Turkey visa requirements for Lao citizens
Lao citizens need a visa for Turkey and must apply for it before the trip at a consulate or embassy.
- Minimum passport validity
- 60 days beyond the stay
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 18 August 2026
Verified practical details
You'll need to apply for a visa at a consulate or embassy before travelling. Here are the practical details we've verified:
Fee
The fee depends on the country and type of your travel document, and the evisa.gov.tr portal shows it once you choose your country during the application. The only fee table the Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes ("Country fees for e-Visa" PDF) is dated 10 November 2014, so we give no figure.
Required documents
- A travel document valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay granted by your visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Holders of diplomatic or official passports, and citizens of the countries whose nationals may enter Türkiye with their national identity card, are exempt from this rule
- In practice, to enter on a 90-day permitted stay your passport must be valid for 150 days at the moment of entry (90 + 60)
- A valid visa or e-Visa, if your nationality requires one
Health insurance
Not mandatory for this destination.
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The permitted stay depends on nationality. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets it country by country: many visa exemptions allow 90 days in any 180-day period, but others stop at 30 days, and the e-Visa may last three months or one month depending on the passport.
More Turkey rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Turkey page:
Official portal: https://www.evisa.gov.tr. Destination data verified on 18 August 2026. Sources: mfa.gov.tr, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, "Visa Information For Foreigners" page (type and length of the e-Visa and of visa exemptions by nationality, issue in about three minutes, passport validity of 60 days beyond the stay and its exceptions) and "Country fees for e-Visa" PDF (dated 10 November 2014, discarded as out of date); evisa.gov.tr, frequently asked questions (the fee varies by country and type of travel document and is shown once you choose your country in the application); en.goc.gov.tr, Presidency of Migration Management (entry bans for overstaying); gumrukrehberi.gov.tr, Ministry of Trade (tobacco and alcohol allowances, per the July 2024 copy held by web.archive.org, and the TRY 185,000 or €10,000 cash declaration threshold); WHO and Spanish Ministry of Health (vaccinations); gov.uk entry requirements guidance (health insurance) (checked 29 September 2026).
Travel insurance for Turkey
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Turkey
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Turkey can get a visa on arrival in Laos. See the Turkey → Laos page.
Of the 11 passports from South-eastern Asia that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Turkey 5 enter visa-free, 1 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival and 5 need a visa. Same result as Laos: Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam.
With a passport from Laos, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Palestine visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Armenia, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and United Arab Emirates; you need a visa for Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen.
A passport from Laos ranks 175 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 45 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Lao citizens need a visa for Turkey?
Yes. You must apply for the visa in advance at the relevant consulate or embassy.
What minimum passport validity is required?
A travel document valid for at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay granted by your visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Holders of diplomatic or official passports, and citizens of the countries whose nationals may enter Türkiye with their national identity card, are exempt from this rule
What currency is used in Turkey?
Turkish Lira (TRY).
What do Lao passport holders need for the countries near Turkey?
With a passport from Laos, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Palestine visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Armenia, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and United Arab Emirates; you need a visa for Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen.
Related pages
See Turkey requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.