Laos Visa Cost Calculator

Laos prices its single-entry tourist visa at $40, covering tourism, family visits and short unpaid business meetings. At $60, the multi-entry option suits anyone whose Laos trip is really two trips — one border hop in the middle changes the math fast. Work-adjacent travel — meetings, contract negotiation, site visits — falls under the business visa, priced at $100 for Laos and documented with a host letter.

If Laos is merely between you and somewhere else, the transit visa at $12 prices the shortest lawful stay on the books. Check the eVisa queue first: where your passport qualifies, Laos's online route usually beats the consulate visit on total cost once photos, postage and courier fees are counted.

The document set for Laos is short but strict — valid passport, photo, where you are staying, and proof of funds for the stay. Where you submit depends on the route: eVisa/ETA applicants for Laos upload documents to the official portal, while visa-free travellers simply carry passport and accommodation proof to immigration. Budget the fee in USD as this calculator does, then expect the actual charge in LAK at the day's rate — a swing of a few dollars either way.

No interview is needed for most tourist applications to Laos — the file speaks for itself unless something in it is missing. Late bookers pay the express premium — half as much again on the fee to compress Laos's decision from weeks to days.

Check the passport before anything else: under six months' validity or a full page count and Laos returns the application unprocessed. One photo on a white background, recent, taken to standard passport specification — Laos enforces this more strictly than most. Three months of statements demonstrating $50–100 per day is the funds benchmark for Laos; scrub nothing, redact nothing.

A booked (not necessarily paid) return ticket and accommodation covering every night in Laos complete the core file. Whatever the category, one extra document defines it for Laos: invitation letter (business) or onward ticket (transit).

The standard Laos decision typically lands within 5–15 business days, and seasonal backlogs push it to the top of that band. The express lane at Laos costs half the base fee extra and returns decisions in 1–3 business days.

Incomplete files, not bad histories, cause the bulk of Laos rejections — one missing night of lodging is enough. Fix-then-refile is the normal path after a Laos denial; the fee is due again, so get the file right the second time. eVisa decisions for Laos often arrive inside 72 hours, making it the de facto express lane at standard price where your nationality qualifies.