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

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What investment option or options qualify?

The route is for foreign investors whose investment in Lao PDR has been approved; the official page describes the NI-B2 or I-B2 business visa for foreign investors and links the route to an investment or concession approval.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent review is pending.
  • The captured page does not establish a complete current effective-date record or every route condition.
  • visa type list
    Business visa for foreign investors (NI – B2 or I – B2)
  • NI-B2 procedure for foreign investors
    Investors who have been approved for investments in Lao PDR (possess Investment license or concession license and enterprise registration certificate)

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The official source requires an investment licence or concession licence and an enterprise registration certificate, but it does not state a single monetary investment threshold for this NI-B2/I-B2 route or government fees.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent review is pending.
  • The captured page does not establish a complete current effective-date record or every route condition.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The investor must hold approved investment documentation and, for the longer validity described, a government concession agreement of 10 years or more. The official source does not state a holding period or physical-presence conditions.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent review is pending.
  • The captured page does not establish a complete current effective-date record or every route condition.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

Family members are included in the NI-B2 business-visa and stay-permit procedures, and investors and their family use the NI-B2 visa for entry. The official source does not fully define the family relationship or documentary test, or state their work rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent review is pending.
  • The captured page does not establish a complete current effective-date record or every route condition.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

After entering with an NI-B2 business visa, an investor may apply for a stay permit card, with multiple-entry validity of up to one year for ordinary cases, year-by-year renewal, and a 3–5-year possibility for investors with a qualifying government concession agreement. The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent review is pending.
  • The captured page does not establish a complete current effective-date record or every route condition.
  • stay-permit application after entry
    After entering with NI-B2 business visa, the investors can apply the stay permit card via IOSSO, Investment Promotion Department, MPI to liaise with concerned sectors
  • conditions of long-term multiple-entry visas, item 1
    Investors holding with concession agreement with Government of Lao PDR from 10 years and above and family members can stay and receive multiple entry visa with 3-5 years validity
  • conditions of long-term multiple-entry visas, item 3
    Foreign investors in general activities that have not had a contract with the Government of Lao PDR, but received enterprise registration certificate from Industry and Commerce sectors will also not be entitled to this privilege. They will need to follow the usual practice, i.e. no longer than 1 year and can be renewed year-by-year

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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