Visa on arrival. Costa Rica passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Laos.
Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
30 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.
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 Costa Rica.
Laos passport Costa Rica
Visa needed
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