What Ethiopian citizens need to enter Laos, with the official source for every fact.
eVisaMaximum stay: 30 days
Verified Oct 10, 2026 · Source: laoevisa.gov.la (opens in a new tab)When to start: Allow at least 3 working days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
When to apply: Your arrival date must be no more than 60 days after the day you apply, and the eVisa system takes applications up to 5 days before arrival.
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Ethiopia is party to the 1968 Vienna Convention and Laos to the 1949 Geneva Convention. They share none, so no treaty obliges Laos to recognize an International Driving Permit issued in Ethiopia.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road TrafficNo official source states a rule on: travel insurance, onward or return ticket, and proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Laos entry requirements
Lao citizens travelling to Ethiopia: eVisa.
Laos applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Ethiopian citizens and to holders of these passports:
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Laos has a row in each.
All Laos entry requirements · Everywhere Ethiopian citizens can travel
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling.
Up to 30 days per entry.
Compulsory government charges come to 10000 LAK.
Allow at least 3 working days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)
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Laos visa for Ethiopian citizens
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