Laos visa for Nepali citizens

How to apply

When to start: Allow at least 3 working days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.

What entry costs

• Tourism fund fee10000 LAK
• Total10000 LAK

Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.

Driving on a Nepal license

Nepal is party to the and Laos to the 1949 Geneva Convention. They share none, so no treaty obliges Laos to recognize an International Driving Permit issued in Nepal.

Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.

Other entry requirements

• Passport validity — The Lao eVisa terms say the passport should have a minimum validity of 6 months from the date of arrival in Laos; the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages.
• Lao Digital Immigration Form (LDIF) — The UK government says all foreign nationals entering Laos must complete the Lao Digital Immigration Form (LDIF) digitally within 3 days before arrival and 3 days before departure, and that it applies at Wattay International Airport (Vientiane), Luang Prabang International Airport, Pakse International Airport and the Lao–Thai Friendship Bridge I, where it replaces paper arrival and departure cards. The Department of Immigration says it launched the form on 1 September 2025 at these four checkpoints.

No 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

Frequently asked questions

Sources & verification

• Department of Immigration of the Lao PDR — News: Lao Digital Immigration Form (LDIF) (opens in a new tab)immigration.gov.la — verified Oct 3, 2026
• Lao eVisa (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) — Frequently asked questions (opens in a new tab)laoevisa.gov.la — verified Oct 7, 2026
• Lao eVisa (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) — Who can apply for Lao eVisa: list of eligible countries (opens in a new tab)laoevisa.gov.la — verified Oct 10, 2026
• Lao Official Online Visa - Get your lao eVisa online - Lao eVisa (opens in a new tab)laoevisa.gov.la — verified Oct 3, 2026 · archived copy Aug 27, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
• UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949), status of parties (opens in a new tab)

  Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)

  treaties.un.org — verified Oct 3, 2026

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