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Do I need to apply for a visa to travel to Laos from Thailand on an Australian passport?

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Jan 13, 2025

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Richard *******

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Can anyone advise me?

I am in Thailand on Australian passport and want to travel to Laos.

Do I need to apply for Visa or do I get free Visa on arrival?

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Travelers on an Australian passport need to obtain a visa to enter Laos when traveling from Thailand. You can either apply for an eVisa online or get a Visa on Arrival at the border, which may take up a page in your passport.

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Alfie ******

Few years back but i took dollars and got one at the border

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Jo **********

you have to buy visa

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Greg *********

Not Free

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Duncan *******

EVisa or VOA

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Graham ******

Get your Visa online or get one at the border and lose a full page in your passport

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Jennifer **************

We bought a Laotian visa at the border near Chiang Rai.

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Bob **********

You need a visa

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