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Laos visa requirements for Rwanda citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Rwanda citizens get a visa on arrival for Laos.
Entry details
Holders of a Rwanda passport get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed when visiting Laos. The Rwanda passport currently ranks #138 of 199 worldwide, with 64 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Laos is notably open to foreign passports, admitting 170 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #174 with 48 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Laos citizens enter Rwanda more easily (visa-free).
In the opposite direction, Laos citizens travelling to Rwanda face: visa-free for up to 30 days.
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