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Laos visa rules for Germany passport holders

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The answer

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

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

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 Germany.

Laos passport Germany

Visa needed

Afghanistan yes Albania no (1, 5) Algeria yes Andorra no (1, 4) Angola yes Antigua and Barbuda no (1) Argentina no (1) Armenia yes Austria no Australia (including the Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island) no (1, 3) Azerbaijan yes Bahamas no (1) Bahrain yes Bangladesh yes Barbados no (1) Belarus yes Belgium no Belize yes Benin yes Bhutan yes Bolivia yes Bosnia and Herzegovina no (1, 5) Botswana yes Brazil no (1, 4) Brunei Darussalam no (1) Bulgaria no Burkina Faso yes Burundi yes Cambodia yes Cameroon yes Canada no (1, 3) Cape Verde yes Central African Republic yes Chad yes Chile no (1) China (People's Republic) yes (6) Colombia no (1) Comoros yes Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) yes Congo (Republic of the Congo) yes Costa Rica no (1) Côte d'Ivoire yes Croatia no Cuba yes Cyprus no Czech Republic no Denmark no Djibouti yes Dominica no (1) Dominican Republic yes Ecuador yes Egypt yes El Salvador no (1, 4) Equatorial Guinea yes Eritrea yes Estonia no Eswatini yes Ethiopia yes Fiji yes Finland no France (including French Guyane, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, St Pierre and Miquelon) no Gabon yes Gambia yes Georgia no (1,5, 9) Ghana yes Greece no Grenada no (1) Guatemala no (1) Guinea yes Guinea-Bissau yes Guyana yes Haiti yes Honduras no (1, 4) Hong Kong see China (People's Republic) (6) Hungary no Iceland no (1, 3) India yes Indonesia yes Iran yes Iraq yes Ireland no Israel no (1, 3) Italy no Jamaica yes Japan no (1, 3) Jordan yes Kazakhstan yes Kenya yes Kiribati no (1) Korea (Republic of Korea, South Korea) no (1, 3) Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea) yes Kosovo no (1, 5) Kuwait yes Kyrgyzstan yes Laos yes Latvia no Lebanon yes Lesotho yes Liberia yes Libya yes Liechtenstein no Lithuania no Luxembourg no Macao no (1, 6) Madagascar yes Malawi yes Malaysia no (1) Maldives yes Mali yes Malta no Marshall Islands no (1) Mauritania yes Mauritius no (1) Mexico no (1) Micronesia no (1) Moldova no (1, 5) Monaco no (1, 4) Mongolia yes Montenegro no (1, 5) Morocco yes Mozambique yes Myanmar yes Namibia yes Nauru yes Nepal yes Netherlands no New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau) no (1, 3) Nicaragua no (1) Niger yes Nigeria yes North Macedonia no (1, 5) Norway no Oman yes Pakistan yes Palau no (1) Palestinian territories yes Panama no (1) Papua New Guinea yes Paraguay no (1) Peru no (1) Philippines yes Poland no Portugal no Qatar yes Romania no Russian Federation yes Rwanda yes Saint Kitts and Nevis no (1) Saint Lucia no (1) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no (1) Samoa no (1) San Marino no (1, 4) São Tomé and Principe yes Saudi Arabia yes Senegal yes Serbia no (1) Seychelles no (1, 5) Sierra Leone yes Singapore no (1) Slovak Republic no Slovenia no Solomon Islands no (1) Somalia yes South Africa yes South Sudan yes Spain (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melilla) no Sri Lanka yes Sudan yes Suriname yes Sweden no Switzerland no (1, 3) Syria yes Taiwan no (1, 8) Tajikistan yes Tanzania yes Thailand yes Timor-Leste no (1) Togo yes Tonga no (1) Trinidad and Tobago no (1) Tunisia yes Turkey yes Turkmenistan yes Tuvalu no (1) Uganda yes Ukraine no (1, 5) United Arab Emirates no (1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland no (1, 3, 7) United States of America (including Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) no (1, 3) Uruguay no (1) Uzbekistan yes Vanuatu yes Vatican City no (1) Venezuela no (1) Viet Nam yes Yemen yes Zambia yes Zimbabwe yes

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. VietnamHanoi, about 480 km from VientianeVisa-free · 45 days
  2. ThailandBangkok, about 520 km from VientianeVisa-free · 30 days
  3. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 1,240 km from VientianeVisa-free · 90 days
  4. Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong, about 1,300 km from VientianeVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, about 1,650 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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