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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Vientiane

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 199th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Vientiane (Laos) issued 59 nonimmigrant visas, down 71% on September 2024 (201).

The largest classes that month were K1 (fiance(e) of U.S. citizen) with 21, 35.6% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 8, 13.6% of the post's issuances and G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 8, 13.6% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Vientiane ranks 204th by count.

On the immigrant side the post issued 49 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR5 (24) and CR1 (8); 55 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, under ½ month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the under ½ month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, Junder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

59nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-71% vs Sep 2024 (201)
64nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-8% month on month
49immigrant visas, Sep 202555 in Sep 2024
0.01%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

0168335VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 305 (Visitors 237, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 35)Nov 2022: 285 (Visitors 234, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 29)Dec 2022: 228 (Visitors 178, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)Jan 2023: 242 (Visitors 209, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Feb 2023: 211 (Visitors 159, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Mar 2023: 335 (Visitors 283, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Apr 2023: 227 (Visitors 203, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2023: 311 (Visitors 282, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Jun 2023: 262 (Visitors 198, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Jul 2023: 309 (Visitors 240, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Aug 2023: 331 (Visitors 235, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Sep 2023: 196 (Visitors 141, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Oct 2023: 127 (Visitors 103, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Nov 2023: 95 (Visitors 76, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Dec 2023: 121 (Visitors 80, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Jan 2024: 122 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Feb 2024: 163 (Visitors 117, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Mar 2024: 207 (Visitors 145, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 30)Apr 2024: 276 (Visitors 154, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 36)May 2024: 237 (Visitors 156, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 29)Jun 2024: 176 (Visitors 67, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 57)Jul 2024: 151 (Visitors 74, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 39)Aug 2024: 243 (Visitors 98, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 95)Sep 2024: 201 (Visitors 61, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 79)Oct 2024: 147 (Visitors 33, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 93)Nov 2024: 139 (Visitors 27, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 91)Dec 2024: 132 (Visitors 25, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 70)Jan 2025: 144 (Visitors 28, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 100)Feb 2025: 133 (Visitors 18, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 91)Mar 2025: 168 (Visitors 43, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 88)Apr 2025: 90 (Visitors 18, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 37)May 2025: 78 (Visitors 14, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 55)Jun 2025: 95 (Visitors 25, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 49)Jul 2025: 41 (Visitors 1, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 32)Aug 2025: 64 (Visitors 2, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 29)Sep 2025: 59 (Visitors 7, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 28)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Vientiane by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Laos and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025VientianeLaosAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued5959823,557
Change on Sep 2024-71%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued494945,966
Visitors share11.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share37.3%—2.1%
Transit and crew share3.4%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share47.5%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentunder ½ month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Laos within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Laos, which is on the Laos nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen2135.6%19 of 96
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family813.6%106 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family813.6%110 of 157
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure711.9%204 of 211
K2Child of K-1610.2%11 of 35
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family46.8%18 of 57
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family23.4%107 of 137
C1Alien in transit11.7%86 of 87
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa11.7%171 of 171
T3Child of T111.7%8 of 8

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age2449%52 of 109
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)816.3%34 of 99
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen714.3%85 of 115
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)612.2%6 of 39
IR2Child of U.S. citizen36.1%86 of 103
IWCertain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2)12%19 of 19

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan63
Feb74
Mar122
Apr97
May133
Jun123
Jul107
Aug145
Sep106
Oct87
Nov84
Dec73
Which months are busiest at Vientiane. Index over 5 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

054108202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 52 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 201 Dec 2022: B1/B2 79 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 107 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 91 Feb 2023: B1/B2 66 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 73 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 88 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 2831 Jul 2023: B1/B2 84 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Aug 2023: B1/B2 84 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 73 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 59 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Nov 2023: B1/B2 46 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Dec 2023: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Feb 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 66 Mar 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Apr 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 28 May 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 19 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jul 2024: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 24; H/L/O/P/Q 247 Aug 2024: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 24; H/L/O/P/Q 2414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 62 Oct 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 612 Nov 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 61 Dec 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 66 Jan 2025: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 67 Feb 2025: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 65 Mar 2025: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 616 Apr 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 7

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Vientiane over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 20255949-71%
Aug 20256439-74%
Jul 20254125-73%
Jun 20259537-46%
May 20257835-67%
Apr 20259041-67%
Mar 202516848-19%
Feb 202513339-18%
Jan 202514472+18%
Dec 202413248+9%
Nov 202413952+46%
Oct 202414727+16%
Sep 202420155+3%
Aug 202424353-27%
Jul 202415134-51%
Jun 202417643-33%
May 202423753-24%
Apr 202427669+22%
Mar 202420742-38%
Feb 202416346-23%
Jan 202412226-50%
Dec 202312145-47%
Nov 20239523-67%
Oct 202312742-58%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Vientiane
Location of the U.S. post in Vientiane.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Vientiane issue last month?

59 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 49 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 201 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Vientiane?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Vientiane?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as under ½ month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Vientiane issue most?

In September 2025: K1 (21, 35.6%), A2 (8, 13.6%), G2 (8, 13.6%), B1/B2 (7, 11.9%) and K2 (6, 10.2%). 10 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Vientiane rising or falling?

September 2025: 59 nonimmigrant visas, down 71% on September 2024 (201). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Vientiane issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Vientiane not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.