Doing business in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to provide some information on possibility of establishment of 100% foreign-invested company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as follows: A.   SPECIFIC QUERIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY I.   SETTING UP A 100% FOREIGN-INVESTED COMPANY IN HO CHI MINH CITY It is our understand that...

Question: Our company would like to close the foreign representative office in Vietnam. Please quote. Answer: We understand that your company in abroad (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now considering closing its Representative Office in Hanoi, Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “RO”). We therefore would like to send herewith our...

Client: I am an American citizen wishing to register a new company here in Vung Tau. The business is consultancy for project construction. I have an office location already. I carry no overheads other than the office rental and my own accommodation. I simply wish to be registered and request the...

Question: May I know which taxation needs to be declared if establish a RO  in Vietnam. Your help will be much grateful. Thank you. Answer: Under Vietnam Law, a representative office does not involve with business activities for purpose of making profit. Then, except for declaration of personal income tax for...

Question: We are foreign company and would like to establish company operating in software programming in Vietnam, please advise? Answer: This is reference to your query on establishment of a 100% foreign invested capital company in Vietnam, from which, we understand that you would like us to advise on establishment of...

Client: I work as Business Development Manager at Ltd Co, international telecommunication service provider and operator with headquarters in London, UK. We are provider of variety of voice, sms and ussd based services around the world. Looking for telecommunication lawyers in Vietnam, I have found your contact info. We are...

Client: Dear sir, How are you, I want to open a trading company in Vietnam. Please suggest me how you can help me with this. Lawyer of SBLAW: This is reference to your conservation below. I am Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to provide you legal advice regarding to...

Q:  I have some questions relating to our representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1.    How much the cost to close the representative office ? 2.    Can we leave Rep Office dormant…if so, at what cost...? 3.    Can we re-open the entity at our discretion as some point in the...

Q: How's the procedure or process to apply as a register I.T company, computer or apps company? What type of document do I need to prepare? Do Ho Chi Minh have different between license or register company? A: According to Vietnam Law on Investment and Vietnam WTO’s Commitments, it is possible...

Foreign company would like to open representative office in Vietnam, they should care the following matters: Q: Before setting up the Representative Office (RO), can investor register their trademark in Vietnam? A: Yes, they can register the trademark under the name of foreign company with Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property...