Laos: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 37
- Consulates
- 11
- missions abroad
- 34
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 170
Live & travel in Laos
Monthly budget
$1,300/mo
Prices vs USA: 29%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 22,318.38 LAK
Internet access
66%
of people online
Air quality
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Lao
Emergency
190 · 195 · 191
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+856
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 27, 2026
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.5
- Safety4.0
- Internet access2.9
- Air quality2.0
- Climate4.0
SOS · Laos190Restaurants, cafés and dishes in LaosKualao Restaurant · Larb · Padaek · Green papaya salad · Jeow bong · Khao jee pâté
Government consensus
Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Cities in Laos
Traveller essentials · Laos
- Emergency
- 190 · 195 · 191
- Calling code
- +856
- Currency
- LAK
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug, E, NEMA 5-15, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Time zone
- Asia/Vientiane
Foreign missions in Laos
AustraliaVientiane1BruneiVientiane1CanadaVientiane1ChinaVientiane, Luang Prabang, Phongsālī3CzechiaVientiane1FinlandVientiane1FranceVientiane1GermanyVientiane1IndiaVientiane1IndonesiaVientiane1JapanVientiane1KuwaitVientiane1LuxembourgVientiane1MalaysiaVientiane1MongoliaVientiane1MyanmarVientiane1North KoreaVientiane1PhilippinesVientiane1PortugalVientiane1RussiaVientiane1SingaporeVientiane1South KoreaVientiane1SwedenVientiane1SwitzerlandVientiane2ThailandVientiane2TürkiyeVientiane2United KingdomVientiane1United StatesVientiane1VietnamVientiane, Savannakhet, Luang Prabang4
Laos missions abroad
AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1CambodiaPhnom Penh1ChinaBeijing, Kunming, Nanning5Costa RicaSan José1CubaHavana1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1JapanTokyo1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MongoliaUlaanbaatar1MyanmarYangon1North KoreaPyongyang1PhilippinesManila1PolandWarsaw1RussiaMoscow1SlovakiaBratislava1South KoreaSeoul1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1ThailandBangkok, Khon Kaen2United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1VietnamHanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City3
Who can enter Laos without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Laos?
37 missions, 29 countries.
Emergency: Laos?
190 (fire department), 195 (emergency medical services), 191 (police)
Who can enter Laos without a visa?
170: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, and South Korea…