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Laos visa for citizens of France

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Vientiane: ≈ 9,240 km, about 12 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 France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of France and Laos can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Palestine, Rwanda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mongolia, Haiti, Zambia, Seychelles, Vietnam, Ecuador, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Brunei.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Paris — Vientiane: about 9,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Vientiane 17:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.