Doing business in Vietnam

Client: My name is Harry and I received your contact details through internet. I'm looking for a lawyer who could assist me and a partner (we're both expats) in registering our online startup. 1. What is the process to apply for the business license? If we make it Vietnamese-owned with...

Question: Are you able to incorporate a company for us? (ideally an Ltd, with one foreign shareholder and one foreign director) If so, tell me please how much time does it all takes, and what’s the total charge to it (your charges and all possible governmental charges) . Answer: Under Vietnam Law, during...

I have some questions relating to our representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Question: How much the cost to close the representative office? Answen: Our professional fee for closing a representative office is 1,200USD. The fee does not cover services for finalization of tax obligation of the representative office...

We refer with thanks to the conservation between you and our representative from which we were requested to advice on possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for software development in Vietnam. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your...

This is with regards to our discussion from which you requested us to advise for Vietnam local company (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) to transfer 100% equity to an foreign Investor (hereinafter referred to as “the Assignee”).  Thus, we are pleased to present herewith our Legal Service Proposal for...

Question: Hello attorney, I have a question: Can a foreigner be representative for a Company in Vietnam? Answer: SB Law appreciate your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to advise you as follows: Legally, our principal do not ban foreign from being a Company’s representative....

Question: We are a firm of corporate providers in Singapore. One of our client has contacted us with the idea of incorporating a company in Vietnam. The idea is to import meat sub-products (pork tails, legs,etc) from France to Vietnamese markets. Currently they are working with intermediary in Vietnam. Could you, please,...

This is relation to our conservations, from which, you requested us to provide legal advice on amendment of Investment Certificate of your company (Hereinafter referred to as “Client”) in order to move the head office address from Binh Duong Province to Ho Chi Minh City. We, therefore, are grateful to...

Question: We are Singapore logistic company, we have a question as follow: Can foreign investor set up a 100% owned foreign logistic company (road transportation service)? Answer: It is noted that Vietnam Law officially remove foreign ownership limitation in the logistic services sector. However, this change is only applicable to several...

Real estate management service is listed as one of real estate business that foreign investors are permitted to carry out in Vietnam[...]