Permanent Residence Visa (P-B3)

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Permanent visa (P-B3): issued to foreigners and stateless people who are approved to permanently live in the Lao PDR.

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Law on Entry-Exit and Management of Foreigners, Article 20 point 8 (Permanent visa)
8. Permanent visa is issued to: Foreigners and stateless people who are approved to permanently live in the Lao PDR;

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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Limits of the record

Law on Entry-Exit and Management of Foreigners (Arts.19-22) confirms the Permanent visa (P-B3) category exists and who it is issued to, but does not specify the number of years of prior residence required to qualify -- Art.27 defers visa-specific rules to separate regulations not captured in this source.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

Law on Entry-Exit and Management of Foreigners (Arts.19-22) confirms the Permanent visa (P-B3) category exists and who it is issued to, but does not specify what counts toward qualifying residence -- Art.27 defers visa-specific rules to separate regulations not captured in this source.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

Law on Entry-Exit and Management of Foreigners (Arts.19-22) confirms the Permanent visa (P-B3) category exists and who it is issued to, but does not specify rules on absences from the Lao PDR -- Art.27 defers visa-specific rules to separate regulations not captured in this source.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Requests for permanent residency are studied and verified by the foreigner-management police and proposed to a higher authority; the Ministry of Public Security researches, issues or abolishes permanent residency permits. Conditions, validity and loss rules are not stated.

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Limits of the record

No eligibility conditions, card validity or retention/loss rules in the law.

https://api.immigration.gov.la/client/law/file/%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%81%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%BB%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%94%C3%A0%C2%BB%C2%9D%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%B2%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%8D-59-r17g2an4cb.pdf
9. Study, verify the request for permanent residency in the Lao PDR of foreigners and stateless people and propose to higher authority for consideration;
https://api.immigration.gov.la/client/law/file/%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%81%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%BB%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%94%C3%A0%C2%BB%C2%9D%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%B2%C3%A0%C2%BA%C2%8D-59-r17g2an4cb.pdf
6. Research, issue or abolish the permanent residency permit of foreigners and stateless people;

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

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Permanent Residence Visa (P-B3)

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Your story.Your next step.

Your story.
Your next step.