Embassy of Japan in Vientiane, Laos

Address

Contact

Phone

• +856 21 414 400
• +856 21 414 401
• +856 21 414 402
• +856 21 414 403

Fax

+856 21 414 406

Email

embassy@vt.mofa.go.jp

Email

consular@vt.mofa.go.jp

Website

www.la.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/embassyofjapaninlaos/ ↗

Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process passport applications
• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Legalization of documents
• Issuing emergency travel documents
• Register marriages, births, and deaths
• Authentication of documents

Visa

If you hold a Lao passport, you are required to obtain an eVisa or eTA to enter Japan.

• Diplomatic or official visa
• Transit visa
• Tourist visa (within 90 days)
• Visa for visiting relatives and acquaintances (within 90 days)
• Visa for business, conference, or seminar participation
• Working visa (professor, artist, journalist, researcher, engineer, skilled labor, etc.)
• The study, cultural activities, and related visas
• Designated activities visa (Spouse of Japanese/ Permanent resident and related visas)

Holidays observed

• November 23Labor Thanksgiving Day
• November 24Thatluang Festival Day
• December 2National Day

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs ↗
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ↗
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ↗
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ↗
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗