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Labor visas or work visas are issued to foreigners who already have work permits, ID cards and be legally employed by a registered enterprise in Laos, who hold a quota to employ foreign employees.<\/p>\n
The LA-B2 is the most common type of visa issued to foreigners living and working in Laos. It is a multiple entry visa and is available for a period of 3 months, 6 months and 1year duration.<\/p>\n
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A work permit is issued by the Ministry of labor and social welfare, and Stay Permit by the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security.<\/p>\n
The application for the work permit and SP must be registered by the employer, sponsoring the foreign applicant, within one month from the day of receiving authorization from the Lao MFA.<\/p>\n
Documents require for the registration and issuance of Work Permit for foreign workers are as follows:<\/p>\n
In Lao PDR, all matters related to foreign employee working in the private sector and for international organizations, embassies, and non-government organizations are regulated by the Labor Law of 2013<\/p>\n
To work in Lao PDR, a foreign worker must meet the following legal requirements:<\/p>\n
Listed below are essential prerequisites when applying for a Laos work permit:<\/p>\n
Some document that are a must while applying for a Work Permit in Laos are:<\/p>\n
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Investor visas or Business visas are issued to foreign citizens working or investing in Laos including foreign investors, enterprise directors, deputy directors, technical officers, volunteers of non-governmental organizations, that hold ordinary passports.<\/p>\n
Applicants of the business visa need to first enter Laos under other type of visas, sort out paper work to get work permit and ID card, only after that the business visa can be issued.<\/p>\n
Multiple entry visas may be obtained for a period of 3 months, 6 months and 1 year and may be renewed every 3 months, 6 months or 1 year until completion of assignments or business terms.<\/p>\n
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Spouse visas are issued to husbands or wives of other types of visa holders. The spouse visa will normally be for the same duration as that of the original visa holder. Holders for spouse visas may not undertake any work while in Lao PDR.<\/p>\n
Visa Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n All Laos visas must be use within 2 months from the date of issue.<\/p>\n Visa Extension<\/strong><\/p>\n Most Laos visa types are extendable. Once in Laos you can get your Laos visa extended.<\/p>\n [\/difl_advancedtabitem][difl_advancedtabitem title=”Procedures for temporary residence cards for foreigners in Laos” navigation_link=”https:\/\/desco.la\/en\/our-services\/visas-services\/#difl_advancedtabitem_3″ at_button_button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What is temporary residence cards?<\/p>\n A temporary residence card, also known as a stay permit card (English is Stay permit card for foreign staff ) is a type of document allowing legal temporary residence in Laos issued by the Foreigners management Police, Ministry of security of Laos for foreigner with a term of at least 6 months, 1 year and maximum of 5 years.<\/p>\n Subjects granted temporary residence cards in Laos include foreigner, stateless people visiting relatives, travelling, working, performing official duties for a definite time and living in Lao PDR- are allowed to issue temporary residence cards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foreigners are stateless people coming to work in Lao PRD to be granted temporary residence cards\u00a0 must meet the following condition:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The inviting or guaranteeing individual, organization\u00a0 or company will carry out\u00a0 the procedures for granting a temporary residence card as follows:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Time for processing the application for temporary residence card<\/strong>:\u00a0 from 05 to 07 working days from Monday to Friday (except holidays and New Year) counting from the date of the complete and valid application for temporary residence card.<\/p>\n FEES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n -Temporary residence card for investors, engineers, workers and experts with a term of 1 year is\u2026\u2026\u2026\/p<\/p>\n – Temporary residence card for investors, engineers, workers and experts with a term of 6 months\u00a0 is\u2026\u2026\u2026.\/p<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will follow the authorization to submit the application and receive the results of the temporary residence card application at the competent state agency in accordance with the Laws of Laos.<\/p>\n If you have demands and need the answer to some questions related to apply for a temporary residence card for foreigners, please contact Desco.la, Hotline: +856 20 55513162, 20 22222336 for detailed advice or leave us your information we will contact you shortly.<\/p>\n [\/difl_advancedtabitem][\/difl_advancedtab][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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Procedure for applying for a temporary residence card<\/h3>\n
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Our service of applying for a new temporary residence card and extending a temporary residence card for foreigner in Laos includes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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