^[159]
Morocco	Visa required^[160]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[161]^[162]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa not required^[163]	14 days
Namibia	Visa required^[164]
Nauru	Visa required^[165]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival^[166]^[167]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required^[168]
New Zealand	Visa required^[169]		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.^[170]
Nicaragua	Visa required^[171]
Niger	Visa required^[172]
Nigeria	eVisa^[173]^[174]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required^[175]
Norway	Visa required^[176]
Oman	Visa required^[177]
Pakistan	Online Visa^[178]^[179]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.^[180]
Palau	Free visa on arrival^[181]	30 days
Panama	Visa required^[182]
Papua New Guinea	eVisa^[183]^[184]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required^[185]
Peru	Visa required^[186]
Philippines	Visa not required^[187]	30 days
Poland	Visa required^[188]
Portugal	Visa required^[189]
Qatar	eVisa^[190]^[191]		Travelers can apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
Romania	Visa required^[192]
Russia	Visa not required^[193]	30 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
Rwanda	Visa not required^[194]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa^[195]^[196]
Saint Lucia	Visa required^[197]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required^[198]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required^[199]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required^[200]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa^[201]^[202]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required^[203]
Senegal	Visa required^[204]
Serbia	Visa required^[205]
Seychelles	Electronic Border System^[206]^[207]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa^[208]^[209]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required^[210]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required^[211]
Slovenia	Visa required^[212]
Solomon Islands	Visa required^[213]
Somalia	eVisa^[214]^[215]	30 days
South Africa	Visa required^[216]
South Sudan	eVisa^[217]^[218]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required^[219]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[220]^[221]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.^[222] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required^[223]
Suriname	Visa not required^[224]^[225]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.^[226] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.^[227]
Sweden	Visa required^[228]		Visa for Laotian citizens visiting Sweden within the Schengen Area is applicable for a processing time of 15 days.
Switzerland	Visa required^[229]
Syria	eVisa^[230]^[231]
Tajikistan	eVisa^[232]^[233]	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[234]^[235]	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required^[236]	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa not required^[237]^[238]	30 days
Togo	eVisa^[239]^[240]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required^[241]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required^[242]
Tunisia	Visa required^[243]
Turkey	Visa required^[244]
Turkmenistan	Visa required^[245]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival^[246]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa^[247]^[248]	3 months	Up to 24-month multiple entry is available for applicants who are able to provide the right documentation.
Ukraine	Visa required^[249]^[250]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Visa required^[251]		May apply using 'Smart service'.^[252]
United Kingdom	Visa required^[253]
United States	Partial visa restrictions^[254]		Effective June 9, 2025, no new immigrant visas will be issued to nationals of the seven countries, and no B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, or J nonimmigrant visas will be issued, with certain exemptions.^[255]
Uruguay	Visa required^[256]
Uzbekistan	eVisa^[257]^[258]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required^[259]
Vatican City	Visa required^[260]
Venezuela	eVisa^[261]^[262]		Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers.^[263]^[264]
Vietnam	Visa not required^[265]	30 days
Yemen	Visa required^[266]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[267]^[268]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa^[269]^[270]	3 months

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kong Macau Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian² San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

v t e Visa policy by country
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia (history)² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia (history)² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh⁷
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁷ Unrecognized state.

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