ວີຊ່າ

• ແບບຟອມ ໃບສະໝັກຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະ ລາຍເຊັນຜູ້ສະໝັກ.
• ຮູບຖ່າຍສອງໃບ.
• ໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນ (ມີອາຍຸຢ່າງນ້ອຍ 6 ເດືອນຂຶ້ນໄປ).

ວີຊາຜ່ານແດນ

• ສາມາດພັກໄດ້ສູງສຸດ 5 ມື້ (ໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນເທົ່ານັ້ນ).
• ຫຼັກຖານສະແດງວີຊາເຂົ້າ-ອອກ ແລະປີ້ຍົນໄປປະເທດທີສາມ.

ວີຊານັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ

• ສິບຫ້າມື້ (ບໍ່ສາມາດຕໍ່ເວລາໄດ້).
• ການດໍາເນີນວີຊາຄວນເຮັດຜ່ານບໍລິສັດທົວທີ່ມີເງື່ອນໄຂທີ່ມີສັນຍາກັບບໍລິສັດທົວໃນ ສປປ ລາວ ຫຼື ໂດຍກົງຜ່ານສະຖານທູດ ຫຼື ສະຖານກົງສຸນລາວໃນຫຼາຍປະເທດເຊັ່ນ: ຝຣັ່ງ, ຣັດເຊຍ, ສະວີເດນ, ອາເມລິກາ, ໂປແລນ, ເຢຍລະມັນ, ຄິວບາ. ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, ສິງກະໂປ, ບຣູໄນ, ຟີລິບປິນ, ຈີນ, ຫວຽດນາມ, ກຳປູເຈຍ, ມາເລເຊຍ, ອິນໂດເນເຊຍ, ໄທ, ອິນເດຍ, ອົດສະຕາລີ ແລະ ອາເມລິກາ.

ວີຊານັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ

• ສິບຫ້າມື້ (ບໍ່ສາມາດຕໍ່ເວລາໄດ້).
• ການດໍາເນີນວີຊາຄວນເຮັດຜ່ານບໍລິສັດທົວທີ່ມີເງື່ອນໄຂທີ່ມີສັນຍາກັບບໍລິສັດທົວໃນ ສປປ ລາວ ຫຼື ໂດຍກົງຜ່ານສະຖານທູດ ຫຼື ສະຖານກົງສຸນລາວໃນຫຼາຍປະເທດເຊັ່ນ: ຝຣັ່ງ, ຣັດເຊຍ, ສະວີເດນ, ອາເມລິກາ, ໂປແລນ, ເຢຍລະມັນ, ຄິວບາ. ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, ສິງກະໂປ, ບຣູໄນ, ຟີລິບປິນ, ຈີນ, ຫວຽດນາມ, ກຳປູເຈຍ, ມາເລເຊຍ, ອິນໂດເນເຊຍ, ໄທ, ອິນເດຍ, ອົດສະຕາລີ ແລະ ອາເມລິກາ.

ວີຊາຢ້ຽມຢາມ

• ໄລຍະພັກເຊົາໜຶ່ງເດືອນ (ສາມາດຕໍ່ໄດ້ອີກສອງເດືອນ).
• ການຮ້ອງຂໍວີຊາສາມາດດໍາເນີນການໄດ້ໂດຍຜ່ານຜູ້ຄໍ້າປະກັນໃນລາວ ຫຼື ສະຖານທູດລາວ

ວີຊາທຸລະກິດ

• ການອະນຸຍາດວີຊາແມ່ນຈັດໂດຍຜູ້ສະໜັບສະໜຸນໃນລາວ ແລະ ສະຖານທູດບໍ່ສາມາດດຳເນີນວີຊາໄດ້ຈົນກວ່າຈະໄດ້ຮັບການອະນຸຍາດ ຫຼື ການອະນຸມັດຈາກເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງໃນລາວ.
• 1 ເດືອນສໍາລັບການພັກເຊົາ (ສາມາດຕໍ່ໄດ້ຈົນກ່ວາສໍາເລັດໄລຍະເວລາທຸລະກິດຂອງທ່ານ).

ວີຊາແບບພິເສດ

• ມີໃຫ້ແຕ່ກົມກົງສຸນກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ສປປ ລາວ ເທົ່ານັ້ນ.

• ວີຊາທຸກປະເພດແມ່ນອອກໃຫ້ໜຶ່ງຄັ້ງ ແລະຕ້ອງນຳໃຊ້ພາຍໃນສອງເດືອນນັບຈາກມື້ອອກ.

ປະ​ກອບ​ດ້ວຍ​ດ່ານ​ກວດ​ກາ​ທີ່​ບໍ່​ໄດ້​ສະ​ຫນອງ​ການ​ສະ​ຫນອງ​ສະ​ຖານ​ທີ່​ວີ​ຊາ​ເມື່ອ​ມາ​ເຖິງ​. ດ່ານດັ່ງກ່າວ ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ເຂົ້າໄດ້ ສໍາລັບພົນລະເມືອງລາວ, ຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວຕ່າງປະເທດ ທີ່ຖືໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນທີ່ມີວີຊາອອກໃຫ້ແລ້ວໂດຍ MFA, ສະຖານທູດ ຫຼື ສະຖານກົງສຸນ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ຢູ່ຕ່າງປະເທດ. ດ່ານ​ຊາຍ​ແດນ​ທີ່​ຕົກ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ປະ​ເພດ​ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​:

• ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນ

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ.

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນຫຼວງພະບາງ ແຂວງຫຼວງພະບາງ.

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນປາກເຊ ແຂວງຈຳປາສັກ.

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນສະຫວັນນະເຂດ ແຂວງສະຫວັນນະເຂດ.

ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນອັດຕະປື ແຂວງອັດຕະປື.

• ຊາຍແດນຈີນ-ລາວ

ໂມຮັນ-ບຸນເຕັດ, ຢຸນນານ ຫາ ແຂວງຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ. 

• ຊາຍແດນໄທ-ລາວ

ຂົວມິດຕະພາບ ລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ IV, ຊຽງຄໍ້-ຫ້ວຍຊາຍ, ຊຽງຣາຍ ຫາ ແຂວງບໍ່ແກ້ວ.

ນາກະເຊັງ – ແກ່ນທ້າວ, ເລີຍ ຫາ ແຂວງໄຊສົມບູນ.

ຫ້ວຍ​ຄອນ-ນ້ຳ​ງື່ນ, ແຂວງ​ໄຊ​ຍະ​ບູ​ລີ

ຂົວມິດຕະພາບລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ I, ໜອງຄາຍ-ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ.

ຂົວມິດຕະພາບລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ II, ມຸກດາຫານ-ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ.

ຂົວມິດຕະພາບລາວ-ໄທ ແຫ່ງທີ III, ນະຄອນພະນົມ-ແຂວງຄຳມ່ວນ.

ຊ່ອງເມັກ – ວັງເຕົ່າ, ອຸບົນຣາຊະທານີ ຫາ ແຂວງຈຳປາສັກ. 

• ຊາຍແດນຫວຽດນາມ-ລາວ

ເມືອງນາໝໍ້-ບ້ານລື້, ແທງຮວາ ຫາ ແຂວງຫົວພັນ.

ນ້ຳຄານ-ນ້ຳຄານ, ເງະອານ ຫາ ແຂວງຊຽງຂວາງ.

ກຽນ​ອ່າ – ນ້ຳ​ປາ (​ລັກ​ສະ​ຫວັນ), ຮ່າ​ຕິ້ງ ຫາ ແຂວງ​ບໍ​ລິ​ຄຳ​ໄຊ.

ລາວບາວ-ແດນສະຫວັນ, ກວາງຈິ ຫາ ແຂວງສະຫວັນນະເຂດ. 

• ຊາຍແດນກຳປູເຈຍ-ລາວ

ດົງ​ແຄ​ລໍ່ – ເວີນ​ຄຳ, ກຳ​ປູ​ເຈຍ ຫາ ແຂວງ​ຈຳ​ປາ​ສັກ.

ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ, ນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວທີ່ຖືຫນັງສືຜ່ານແດນຈາກປະເທດຕໍ່ໄປນີ້, ບໍ່ມີເງື່ອນໄຂສໍາລັບ Visas-on-Arrival ຂອງລາວໃນເວລານີ້: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Jordan, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Mozambique, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria (Syrian Arab Republic), Swaziland, Tonga, Turkey, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

ອີງຕາມແຈ້ງການສະບັບເລກທີ 1232 ສະບັບວັນທີ 1 ຕຸລາ 2009, ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ, ບຸກຄົນທີ່ມີສັນຊາດໃນບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ຂ້າງເທິງຕ້ອງໄປຂໍວີຊາຢູ່ສະຖານທູດລາວ ຫຼື ກົງສຸນລາວຢູ່ຕ່າງປະເທດກ່ອນເຂົ້າປະເທດລາວ. ແນວໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, ມີຂໍ້ຍົກເວັ້ນສຳລັບຄົນສັນຊາດທີ່ເຂົ້າມາຢ້ຽມຢາມ ແລະ ຖືການຮັບປະກັນຈາກກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ.ໝວດ

(An Explanatory Note to Regulation No. 044/ FA.O of 5 January 1998 on Immigration and Stay of Foreign Citizens in Laos PDR).

• Categories of Visas

1. Diplomatic visas (A1) Diplomatic visas are issued to diplomats, consular officers, heads of the United Nations Agencies and other International Organizations, and their dependents (spouse and children) holding diplomatic passports.

2. Official visas (A2) Official visas are issued to the Staff members of Diplomatic Missions, Consulates, United Nations Agencies and other International Agencies and their dependents (spouse and children) holding official passports.

3. Courtesy visas (B1) Courtesy vias are issued to foreign experts and their dependents holding diplomatic, official and normal passports performing assignments under bilateral cooperation or grant assistance projects for the Government of Lao PDR.

4. Business visas (B2) Business visas are issued to foreign experts and their performing assignments under projects provided by loan agreements and as provided by employment contracts or project wards, to experts and volunteers of Non-Governmental Agencies, experts in education and medical sciences generating income for an agency, staff members of Diplomatic Missions, General Consulates, the United Nations Agencies and other international organizations holding normal passports from the countries or from third countries, as well as foreign businesspersons.

5. Visit visas (B3) Visit visas are issued to foreign citizens holding normal passports and intending to visit relatives working in the Laos PDR.

• Visa Status

1. Diplomatic visas (A1) and official visas (A2) are exempted from visa fees. Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of one year and may be renewed each year until the assignment’s completion.

2. Courtesy visas (B1) are exempted from visas fees. Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of six months and may brenewed every six months until the assignment’s completion.

3. Business visas (B2) are subject to the payment of mandatory visa and service fees. Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of six (6) months and may be renewed every six (6) months until completion of assignments.

4. Visit visas (B3) are subject to the payment of visa and service upon each travel in destination to the Laos PDR. B3 category visas does not entitle its holder to work or apply for multiple entry visas.

• Visa and Identity Card Application Procedures

1. Diplomats, Consuls, Heads of International Agencies and their dependents (spouses and children) holding diplomatic or official passports and whose assignments in the Lao PDR, which performance would exceed thirty (30) days, have been approved, will be required to apply for visas from Embassies or General Consulates of the Lao PDR according to procedures provided under bilateral agreements. Upon their entry to the Lao PDR, the relevant foreign agency shall apply for identity cards and multiple entry visas from the Protocol Department and the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively.

2. Foreign experts of different categories and volunteers, together with their dependents, holding official or normal passports whose assignments in the Laos PDR would exceed thirty (30) days, have been approved, are required to obtain visas from Embassies or General Consulates of the Laos PDR. Upon their entry, the international organization or Lao line agency concerned shall apply for identity cards and multiple entry visas from the relevant departments.

3. Diplomats, staff members of Consulates and International Agencies, foreign experts and volunteers entering the Lao PDR under visit visas (B3) without going through the requisite procedures will not benefit from facilities in performing their assignments. In order to perform their assignments, they will be required to leave the territory of the Lao PDR for the purpose of obtaining the required visa categories from Embassies or General Consulates of the Lao PDR before re- entering the country.

4. Diplomats, staff members of Consulates and International Agencies, foreign experts and volunteers based abroad and whose assignments, which performance would require a timeframe not exceeding thirty (30) days, have been approved, may obtain a fifteen (15) day visa upon arrival to Wattay International Airport of the Friendship Bridge in Vientiane Municipality, as well as at the Luang Prabang International Airport.

5. Diplomats, consular officers, staff members of the International Agencies, foreign experts and volunteers performing assignments in the Lao PDR for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days. Such period of time may be extended twice under B3 visas.

6. Diplomatic missions, General Consulates, International Agencies and non-governmental organizations to the Lao PDR will not be authorized to recruit foreign experts or volunteers who have completed their assignments under a project and seeking further employment under other projects at will without due process in line with the procedures or regulations outlined by the Laos authorities.