Laos visa requirements for Gaboneses

Travel and visa requirements

Laotian Visa is not required for Gaboneses

Stay Duration: 30 days

Entry Requirements

  • Gabonese intending to visit Laos must first apply for an E-visa.
  • This online pre-visa can be granted by the Laos consulate in the applicant's home country.
  • On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Laos the traveller is then issued a visa on arrival.
  • This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 30 days within a one-year period.
  • Alongside the printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, the traveller must also have a return/onward ticket.
  • A proof of hotel accommodation is also needed, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
  • Gabonese intending to visit Laos are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with atleast two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to visit Laos??

Crime and personal safety. Laos is a relatively safe country for travellers, although certain areas remain off-limits because of unexploded ordnance left over from decades of warfare. As a visitor, however, you're an obvious target for thieves (who may include your fellow travellers), so do take necessary precautions.

Is Laos a poor country??

Despite rapid growth, Laos remains one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. A landlocked country,it has inadequate infrastructure and a largely unskilled work force.

What is Laos known for??
Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos is famous for its great scenery, ethnic villages and unexplored corners. It's probably best known for being home to some of Southeast Asia's most spectacular waterfalls including Tad Fane and Dong Hua Sao.

Does Laos still exist??
Landlocked Laos is one of the world's few remaining communist states and one of East Asia's poorest. A French colony until the 1953, the power struggle which ensued between royalists and the communist group Pathet Lao also saw the country caught up in the Vietnam War.

Is Laos a third world country??
The Lao People's Democratic Republic, known commonly as loas, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordering Thailand, Burma, China, Vietnam and Cambodia.