Doing business in Vietnam

Investor: Hi, We are a recruitment company in Singapore and would like to open a branch in Vietnam. Could you please let us know the process and cost? Thank you & best regards Lawyer: This is reference to your email below. We understand that you intend to setup a branch in Vietnam...

Question: We are FDI company and would like to design and supply a mobile application for telecommunication operators in Vietnam so that we can distribute value added services to their end users, please confirm whether this service is software development service under Vietnamese law? Answer: We understand that your company...

In order to set up representative office in Hochiminh City, Vietnam, the required legal documents are as follows:

On January 4th 2021, The Government issued Decree 01/2021/NĐ-CP on Enterprise Registration. Enterprise Registration Dossier Language: Vietnamese In case the dossier contains documents in a foreign language, the dossier must have a notarized Vietnamese translation enclosed with the foreign language document. Personal legal papers: - Vietnamese citizen: Valid Vietnamese citizen Identification card or...

Question: My company want to enlarge the import ranges. Please quote. Answer: - In this case, in order to supplement goods to be imported and distributed, you shall have to obtain Business License from Hanoi People Committee. Generally, in order to obtain this, it shall take you about 45 working days...

Foreign Language Education Services is classified to CPC 929. Under Vietnam’s WTO Commitments, with the respect to CPC 929, foreign investor can either setup a wholly foreign invested company or a joint venture company to run its investment project[...]

This is with regards to our discussion from which you requested us to advise for an M&A case in Vietnam. Thus, we are pleased to present herewith our Legal Service Proposal for your kind reference. 1. SCOPE OF WORKS With regards to the M&A case, our scope of work shall be as...

Client: Dear Sir/ Madam, Our company wants to send email and SMS to its patients (approx. 10,000 – 20,000 patients) to update or inform about FMP’s services.  Our concerns are (i) how to use email tool and SMS to communicate with your patients legally, and  (ii) legal exposures of not...

Under Vietnam Law, you can establish Foreign Invested Company (FIC) for exporting goods from Vietnam. However, we also would like to note that goods to be exported from Vietnam must not include rare and valuable seafood such as European Otter, hairy-nosed otter, smooth-coached otter, small-clawed cotter and golden coin turtle.

Question: Our company business covers interantional freight forwarding, warehousing and cross-border logistics. Now we are planing to set up a new company in Vietnam, could you give us a quotation about full service for foreigner start a physical operating company? Answer: SBLAW would like to reply you as follows:According to Vietnam’s...