No visa needed

Do citizens of the Philippines need a visa for Laos?

Citizens of the Philippines 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 the Philippines: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Manila — Vientiane: ≈ 1,990 km, about 3 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 Philippines passport?

Yes, citizens of the Philippines 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 Philippines passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 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 Philippines passport ranks 134th of 199.
Philippines passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of the Philippines and Laos can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Mongolia, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, and Dominica.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Philippines. Philippines visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Manila — Vientiane: about 1,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Manila 12:00 — Vientiane 11:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 7th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of the Philippines.