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Laos visa for citizens of Australia

Citizens of Australia get a Laos 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 Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Vientiane: ≈ 7,690 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

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Laos visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Australia and Laos can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Seychelles, Mongolia, Zambia, Rwanda, Ecuador, Palestine, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Canberra — Vientiane: about 7,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Vientiane 08:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 24th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.