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Royal Thai Embassy · Laos

🇱🇦Royal Thai Embassy · Vientiane

Consular jurisdiction: ลาวทั้งประเทศ. ครอบคลุมลาวทั้งประเทศ

Address
Kaysone Phomvihane Ave, Vientiane
Contact
+856 21-214581
thaivte@thaiembassy.la
Hours
จันทร์–ศุกร์ 08:00–12:00, 13:00–16:00
Turnaround & Languages
~4 business days
Languages: ไทย, อังกฤษ, ลาว

Services Offered

  • พาสปอร์ต
  • รับรอง

Consular Fees (Approx.)

ServiceFee
พาสปอร์ตUSD 35

* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.

NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Vientiane

Thai-issued documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, single-status affidavit, power of attorney) must be MFA-legalized/Apostilled and translated into languages the embassy accepts (ไทย / อังกฤษ / ลาว) before shipping to Vientiane.

MFA LegalizationApostilleTranslationLINE Chat

Thai missions in the same region

🇯🇵
Japan
Tokyo
🇯🇵
Japan (Osaka)
Osaka
🇰🇷
South Korea
Seoul
🇨🇳
China (Beijing)
Beijing
🇨🇳
China (Shanghai)
Shanghai
🇨🇳
China (Guangzhou)
Guangzhou

Regulatory updates for Laos 2025–2026

  • Laos is not a Hague member — Consular Legalization at the embassy in Thailand is mandatory (Apostille not accepted).
  • MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 — reserve e-service in advance.
  • Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
  • Documents must be issued within 6 months — older copies risk refusal.

Common mistakes that trigger rejection

  1. Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry — Laos refuses on sight.
  2. Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport — always cross-check.
  3. Original documents older than 6 months — some countries require ≤ 3 months.
  4. Skipping MFA and going straight to the embassy — the embassy refuses without an MFA stamp.

Anonymized micro case

A client prepared docs for Laos themselves and was refused because the translator was off-registry and the MFA step was missing. NYCLI (DBD 0435567000061) re-translated via MoJ-registered translators, filed MFA + Laos embassy, cleared in 4 business days — accepted first pass.

Quotable stats

4 business days
Total turnaround
Legalization
Certification type
125+
Hague Apostille members

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