Application Guide for Common Visa Types for Lao Citizens

2025-06-09 18:53

(Citizens of other countries please call for consultation)

Inquiry phone number: 071-252439

Tourist visa (L visa, for foreigners traveling to China, valid for 3 months)

1. Confirm the method of going to China and prepare the corresponding materials:

1.1 If you purchase air tickets or train tickets by yourself:

Round-trip air tickets or train tickets, hotel orders, print

1.2 If there is an inviter in China:

Inviter's ID card, invitation letter issued by the inviter, print.

(Air tickets and hotel orders are no longer required)

2. Fill in the form online

Be sure to fill in the applicant's Lao telephone number! Do not fill in the agent!

3. Submit the materials directly to the embassy

On the afternoon of a working day, bring the passport to the Consulate General in Luang Prabang to submit , indicating that it is urgent (48 US dollars, 2 working days to pick up) or ordinary (11 US dollars, 4 working days to pick up).

4. Pay fees and collect visas

Exchange USD in advance, go to the consulate to get the payment slip at the required time, pay at BCEL bank (do not transfer via mobile phone!), and collect visas with the payment receipt.

Note that banks close at 15:00!

Reunion visa (Q visa, for couples and family members who already have a marriage certificate)

(Q1 long-term visa, valid for 3 months, residence permit is required after entry; Q2 short-term visa, valid for 3 months, no residence permit is required)

1. Prepare materials:

Passport, 2 2-inch ID photos, Chinese ID card, invitation letter from the Chinese side, marriage certificate, birth certificate (marriage certificate and birth certificate need to be notarized and authenticated first:

1.1 Laotian marriage certificate and birth certificate: Go to the local Foreign Affairs Department to translate the Laotian document into Chinese version, then go to the Laotian Ministry of Justice in Vientiane for notarization, then go to the Consular Department of the Laotian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane for authentication, and finally go to the Chinese Embassy in Laos in Vientiane for authentication

1.2 Chinese marriage certificate: Go to the notary office of the local Department of Justice in China to notarize, then go to the Laotian Embassy in China for authentication; after returning to Laos, first report to the Foreign Affairs Department of the local public security department in Laos, and then report to the local Department of the Interior in Laos)

2. Fill in the form online

Be sure to fill in the applicant's Lao telephone number! Do not fill in the agent!

3. Submit the materials directly to the consulate

4. Pay fees and collect certificates

Exchange US dollars in advance, go to the consulate to get the payment slip at the required time, pay at BCEL Bank (do not transfer money by mobile phone!), and collect the visa with the payment receipt.

Note that the bank closes at 15:00!

Relatives visa (S2 visa, short-term entry for personal affairs such as marriage certificate in China, valid for 3 months)

1. Prepare materials:

Passport, 2 2-inch ID photos, Lao parents' consent letter, Lao single certificate, and no criminal record certificate

(Single certificate and no criminal record certificate need to be notarized and certified first:

The local Laos issues single certificate and no criminal record certificate, then go to the local provincial justice department to translate the Lao certificate into Chinese version, then go to Vientiane Lao Ministry of Justice for notarization, then go to the Consular Department of the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs for certification, and finally go to the Chinese Embassy in Laos for certification.

After getting the Chinese marriage certificate: notarize it at the notary office of the local Department of Justice in China, and then go to the Lao Embassy in China for certification; after returning to Laos, first report to the Foreign Affairs Department of the local public security department in Laos, and then report to the local Department of the Interior)

2. Fill in the form online

Be sure to fill in the applicant's Lao telephone number! Do not fill in the agent!

3. Submit the materials directly to the consulate

4. Pay fees and collect visas

Exchange US dollars in advance, go to the consulate to get the payment slip at the required time, pay at BCEL Bank (do not transfer money by mobile phone!), and collect visas with the payment receipt.

Note that banks close at 15:00!

Study visa (X visa, study in China, valid within 3 months)

(X1 entry for long-term study for more than 180 days; X2 short-term study for no more than 180 days, return to school for graduation defense, receive graduation certificate and other short-term affairs)

1. Prepare materials:

Passport, 2 2-inch ID photos, admission notice, JW201/202 form

2. Fill in the form online

Be sure to fill in the applicant's Lao telephone number! Do not fill in the agent!

3. Submit the materials directly to the consulate

4. Pay fees and collect visas

Exchange US dollars in advance, go to the consulate to get the payment slip at the required time, pay the fee at BCEL bank (do not transfer money by mobile phone!), and collect the visa with the payment receipt.

Note that banks close at 15:00!