Doing business in Vietnam

Question: Is the Representative Office (RO) a kind of legal entity ? What is main function of the Representative Office (RO)? Could you please also let us know the fees and requirements to set up the RO?

Investor: We are American corporation providing Immigration Services. As far as I can see on your website, we can open Rep Office in Ho Chi Minh and offer our services with one limitation - that the client have to pay to USA. Is that correct? Do we have to hire local...

Question: I am a English teacher from USA and am now thinking of starting  a small, online English Language Service company in the USA  to provide English language services to Vietnamese and Asian students and companies. To start with, I am planning to hire a teacher in the USA but...

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...

Client: We will like to set up a 100% owned branch office in Vietnam to conduct our business locally. Is this possible? What is the requirement of local directors, restriction on trade activities of foreign owned branch offices and the tax payable? Lawyer: This is reference to your email below. I...

We refer with thanks to the conservation from which we were requested to provide legal advices regarding to amendment of certificate of operation of a branch office of a foreign invested company in Hanoi to reflect change of address (hereinafter referred to as “Client”). We, therefore, are grateful to...

1.The establishment of a Foreign invested company (FIC) including Joint Venture Company in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority.

If a HongKong Company would like to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, SBLaw would like to advise as follows:

Investor: I am in Singapore wishes to start small scale garment business in Vietnam. Please advise me to register the company and other proecedures? Lawyer of SBLAW:This is reference to your email below. I am Corporate Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to advise you for starting business in Vietnam. From...

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...