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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Laos

How many F-1 visas nationals of Laos are issued, and what each US consulate in Laos issues, month by month.

Data through June 2025

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Laos

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Laos, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Laos, last 12 months

Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

4949

Down 42%vs 84 in the 12 months before

Down 42% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4
Busiest month
13
Jul 2024
Latest month
4
Jun 2025Down 60%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 84

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 49

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Jul '23Aug '23Sep '23Oct '23Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

  1. FY2021

    4

    Oct 2020 – Sep 2021

    First full year in this data
  2. FY2022

    64

    Oct 2021 – Sep 2022

    Up 1500%vs FY2021
  3. FY2023

    88

    Oct 2022 – Sep 2023

    Up 38%vs FY2022
  4. FY2024

    72

    Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

    Down 18%vs FY2023
  5. FY2025So far

    22

    Oct–Jun · 9 of 12 months

    Down 51%vs same months a year earlier

FY2024 had 72 visas (−18% on FY2023). FY2025 so far (Oct–Jun) is running 51% behind the same months of FY2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Laos
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
June 2025410Down 60%
May 202512Down 50%
April 202512Down 50%
March 202502Down 100%
February 202501Down 100%
January 202545Down 20%
December 20241110Up 10%
November 202405Down 100%
October 202418Down 88%
September 202437Down 57%
August 2024119Up 22%
July 20241323Down 43%
June 20241010About flat, 0%
May 202427Down 71%
April 202423Down 33%
March 20242–
February 20241–
January 20245–
December 202310–
November 20235–
October 20238–
September 20237–
August 20239–
July 202323–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Laos who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Laos.

F-1 visas issued in Laos

How many F-1 visas the US consulates in Laos issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Laos, last 12 months

Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

5858

Down 43%vs 102 in the 12 months before

Down 43% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
16
Jul 2024
Latest month
6
Jun 2025Down 57%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 102

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 58

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Jul '23Aug '23Sep '23Oct '23Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Laos each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
22%
2.6%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: July 2023: 24 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2024, July was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    98

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    83

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    13

    Jan–Jun · 6 of 12 months

    Down 66%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 83 visas (−15% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Jun) is running 66% behind the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Laos
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
June 2025614Down 57%
May 202527Down 71%
April 202514Down 75%
March 202504Down 100%
February 202504Down 100%
January 202545Down 20%
December 20241210Up 20%
November 202405Down 100%
October 202419Down 89%
September 202436Down 50%
August 20241310Up 30%
July 20241624Down 33%
June 20241411Up 27%
May 202477About flat, 0%
April 202444About flat, 0%
March 202441Up 300%
February 202442Up 100%
January 202459Down 44%
December 20231011Down 9.1%
November 202357Down 29%
October 202393Up 200%
September 202362Up 200%
August 20231021Down 52%
July 20232412Up 100%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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