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China visa rules for Laos passport holders

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The answer

No. Laos passport holders need a visa to visit China.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

en.nia.gov.cnNational Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of ChinaChecked 26 Oct 2026

The ASEAN member states include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Can instead enter Xishuangbanna through Gasa International Airport, or Guilin through its airport, visa-free for up to 6 days in a tour group of two or more organised by a travel agency registered in China, staying only within that area.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What China passport holders need to visit Laos.

China passport Laos

Visa on arrival · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

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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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. MongoliaUlan Bator, about 1,170 km from BeijingVisa-free · 30 days
  2. VietnamHanoi, about 2,330 km from BeijingVisa-free · 30 days

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

Weather in Beijing

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

  1. JanHigh 2.3°CLow -6.9°CRain 2 mm
  2. FebHigh 6.1°CLow -4.2°CRain 6 mm
  3. MarHigh 13.2°CLow 1.9°CRain 9 mm
  4. AprHigh 21.0°CLow 9.0°CRain 23 mm
  5. MayHigh 27.2°CLow 15.1°CRain 36 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.8°CLow 20.0°CRain 73 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.8°CLow 23.0°CRain 170 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.7°CLow 22.0°CRain 114 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.5°CLow 16.3°CRain 54 mm
  10. OctHigh 19.3°CLow 8.8°CRain 29 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.3°CLow 0.7°CRain 14 mm
  12. DecHigh 3.7°CLow -5.0°CRain 2 mm

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

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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