How to Get a Courtesy Visa for Laos

Laos Courtesy Visa

Laos Courtesy Visa

The Courtesy Visa for Laos is issued to foreign experts and their dependents holding Diplomatic, official and ordinary passports performing assignments under bilateral cooperation or grant assistance project for the government of Lao PDR.

Courtesy Visa (B1) are exempted from visa fees. Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of six (6) months until assignment completion.

Go to my Laos visa page for information on other types of visas for Laos.

I’ll break everything down for you below about how to go about getting the Laos Courtesy Visa.

1
Find your closest consulate

If you’re inside the U.S.:

Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

If you’re outside of the U.S.: Click here

2
Gather documentation

The best list of required documents is at the Laos Embassy website here.

3
Visa fee

No fee.

4
Submit your materials
  • Submit your required materials from Step 2 and visa fee from Step 3 to the embassy or consulate you found in Step 1.
  • Your embassy or consulate should have detailed visa application submission instructions. If not, call them up.
5
Receive your visa

Congratulations!  The Embassy or Consulate of Laos will give to you your brand new Laos visa.

6
Vaccination information

Don’t get sick! Check vaccination requirements here.

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