The price of land in Vientiane depends where it is located. You will be looking at an average of about $200 US per square metre, just to give you a general idea but there are many factors involved.

$6 or $7 US is the cost for a typical guest house room. It will cost extra with TV and air conditioning.

Foreigners are allowed to buy land, you just can't own it. You have to be a Lao national to own land.

There is an exception. If you plan to pay alot of money (I think the minimum is $300,000 US), they may let the foreigner own it.

Firstly, we welcome you as a new member of our forum.

As a foreigner, you can't own land anywhere in Laos but there is a way around it. If you have a trustworthy relative living in Laos then you can use their name as the owner of the land, but the land technically still belongs to you.

There's lots of poo sao in Seno and Savannakhet.

Being a Lao citizen means you can own land in your name. You need to apply to the Ministry of Justice but it takes time.

Individuals who are not Lao (example: westerner) are required to live in Laos as a permanent resident for a long ten years before they are eligible to apply for Lao citizenship. Given that you were born in Laos and I assume you are of Lao race, the time limit is reduced to five years. You will be required to renounce your current citizenship because Lao law doesn't accept dual citizenship.

I hope you enjoy your retirement in Laos in the near future. Keep your wife happy, and I'm glad you won't follow in the footsteps of Tiger Woods.

The Lao Embassy in your country have all the information you need.

You need to understand that I am not a Lao immigration officer so my help is limited.

If they are unable to assist you with your enquiry then that is a problem. Contacting the office in Laos by phone would probably be useless too. What I suggest is that you visit Laos on a normal tourist visa, then you can go to visit the office directly to apply for another visa that will suit your situation.

In your case, doesn't matter if takes 100 hours to travel because you are retiring in Laos so you will be here anyway.

I don't see any problem with a tourist visa to begin with, because you don't have a business yet.

I'll see what I can do for you later.

I didn't get their phone number but I've spoken to them. I've been told that in order to obtain a business visa, you need a relative in Laos to declare for you. When the Embassy receives details of your business from Laos and you've made your payment, they will issue the visa to you.