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Visa on arrival, 30 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
eVisa fee calculator…Nationality as in passport-- Please select your nationality --…AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovianBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoCambodiaCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDomincaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHongkong SAR, ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, The former YugoslavMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of KoreaRepublic of KosovoRomaniaRussia FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PricipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwan, ChinaTajikistanThailandTimor LesteTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmirateUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnam
Aevamo’s reading
Law No. 59/NA on Immigration and Foreigner Management of the Lao PDR creates the entry regime: Article 11 requires holders of ordinary passports of countries without a visa-exemption agreement to comply with visa application procedures before entering, and Article 19 creates the visa categories including the tourist visa and the visa-on-arrival unit. The MOFA list and eVisa portal implement that law; they do not create the obligation themselves.
The eVisa portal's nationality selector enumerates the nationalities eligible for the Lao eVisa facility; every issuer in this row appears in that selector and is not on the MOFA visa-exemption list, and the portal's FAQ confirms they may use the Visa on Arrival lane, so they enter visa-on-arrival for 30 days.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
MOFA visa-exemption list signed "Vientiane, 22 December 2025"; the Law is the 2015 English print of Law No. 59/NA adopted 26-12-2014, gazetted 23-06-2015; the eVisa portal pages were fetched live 2026-08-20.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.