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Laos visa for citizens of Iraq

Citizens of Iraq 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 Iraq: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Baghdad — Vientiane: ≈ 6,010 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iraq get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Laos visa rules at a glance

With a Iraq passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 114 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iraq passport ranks 196th of 199.
Iraq passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Iraq and Laos can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Seychelles, Zambia, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Iraq. Iraq visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Baghdad — Vientiane: about 6,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Baghdad 12:00 — Vientiane 16:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 118th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iraq.