No. Laos passport holders need a visa to visit Costa Rica.
Entry
Visa needed
Covers
Tourist entry
Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.
Official source
sinalevi.go.crDirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Resolución AJ-484-11-2025, as published in SINALEVI by the Procuraduría General de la RepúblicaChecked 29 Oct 2026
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Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Conditions from official sources
Needs a passport valid for at least 180 days.
Not needed with a multiple-entry visa or residence from the United States or Canada (visa types C1, C2 and C3 excluded) valid for at least 1 day from arrival; the stay cannot exceed that visa or residence's validity.
Not needed with a multiple-entry residence, or one valid for at least 90 days from arrival, from an EU country, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland (refugee or asylum status excluded).
Not needed with a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa valid for up to 90 days, already in force and valid for at least 1 day from arrival; the stay cannot exceed that visa's validity.
Needs a machine-readable or biometric passport in good condition.
Needs a return or onward ticket.
Needs proof of funds of at least USD 100 per month or part of a month of stay.
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 Costa Rica passport holders need to visit Laos.
Costa Rica 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