Police certificatesLast checked October 21, 2026
Police certificate for Laos
Police Clearance (criminal record)In personOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Vientiane Municipal or Provincial court, on certification by the local administrative authority where the person lived or worked (per the Lao Embassy in Canberra)
- How to apply
- Refer the request to the Vientiane Municipal/Provincial court, with certification by the local administrative authority of the place in Laos where you lived or worked.
- From abroad
- The Embassy of the Lao PDR in Canberra says it cannot issue a police clearance certificate for foreigners who lived or worked in Laos; the request must go to the court in Laos.
- Notes
- Based on a notice from the Embassy of the Lao PDR in Canberra dated 6 April 2020, addressed to people who resettled in Australia or New Zealand.
Not confirmed
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- The notice does not give required documents, fee or processing time.
- The notice does not say whether the request can be made by post or through a representative; in-person is inferred.
- The notice is from 2020 and may be out of date.
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