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Djibouti visa for citizens of Laos

Citizens of Laos get a Djibouti visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Djibouti: ≈ 6,410 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Djibouti without a visa on a Laos passport?

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Djibouti visa rules at a glance

With a Laos passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Laos passport ranks 169th of 199.
Laos passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of Laos and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Rwanda, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

Vientiane — Djibouti: about 6,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Djibouti 08:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 47th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.