No visa needed

Do citizens of Mongolia need a visa for Laos?

Citizens of Mongolia don’t need a visa for Laos and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mongolia: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Ulaanbaatar — Vientiane: ≈ 3,350 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Mongolia don’t need a visa for Laos for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Laos visa rules at a glance

With a Mongolia passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mongolia passport ranks 134th of 199.
Mongolia passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Mongolia and Laos can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Russia, Malaysia, Singapore, Palestine, Micronesia, Seychelles, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mongolia. Mongolia visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Ulaanbaatar — Vientiane: about 3,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mongolia.