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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Laos · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from Laos · February 2026
1

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -75.0%.

A1 visas made up 6.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 66.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-75.0% vs January 2026 (4)▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 345

Laos · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202546
  • 20265
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January24▲ +100.0%
February11▲ +0.0%
March14––
April6––
May0––
June0––
July0––
August10––
September6––
October6––
November1––
December0––

When is it busy? Laos · A1

Busiest month: March (17.8% of a typical year). Quietest: July (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.3%
11.9%
17.8%
10.6%
3.7%
8.8%
2.7%
10.5%
6.6%
8.9%
3.3%
5.9%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '172
May '170
Jun '172
Jul '174
Aug '173
Sep '174
Oct '174
Nov '173
Dec '174
Jan '181
Feb '183
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '18
0
Jun '1810
Jul '180
Aug '187
Sep '180
Oct '181
Nov '182
Dec '180
Jan '198
Feb '1913
Mar '193
Apr '195
May '196
Jun '191
Jul '193
Aug '192
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '196
Jan '207
Feb '203
Mar '206
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '206
Jul '200
Aug '206
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '204
Dec '204
Jan '213
Feb '212
Mar '218
Apr '217
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '215
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '217
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '221
Feb '228
Mar '226
Apr '2210
May '221
Jun '221
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '222
Oct '225
Nov '220
Dec '224
Jan '234
Feb '235
Mar '2312
Apr '234
May '231
Jun '234
Jul '230
Aug '235
Sep '238
Oct '232
Nov '230
Dec '233
Jan '244
Feb '243
Mar '2410
Apr '241
May '245
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '247
Oct '245
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '252
Feb '251
Mar '2514
Apr '256
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '2510
Sep '256
Oct '256
Nov '251
Dec '250
Jan '264
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
4
Latest 12 months · Laos · A1 · January
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Laos · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
480% of selected
Feb 2026
120% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 041
Total041