No visa needed

Do citizens of Laos need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Laos don’t need a visa for Micronesia 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 Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Palikir: ≈ 6,130 km, about 8 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 Micronesia without a visa on a Laos passport?

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

Micronesia visa rules at a glance

With a Laos passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Laos passport ranks 169th of 199.
Laos passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Laos and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Palestine, Zambia, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Vientiane — Palikir: about 6,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Palikir 16:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 45th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.