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Laos visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States 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 the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Vientiane: ≈ 13,690 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

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Laos visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of the United States and Laos can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ecuador, Palestine, Mongolia, Micronesia, Zambia, Philippines, Seychelles, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Vientiane: about 13,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +16 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Vientiane 04:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 180th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.