Laos: visas, documents and safety

Laos at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+07:00)

07:28:14

November 1, 2026

Capital

Vientiane

Data status

Up to date

26.5 °C

Clear

High 32.2°

Low 25.6°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 1.9 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Showers

25.6° / 32.2°

Precipitation 0.5 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Showers

24.2° / 31.6°

Precipitation 5 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Partly cloudy

24.0° / 25.0°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Vientiane (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Lao kip (LAK)
Language: Lao
Capital: Vientiane
Population: 7,647,000
Timezone: UTC+07:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Laos brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Laos

Planning a trip to Laos means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Laos.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa for 30 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 30 days

The Department of Immigration publishes a list of countries having reached unilateral and bilateral visa exemption agreements with Laos, giving the stay permit for each passport category. It says most travellers can acquire a visa on arrival at major entry points, such as international airports and border crossings, allowing a stay of up to 30 days. Nationals of the countries on the Lao eVisa list can instead apply online for a tourist eVisa, whose stay permit is 30 days. Laos's 2014 Law on Immigration and Foreigner Management says holders of passports of countries that have no visa exemption agreement with Laos must comply with the visa application procedures before entering, and that Lao embassies and consulates abroad can issue tourist visas.

Passport validity: The Lao eVisa terms say the passport should have a minimum validity of 6 months from the date of arrival in Laos; the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages.
Blank passport pages: At least 1 blank passport page.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Reissued after periodic review with minor changes. Exercise increased caution to Laos due to civil unrest.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

No offices listed

No Italian offices are listed for this country yet.

Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Laos.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 10 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0

Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Laos

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Today · Nov 1

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Essential facts

Country overview