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Laos visa rules for Bahrain passport holders

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Visa on arrival. Bahrain passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Laos.

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Visa on arrival
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30 days per entry
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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL30 DAYS

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Official source

laoevisa.gov.laMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, Consular Department (Lao eVisa portal)Checked 29 Oct 2026

WHO CAN APPY FOR LAO EVISA Albania Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovian Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominca Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hongkong SAR, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao SAR, China Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Kosovo Romania Russia Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Pricipe Saudi Arabia Serbia Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan, China Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirate United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Visa on arrival is issued only at Wattay (Vientiane), Luang Prabang, Pakse and Savannakhet airports and at the listed land borders with Thailand, China and Vietnam.
  • Register in the Lao Digital Immigration Form at immigration.gov.la before entering at Wattay, Luang Prabang or Pakse airport or Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

All visitors need to have a passport valid for more than 180 days from the date of arrival.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Laos passport holders need to visit Bahrain.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Bahrain passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Vientiane, nearest first.

  1. ThailandBangkok, about 520 km from VientianeVisa-free · 30 days
  2. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 1,240 km from VientianeVisa-free · 30 days
  3. Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong, about 1,300 km from VientianeVisa-free · 30 days
  4. MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, about 1,650 km from VientianeVisa-free
  5. SingaporeSingapore, about 1,860 km from VientianeVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Vientiane

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Vientiane, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 28.9°CLow 18.2°CRain 10 mm
  2. FebHigh 31.3°CLow 20.0°CRain 20 mm
  3. MarHigh 33.7°CLow 22.7°CRain 45 mm
  4. AprHigh 35.0°CLow 24.9°CRain 92 mm
  5. MayHigh 34.0°CLow 25.4°CRain 211 mm
  6. JunHigh 32.8°CLow 25.5°CRain 250 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.0°CLow 25.3°CRain 273 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.6°CLow 25.1°CRain 321 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.0°CLow 24.8°CRain 265 mm
  10. OctHigh 32.1°CLow 23.8°CRain 95 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.3°CLow 21.8°CRain 21 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.1°CLow 18.4°CRain 5 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 14 to 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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