About the Australian Embassy in Lao PDR
Head of Mission
HE Mr Paul Kelly, Australian Ambassador to the Lao PDR
Kelly is a senior officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Assistant Secretary, Humanitarian Response, Risk and Recovery Branch. He has previously served overseas in Honiara, Ho Chi Minh City and Suva.
Contact information
Address
Km 4, Thadeua Rd, Watnak Village, Sisattanak District,
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
P.O. Box 292
Telephone
+856-21 353 800
Fax
+856-21 353 801
Australian Embassy Clinic Vientiane Updated on 1 March 2018
Opening hours
The Embassy is open from 8:30am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday except for embassy holidays.
Passport and Notarial services are available by appointment only between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday.
For these services a prior appointment is required, and can be made by calling +856 21 353800, or by emailing [email protected] for consular and notarial services, or [email protected] for passport services. For general enquiry please email to [email protected]
Public Holidays in 2021
the Embassy will be closed on:
- Friday, 1 January 2021 - New Year's Day
- Monday, 8 March 2021 - International Women's Day
- Friday, 2 April 2021 - Good Friday
- Monday, 5 April 2021 - Easter Monday
- Wednesday, 14 April 2021 - Lao New Year Holiday
- Thursday, 15 April 2021 - Lao New Year Holiday
- Friday, 16 April 2021 - Lao New Year Holiday
- Monday, 3 May 2021 - Lao Labour Day (In Lieu)
- Monday, 31 May 2021 - Reconciliation Day
- Friday, 19 November 2021 - That Luang Festival
- Thursday, 2 December 2021 - Lao National Day
- Monday, 27 December 2021 - Christmas Day
- Tuesday, 28 December 2021 - Boxing Day (In Lieu)
- Wednesday, 29 December 2021 - Additional DFAT day