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Laos Investor Visa and Stay Permit (NI-B2 or I-B2)

9 facts quoted from the official source

Residence route for an approved foreign investor or shareholder in a Lao investment project or registered enterprise.

Route type
Investment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Approved Investment RequiredThe applicant must hold an approved investment licence, concession agreement or enterprise registration.
  • Eligibility summaryThe Investment Promotion Department requires an investment licence, concession agreement or enterprise registration and identifies the applicant as an investor or shareholder.
  • Investor Or Shareholder StatusThe route is for the investor or shareholder of the approved undertaking.
  • Long Concession Minimum YearsA concession agreement of at least ten years is required for the longer document option.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisThe Investment Promotion Department requires an investment licence, concession agreement or enterprise registration and identifies the applicant as an investor or shareholder.
  • Report summaryThe Investment Promotion Department requires an investment licence, concession agreement or enterprise registration and identifies the applicant as an investor or shareholder.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
3 proven from the official source.
  • Normal Maximum Validity YearsNormal investor visa and stay documentation may be issued for up to one year and renewed.
  • Renewal or extensionThe normal investor authorization is renewable while the underlying approval continues.
  • Long Document Validity YearsQualifying long concession projects may receive three- to five-year multiple-entry and stay documentation.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Laos?
The official source states: Residence route for an approved foreign investor or shareholder in a Lao investment project or registered enterprise.

Every answer is quoted from the official investlaos.gov.la page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source investlaos.gov.laLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Laos government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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