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Vientiane, Laos

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Laos read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 14 against 48 for the three before them, a change of -71%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 20 against 33 for the three before them, a change of -38.4%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
G29
G13
B1/B22
L11

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
F44

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202615
January 20263
December 202524
November 202529
October 202557
September 202559
August 202564
July 202541
June 202595
May 202578
April 202590
March 2025168

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20264
January 20263
December 202554
November 202528
October 202522
September 202549
August 202539
July 202525
June 202537
May 202535
April 202541
March 202548

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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