--- title: Visa requirements for Laos passport holders description: "Citizens of Laos can visit 17 of 178 destinations visa-free and 69 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival." canonical: https://nowah.xyz/visa/passport/laos lastModified: 2026-09-05 --- # Visa requirements for Laos passport holders Citizens of Laos can visit 17 of 178 destinations visa-free and 69 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival. Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel. ## Visa-free (17) No visa needed — just go - [Brunei](/visa/brunei/laos) - [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/laos) - [Dominica](/visa/dominica/laos) - [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/laos) - [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/laos) - [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/laos) - [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/laos) - [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/laos) - [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/laos) - [Philippines](/visa/philippines/laos) - [Russia](/visa/russia/laos) - [Samoa](/visa/samoa/laos) - [Singapore](/visa/singapore/laos) - [Suriname](/visa/suriname/laos) - [Thailand](/visa/thailand/laos) - [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/laos) - [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/laos) ## eTA (2) Electronic travel authorization (online) - [Kenya](/visa/kenya/laos) - [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/laos) ## Visa on arrival (18) Get your visa at the border - [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/laos) - [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/laos) - [Burundi](/visa/burundi/laos) - [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/laos) - [Comoros](/visa/comoros/laos) - [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/laos) - [Kuwait](/visa/kuwait/laos) - [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/laos) - [Malawi](/visa/malawi/laos) - [Maldives](/visa/maldives/laos) - [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/laos) - [Nepal](/visa/nepal/laos) - [Palau](/visa/palau/laos) - [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/laos) - [Sri Lanka](/visa/sri-lanka/laos) - [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/laos) - [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/laos) - [Zambia](/visa/zambia/laos) ## Pre-approval + VOA (1) Approve online, collect at arrival - [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/laos) ## eVisa (48) Fully online — no office visit - [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/laos) - [Albania](/visa/albania/laos) - [Angola](/visa/angola/laos) - [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/laos) - [Armenia](/visa/armenia/laos) - [Australia](/visa/australia/laos) - [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/laos) - [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/laos) - [Botswana](/visa/botswana/laos) - [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/laos) - [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/laos) - [Colombia](/visa/colombia/laos) - [Cuba](/visa/cuba/laos) - [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/laos) - [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/laos) - [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/laos) - [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/laos) - [Gabon](/visa/gabon/laos) - [Georgia](/visa/georgia/laos) - [Guinea](/visa/guinea/laos) - [India](/visa/india/laos) - [Iran](/visa/iran/laos) - [Iraq](/visa/iraq/laos) - [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/laos) - [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/laos) - [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/laos) - [Libya](/visa/libya/laos) - [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/laos) - [Morocco](/visa/morocco/laos) - [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/laos) - [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/laos) - [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/laos) - [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/laos) - [Qatar](/visa/qatar/laos) - [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/laos) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/laos) - [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/laos) - [Somalia](/visa/somalia/laos) - [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/laos) - [Syria](/visa/syria/laos) - [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/laos) - [Togo](/visa/togo/laos) - [Uganda](/visa/uganda/laos) - [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/laos) - [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/laos) - [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/laos) - [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/laos) - [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/laos) ## Embassy / VFS (92) In-person at an embassy or visa center - [Algeria](/visa/algeria/laos) - [Andorra](/visa/andorra/laos) - [Argentina](/visa/argentina/laos) - [Austria](/visa/austria/laos) - [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/laos) - [Barbados](/visa/barbados/laos) - [Belarus](/visa/belarus/laos) - [Belgium](/visa/belgium/laos) - [Belize](/visa/belize/laos) - [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/laos) - [Canada](/visa/canada/laos) - [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/laos) - [Chad](/visa/chad/laos) - [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/laos) - [Croatia](/visa/croatia/laos) - [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/laos) - [Denmark](/visa/denmark/laos) - [Egypt](/visa/egypt/laos) - [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/laos) - [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/laos) - [Estonia](/visa/estonia/laos) - [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/laos) - [Fiji](/visa/fiji/laos) - [Finland](/visa/finland/laos) - [France](/visa/france/laos) - [Gambia](/visa/gambia/laos) - [Germany](/visa/germany/laos) - [Ghana](/visa/ghana/laos) - [Greece](/visa/greece/laos) - [Grenada](/visa/grenada/laos) - [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/laos) - [Guyana](/visa/guyana/laos) - [Honduras](/visa/honduras/laos) - [Iceland](/visa/iceland/laos) - [Ireland](/visa/ireland/laos) - [Israel](/visa/israel/laos) - [Italy](/visa/italy/laos) - [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/laos) - [Japan](/visa/japan/laos) - [Jordan](/visa/jordan/laos) - [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/laos) - [Latvia](/visa/latvia/laos) - [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/laos) - [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/laos) - [Lithuania](/visa/lithuania/laos) - [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/laos) - [Mali](/visa/mali/laos) - [Malta](/visa/malta/laos) - [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/laos) - [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/laos) - [Mexico](/visa/mexico/laos) - [Moldova](/visa/moldova/laos) - [Monaco](/visa/monaco/laos) - [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/laos) - [Namibia](/visa/namibia/laos) - [Nauru](/visa/nauru/laos) - [Netherlands](/visa/netherlands/laos) - [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/laos) - [Niger](/visa/niger/laos) - [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/laos) - [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/laos) - [Oman](/visa/oman/laos) - [Panama](/visa/panama/laos) - [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/laos) - [Peru](/visa/peru/laos) - [Poland](/visa/poland/laos) - [Portugal](/visa/portugal/laos) - [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/laos) - [Romania](/visa/romania/laos) - [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/laos) - [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/laos) - [Senegal](/visa/senegal/laos) - [Serbia](/visa/serbia/laos) - [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/laos) - [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/laos) - [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/laos) - [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/laos) - [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/laos) - [Spain](/visa/spain/laos) - [Sudan](/visa/sudan/laos) - [Sweden](/visa/sweden/laos) - [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/laos) - [Tonga](/visa/tonga/laos) - [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/laos) - [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/laos) - [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/laos) - [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/laos) - [United Kingdom](/visa/united-kingdom/laos) - [United States](/visa/united-states/laos) - [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/laos) - [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/laos) - [Yemen](/visa/yemen/laos)