Visa on arrival

Palau visa for citizens of Laos

Citizens of Laos get a Palau 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 Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Ngerulmud: ≈ 3,650 km, about 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 Palau without a visa on a Laos passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Laos get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Palau 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; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of Laos and Palau can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Russia, Palestine, Zambia, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Vientiane — Ngerulmud: about 3,650 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Ngerulmud 14:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 23rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.