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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Laos
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Laos, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Laos · February 2026

That is 10 more than in January 2026 (6) — +166.7%.

Quick view · February 2026

+166.7% vs January 2026 (6)-87.3% vs February 2025 (126)

All published months together: 16,094

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Diplomats and international organizations	16	6	+166.7%+10

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
G2	9	0	new+9
G1	3	1	+200.0%+2
A2	2	0	new+2
A1	1	4	-75.0%−3
G4	1	1	+0.0%+0

Laos: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,045
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	158	6	-96.2%
February	126	16	-87.3%
March	181	–	–
April	101	–	–
May	88	–	–
June	99	–	–
July	42	–	–
August	69	–	–
September	60	–	–
October	53	–	–
November	31	–	–
December	37	–	–

When is it busy? Laos

Busiest month: March (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%

8.9%

11.4%

8.2%

7.2%

9.1%

7.9%

10.1%

7.0%

7.2%

6.7%

6.2%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Laos: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	2,179
2018	2,465
2019	2,629
2020	371
2021	131
2022	2,347
2023	2,676
2024	2,229
2025	1,045
2026 partial	22

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	37	6	16
Total	37	6	16

Laos

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Laos: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Laos

Laos: all published months

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