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Laos visa for citizens of Ireland

Citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Vientiane: ≈ 9,600 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Ireland and Laos can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Palestine, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Mongolia, Zambia, Seychelles, Ecuador, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Dublin — Vientiane: about 9,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Vientiane 18:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 165th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.