Issued by Laos Purpose Identification | Type of document Passport Eligibility requirements Laotian citizenship | |
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Date first issued 30 June 2016 (biometric passport) Expiration 10 years after acquisition | ||
Laotian passports are issued to citizens of (Laos) by Consular Department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to travel internationally. The (biometric passport) have been issued since 30 June 2016.
Contents
Front Cover
Lao ordinary passport cover is dark blue in colour with Emblem of Laos emblazoned in the centre. The word "ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ" (English: Lao People's Democratic Republic and French: Republique Democratique Populaire Lao) is inscribed on the top of the coat of arm while the word passport (in Lao, English and French) is inscribed below. The official and diplomatic passport are green and burgundy in colour respectively. Lao passport has 32 pages excluding cover and is valid to travel to all countries.
Passport note
"ໃນນາມ ລັດຖະບານ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ຂໍໃຫ້ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງຈົ່ງໃຫ້ອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກ ໃນການໄປມາ ແກ່ຜູ້ຖືໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນສະບັບນີ້ ແລະ ໃຫ້ຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຄຸ້ມຄອງໃນຄາວຈຳເປັນອີກດ້ວຍ."
"Au nom du Gouvernment de la Republique Democratique Populaire Lao, le Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres prie les autorites competentes de laisser passer librement le titulaire de ce passeport, et de lui donner aide et protection en cas de bosoin."
"In the name of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests all relevant authorities to whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely, and to afford the bearer any such assistance and protection as maybe necessary."