Visa on arrival

Laos visa for citizens of Tanzania

Citizens of Tanzania 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 Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Vientiane: ≈ 7,810 km, about 10.5 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 Tanzania passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Tanzania 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 Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Tanzania and Laos can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Rwanda, Zambia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Dodoma — Vientiane: about 7,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Vientiane 16:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 134th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.