Doing business in Vietnam

We understand that your company (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of Representative Office in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “R.O”). We therefore are grateful to present you our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration. 1. Scope of works of sblaw Following works are...

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...

In case that foreign investors want to bring the investment capital or benefit of the investment out of Vietnam, it is highly recommended that the cash flow should be sent from abroad to a Vietnam Company’s account.

Investor: We have been working together to open a JSC in 2012. We would like now to close the company. Could you please give us an estimation of your fees to cover all administrative procedures with authorities? Could you also please let us know a possible timeline.   Lawyer of SBLAW: Under the...

On January 16, 2017, the government has promulgated Decree 03/2017/NĐ – CP of casino business. This Decree deals with business, management of the business and administrative sanction in casino business in Vietnam. Decree 03/2017 will take effect from March 15, 2017. 1. Business principles Casino business is business lines subject to...

  Question: We have a Poland client who has a BVI Company.  He would like to set up a Vietnamese Company to open a business bank account in Vietnam. Please advise us the following: 1. Is it okay to the Vietnam Authority to use BVI Company to hold the FIE Company in Vietnam? ...

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...

Answer: Under Vietnam Law on Investment and Vietnam WTO’s Commitments, the foreign investors are not allowed to operate the “domain name trading”.

Question: We hereby have a client who is a Hongkong company which running business as scientific instrument production for many years, now they intends to develop that business to Vietnam by register a local company, the proposed shareholder (s) & director (s) are all Hongkong residents, the initial scope of activities...

Question: I have lived in France for many years. Knowing that there is very high demand on  supplement & healthcare products (like omega 3, calcium, etc.) and baby products in Vietnam. I want to sell them in this market. I would be grateful if you can help me out with...