What is difference between Certificate of Investment Registration and Certificate of Enterprise Registration?
Question: We are foreign invested company and established on 2011, we were granted the certificate of Investment registration, now, we would like to amend the content of this document, but in new law, they mentioned the Certificate of enterprise registration, what is the difference between them?
Answer: In November 2014,...
New Company Formation for travel and tours business in Vietnam
Question: I am foreign people and would like to open a Travel and Tours business (Inbound & Out Bound) in Vietnam soon.
Please provide me all the requirements and procedure for that and also the time taken in the process.
Answer: This is reference to your email below. I am Lawyer of SB...
Insurance brokerage in Vietnam
Client: I'm managing an insurance brokerage LLC based in London. I'm advising expatriates with their international health insurance.
My clients are expatriates based anywhere in the world and I am paid by commission directly from the insurance companies on my England business account so I don't have money flow outside...
Establishing a freight forwarding/logistics company in HCMC
Investor: Dear Sir,
I am a UK national and I am evaluating the possibility of establishing a freight forwarding / logistics company in HCMC. This would be on a joint venture basis with a Vietnamese partner. Please advise approximate cost for registering such a company
Lawyer: Thank you for your email...
Consultancy Service to set up entity in Vietnam
Question: We are Singapore company and would like to set up entity in Vietnam. We will focus on freight forwarding business and out-source local transportation / warehousing / Customs Declaration as well as other local activities to local vendors.
In other words, the entity in Hai Phong will not physically...
Q&A: Open restaurant in Vietnam
Q: Our company is based on Singapore and we would like to expand our business in oversea by starting a small Japanese restaurant inside of supermarket in HMC.
So I'm requesting a estimation for your service and explanation on how the whole process would take place.
And since we would like...
Setting up foreign invested company (FOC) in Vietnam
Question: As we are planning to source more products from Vietnam, we need to build up a local team that can work with 3rd party suppliers to ensure product quality and timely shipment.
The initial thinking is that we want to setup a new entity in Vietnam near the Hochiminh...
Tax Audits and Penalties
Tax audits are carried out regularly and often cover a number of tax years. Prior to an audit, the tax authorities send the taxpayer a written notice indicating the time and scope of the audit inspection.
How to Form Distribution Company in Vietnam?
The establishment of Company (NewCo) requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority[...]
Process of increasing charter capital of company in Vietnam
Question: Can you tell me briefly the process of increasing charter capital? How long will it take? Thanks.
Answen: The process of increasing charter capital is different from types of company, please provide more details so I can give an accurate consultation:
1) Type of company: Limited Liability company or Joint...

















