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  Visa Requirements
 

Visa: When foreigners wish to enter Laos they must apply, in principle, for a visa from a LAOS embassy or consulate. An arrival visa at Wattay International Airport and Friendship Bridge International Border Check Point can be obtained.

Visa exemption: Citizens of countries that have concluded a visa exemption agreement with LAOS are allowed to enter without a visa. In general, visa exemption under the agreement applies to short-term visitors who enter Laos not to work but for the purpose of touring, visiting others or on official missions.

Countries with which Laos has signed visa exemption agreements for diplomatic and official passports:

  • Vietnam
  • China
  • Cambodia
  • Korea DPR
  • Russian Federation
  • East European countries
  • Malaysia
  • The Philippines
  • Thailand

    Validity Period of Visa

  • For businessmen who come to Laos to collect information or to contact local businessmen, the visa is for more than one month and can be extended.
  • For touring or visiting the visa is for one month.
  • For employees of companies with foreign investment status: professionals employed as management of companies with foreign investment status, and their families, are given special consideration in visa issuance and period of stay. In principle, foreign investors can live in Laos for the duration of the projects in which their companies are involved.

    The 30 day visa on arrival in the Lao PDR is available at any border crossing or river port-of-entry in Laos including the three international airports of Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Pakse for between US$30 and $45 depending on nationality. Japanese visitors to Lao no longer need a visa and ASEAN country passport holders should not have to pay for a 15 day entry stamp. [Download Visa On Arrival]

    When submitting your application for a visa, be sure that you have the following:

  • 2 completed visa application forms
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months
  • One recent passport photograph (4x6)
  • A return ticket
  • Letter of Invitation from the organizer
  • Hotel bookings confirmation slip
  • Photocopy of passport
  • Original copy of passport

    EMBASSIES & CONSULATES OF LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

    Embassy of the Lao PDR - AUSTRALIA
    Canberra: (612) 6286 4595, 6286 6933    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
    Seoul: (82-2) 796 1713, 796 1714
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - BRUNEI
    Bandar Seri Begawan: (673) 2 238 4382     		Embassy of the Lao PDR - MALAYSIA
    Kuala Lumpur: (603) 2148 7059
    Embassy of the Lao PDR – BELGUIM
    Brussels: 32 (2) 740 0950, 740 0951    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - MONGOLIA
    Ulanbator: (976) 11 322 834, 11 326 440
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - CAMBODIA
    Phnom Penh: (855 - 23) 997 931    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - PHILIPPINES
    Makati City: (632) 852 5759
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - CHINA
    Beijing: (8610) 6532 1244, 6532 517    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - POLAND
    Warsaw: (48) 22 668 66 99
    Consulate General of the Lao PDR - CHINA
    Hong Kong: (852) 25 441 186, 25 441 129    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - RUSSIA
    Moscow: (74-95) 690 2560, 203 0158
    Consulate General of Lao PDR – CHINA
    Kunming: (86-871) 317 6623, 317 6624    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - SINGAPORE
    Singapore: (65) 6250 6044, 6250 6741
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - CUBA
    Havana: (537) 204 1059, 241 056, 214 075    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - SWEDEN
    Stockholm: (468) 618 2010
    Embassade de la PDR Lao en FRANCE
    Poincare: (33-1) 455 37524, 455 37545    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - THAILAND
    Bangkok: (66) 2539 6667, 2539 6668, 2539 7341
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - GERMANY
    Berlin: (49) 30 8906 0647    		 Consulate General of the Lao PDR - THAILAND
    Khonkhaen: (66-43) 242 856, 242 857, 242 858
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - INDIA
    New Delhi: (91-11) 41 327 352    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Washington DC: (1-202) 332 6416, 328 9148
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - INDONESIA
    Jakarta: (62-21) 522 9602, 522 9603    		 Embassy of the Lao PDR - VIETNAM
    Hanoi: (844) 3942 4576
    Embassy of the Lao PDR - JAPAN
    Tokyo: (813) 5411 2291, 5411 2292    		 Consulate General of The Lao PDR - VIETNAM
    Ho Chi Minh City: (848) 829 7667, 829 9272, 829 9275
    Embassy of the Lao PDR – DPR of KOREA
    Pyongyang: (852) 381 7363    		 Consulate General of the Lao PDR - VIETNAM
    Danang: (84) 511 382 1208

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