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Laos entry requirements

Laos: 30-day Korean tourist visa waiver and digital arrival preparation.

Entry preparation at a glance

South Korean ordinary passport · tourism · short visit · departing South Korea · air entry

Visa · visa-free · eVisa
Not required in this scope

Korean ordinary-passport tourists are covered by the 30-day visa waiver. This does not cover work or longer stays.

Item checked: 2026-10-01
Permitted stay
Conditional

The tourist visa waiver covers 30 days. Check your admission stamp.

Item checked: 2026-10-01
Passport validity
Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Travel authorization
Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Arrival card
Required

Complete the digital card within three days before arrival. The launch notice covers Wattay, Luangprabang and Pakse airports and Friendship Bridge I; departure registration is separate.

Item checked: 2026-10-01
Customs
Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Health & quarantine
Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Supporting documents
Required

The first registration step requires identity, nationality, passport details and image, purpose, departure country and transport information.

Item checked: 2026-10-01
Official arrival declaration ↗ Lao Digital Immigration Form Official immigration information ↗ Department of Immigration

South Korean ordinary passport · tourism · short visit · non-resident · air entry.

Last checked: 2026-10-01. Requirements can change. Recheck with the official authority before departure.

Preparation overview ↓ Official government resources ↓

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Arrival card

Required

Complete the digital card within three days before arrival. The launch notice covers Wattay, Luangprabang and Pakse airports and Friendship Bridge I; departure registration is separate.

Review is overdue.

Department of Immigration, Lao PDR ↗ Last checked: 2026-10-01

Passport validity

Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Visa · visa-free · eVisa

Not required in this scope

Korean ordinary-passport tourists are covered by the 30-day visa waiver. This does not cover work or longer stays.

Review is overdue.

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Laos ↗ Last checked: 2026-10-01

Travel authorization

Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Customs

Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Health & quarantine

Official check needed

The official sources do not establish a clear requirement for this item.

Supporting documents

Required

The first registration step requires identity, nationality, passport details and image, purpose, departure country and transport information.

Review is overdue.

Department of Immigration, Lao PDR ↗ Last checked: 2026-10-01

Official government resources

Jin’s Travel does not accept applications. Verify the authority and domain before proceeding on the official site.

Lao Digital Immigration Form ↗ immigration.gov.la

Read the declaration instructions · Read the official procedure

Check the authority’s applicable conditions

Department of Immigration ↗ immigration.gov.la

Read the official procedure

Check the authority’s applicable conditions

Visa and stay

The Korean embassy guide lists a 30-day tourist visa waiver for Korean visitors. Work and longer stays need separate permission. Check the actual admitted-until date. Embassy

Digital arrival and departure

Immigration instructs registration within three days before arrival and departure. Its launch notice names Wattay, Luangprabang and Pakse airports and Friendship Bridge I. Do not extend that notice to other checkpoints. Immigration · Arrival

Preparation

Have identity, nationality, passport details and image, purpose, departure country and transport ready for the form. Clear passport validity, separate customs and health conditions for visa-exempt Korean tourists were not established; eVisa conditions are not automatically transferred.

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