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- No visa needed 19
- Visa on arrival 17
- Electronic travel authorisation needed 4
- E-visa needed 44
- Visa needed 113
- Entry restricted 1
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No visa needed · 19
- Belarusup to 30 days✓
- Bruneiup to 30 days
- Cambodiaup to 30 days
- Dominicaup to 21 days
- Ecuadorup to 90 days
- Haitiup to 90 days
- Indonesiaup to 30 days✓
- Malaysiaup to 30 days✓
- Micronesiaup to 30 days
- Mongoliaup to 30 days
- Myanmar (Burma)up to 14 days
- Palestine
- Philippinesup to 30 days✓
- Russiaup to 30 days
- Rwandaup to 30 days
- Singaporeup to 30 days✓
- St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days
- Thailandup to 30 days
- Vietnamup to 30 days✓
Electronic travel authorisation needed · 4
- Kenyaup to 90 days✓
- Seychellesup to 90 days✓
- Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
- Surinameup to 90 days
Visa on arrival · 17
E-visa needed · 44
- Albania✓
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia✓
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- India✓
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Libya
- Mauritania
- New Zealand✓
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar✓
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates✓
- Uzbekistanup to 30 days✓
- Zimbabwe
Visa needed · 113
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra✓
- Angola
- Argentina✓
- Armenia✓
- Austria✓
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belgium✓
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil✓
- Bulgaria✓
- Canada✓
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China✓
- Colombia✓
- Costa Rica✓
- Croatia✓
- Cyprus✓
- Czechia✓
- Denmark✓
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia✓
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland✓
- France✓
- Gambia
- Germany✓
- Ghana
- Greece✓
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong✓
- Hungary✓
- Iceland✓
- Ireland✓
- Israel✓
- Italy✓
- Jamaica✓
- Japan✓
- Jordan✓
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan✓
- Latvia✓
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein✓
- Lithuania✓
- Luxembourg✓
- Mali
- Malta✓
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico✓
- Moldova✓
- Monaco✓
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands✓
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway✓
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland✓
- Portugal✓
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania✓
- San Marino✓
- Saudi Arabia✓
- Senegal✓
- Serbia✓
- Slovakia✓
- Slovenia✓
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa✓
- South Korea✓
- Spain✓
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden✓
- Switzerland✓
- Taiwan✓
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia✓
- Türkiye✓
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom✓
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City✓
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Entry restricted · 1
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Lao citizens visit without a visa?
19 visa-free, 17 with a visa on arrival, 4 with an electronic authorisation and 44 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 113 of 198 countries.
Do Lao citizens need a visa for France?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Lao citizens need a visa for the UK?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Lao citizens need a visa for the US?
Entry is restricted.
Do Lao citizens need a visa for Canada?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Lao citizens need a visa for the UAE?
You need an e-visa, applied for online at smartservices.icp.gov.ae.
Does a US or Schengen visa help Lao citizens?
Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 23 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 55. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.