Holidays 2010

Date	Day	Holiday	Lao/U.S.
January 1	Friday	New Year’s Day	U.S./Lao
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King’s Birthday	U.S.
February 15	Monday	Presidents’ Day	U.S.
March 8	Monday	International Women’s Day	Lao
April 14-16	Wed.-Friday	Lao New Year	Lao
April 30	Friday	Lao Labor Day	Lao
May 31	Monday	Memorial Day	U.S.
July 5	Monday	Independence Day	U.S.
September 6	Monday	Labor Day	U.S.
October 11	Friday	Boat Racing Festival	Lao
October 22	Monday	Columbus Day	U.S.
November 11	Thursday	Veterans Day	U.S.
November 19	Friday	That Luang Festival	Lao.
November 25	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	U.S.
December 2	Thursady	Lao National Day	Lao
December 24	Friday	Christmas Day	U.S.

Substitution days. Please note: According to the prevailing practice in Laos, official holidays which fall on Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday and Sunday on the following Monday.

As can be gathered

Note: Administrative Days: In addition to the dates above, the consular section will be closed on the following Fridays for administrative days — March 12, June 11, September 10, November 12, and December 10.

Staff at a US Embassy or a US Consulate can usually provide assistance, or insight, regarding documentation such as the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), Notarized affidavits, Passports, visa pages, etc. In situations where an American Citizen must travel to the American Citizen Services Section of a United States Embassy or Consulate it may be wise to check the US Embassy’s website in order to ascertain whether or not one can set an appointment online. This makes the situation far less cumbersome for both the American and the Consular Officer as the Post can be prepared ahead of time to deal with the petitioner’s request.

With regard to visas, those petitions which are filed in the USA (such as a K1 visa petition or a K3 Visa petition) must first receive approval from USCIS before the petition will be forwarded to the Department of State and the US Embassy.

For further information, please see: US Visa Laos.