| Representative office must be enterprise or limited company, sole limited company, state enterprise or public company | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decision on Establishment and Management of Representative Office for Foreign Legal Entities in Lao PDR no. 1815/MPI, dated 30 July 2018 | 19-09-9999 |
| For legal entity or company who used to launch representative office in laos, its previous representative office must be closed at lease 3 years before launching the new one | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decision on Establishment and Management of Representative Office for Foreign Legal Entities in Lao PDR no. 1815/MPI, dated 30 July 2018 | 19-09-9999 |
| For legal entity or company who used to launch representative office in laos, its previous representative office must be closed at lease 3 years before launching the new one | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decision on Establishment and Management of Representative Office for Foreign Legal Entities in Lao PDR no. 1815/MPI, dated 30 July 2018 | 19-09-9999 |
| Requirement to have minimum capital and registered capital | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to make capital payment and receive certificate | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to pay initial registered capital to have access to domestic funding sources | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to posseess aconcession registration certificate | Licensing (based on experience, track record, technical requirements, and/or other) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to register signed business cooperation contract | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Application for business activities under controlled business list | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Application for business activities outside controlled business list | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Application submission for investment in a concession business | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital for General Business | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital for concession business to be in compliance with Enterprise Law and other related laws | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital for concession business | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Capital importation for foreign investors engaged in general business | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital importation requirement for businesses obtaining concessions and undertaking projects with investment of value less than USD 10 million | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital importation requirement for businesses obtaining concessions and undertaking projects with investment of value between USD 10 million and USD 500 million | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital importation requirement for businesses obtaining concessions and undertaking projects with investment of value between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Registered capital importation requirement for businesses obtaining concessions and undertaking projects with investment of value of more than USD 1 billion | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Application for Overseas Investment by Domestic Investors | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
