CATEGORIES

DESCRIPTION

VISA STATUS

1. Diplomatic Visa ( D A1 )

Diplomatic Visas are issued to Diplomats consular officers, Head of United Nations Agencies and other International organization, and their dependents (Spouse and Children) holding Diplomatic passport.

Diplomatic Visas (A1) and Official visas (A2) are exempted from visa fees. Multiple visa may obtained for a period of one year and may be renewed each year until the assignment’s completion.

2. Official visas (S A2)

Official visas are issued to the staff members of Diplomatic mission, Consulates, Unite Nation Agencies and their dependents ( Spouse and Children) holding official passport.

3. Courtesy visas (C B1)

Courtesy visas are 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 obtain for and period of six (06) months until assignment completion.

4. Business visas (N1 B2), ( ST B2 )

Business visas are issued for foreign experts performing assignment under projects provided by loan agreements and as provided by employment contracts or projects wards, to expert or volunteers of Non-government Agencies expert of education and medical staff members of Diplomatic mission, General consulates, the United Nation Agencies and other international organization holding ordinary passport for the countries or from third countries, as well as foreign business persons.

Business visas (B2) are subject to payment of mandatory visa and service fees, Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of one (1) year, Six (6) months and three (3) months and may be renewed every one (1) year, six(6) months, or three (3) months until completion of assignments.

 Student’s visas are issued to the students who study in Laos PDR for one to five years and may be renewed year by year for long stay in Lao PDR.

5. Visit Visas (B3)

Visit visas are issued to foreign citizens holing ordinary passport an intending to visit relatives working in the Lao PDR.

Visit visas (B3) are subject to the payment of visas and service fees upon each travel destination to the Lao PDR. B3 category visas does not entitle its holder to work or apply for multiple entry visas.

6. Tourist Visas (T B3, NI B3 , E B2)

Tourist visas( T B3), Non-Immigrant visas ( NI B3), expert visas ( E B2 )  are issued to foreign visitors for their excursion an enjoy sightseeing in Lao the tourist visas valid for thirty (30) days entering and staying permit in the territory of the Lao PDR. Embassies or General Consulates, of the Lao PDR gives those tourist visas at abroad or Lao authorities at the international check points which have had full right obtain tourist visas upon arrival in accordance with their stem employment prohibited.

Non-immigrant ( NI B3 ) visas are issued to

Foreigners’ engineering, researcher and short education in Lao PDR, as well as the monks, athletics, foreign musician who will be present in traditional festival and others to visits relatives in Lao PDR.

Expert visas ( E B2 ) are issued to the foreign expert international organization such as Non-Governments accordance to the assignments of the contracts loans ( spouse and children) and or relative who wants to come in short visit.

7. Transit Visas ( Tr B3)

Transit visas are issued to foreign visitors who transit through the Lao PDR. to third country including their air tickets the Embassies or General Consulates of the Lao PDR at abroad have ha full right obtain transit visas with its two voyages and stem “ Employment prohibited” those visas are allowed to stay permit in the Lao PDR for the period of seven (7) days only.

8. Journalist Visas ( M B2 )

Journalist visas are issued to the foreign media who will collect the news in Lao PDR.

9. Lab our visas ( LA B2 )

Lab our visas are issued to the foreigners or non citizens who get work permit from the Ministry of culture and welfare and identities cards from the immigration Department and work regally in Lao PDR.