Laos - Obtain a Family Registration Certificate

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Procedure

1. To obtain a family registration certification, you will need to go to your district family registration office.
2. Submit an application and pay the registration fee.
3. The district family registration official will hand over a family registration book to the head of each household for its safekeeping.

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Required Documents

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Home Affairs
Vientiane
Laos
6376
Laos PDR
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 212545, 212639, 213647, 213646
Fax: 213649, 217619

Lao PDR Mission abroad
check the menu on the left side of the page

Eligibility

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Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Family Registration Organisation

The family registration organisation at the central level is under the Ministry of the Interior. At the provincial or prefecture level, it is subject to the provincial governor or the prefecture mayor. At the district level, it is subject to the district chief.

The government designated its appointed diplomatic and consular officials abroad as the one responsible for family registration and to conduct various types of registration for Lao nationals abroad.

Duties of the Family Registration Organisation

The Organization has the duty to: register family registration books, births, disappearances, deaths, marriages, divorces, adoptions, changes of first name and surname, changes in residence, as well as modifications, amendments, and cancellations of family registrations; to issue new certificates in the event that old certificates are lost; to maintain the record of family registration books; to issue family registration certificates; and to monitor and inspect family registrations.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Promulgation of the Law on Family Registration

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