Representative Office in Vietnam

Client is willing to engage a legal consultant on advices regarding the establishment of representative office in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Client: Dear Sir/Madam, Our company is interested in opening a rep office in VN. The purpose of this rep office is to research the VN market and identify potential supplying sources for our products. We are in the Fiber Optic components manufacturing. We have the following questions which we hope you would be...

Investor: We are currently looking into changing our structure from a rep office to a wholly foreign owned  Vietnamese company. Can you run me through step by step what needs to happen if we decide to proceed. I thought you would be the right person to know. Lawyer of SBLAW:Thank...

Question: We are a HongKong incorporated company with 51 years in business. We would like to establish a Rep Office in Vietnam and at the same time we would like to know the pro's and con's between Rep Office and 100% fully owned company in Vietnam.

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 have communicate with a company whom are customers of ours in your state regards merging, we like to merge with the company to increased revenue, market share, and cross-selling opportunities. We would like to retain you to help us in the process to review proposed transactions for acquisitions...

Question: Would like to check whether you firm provide service on liquidation of enterprise for Vietnam company? If so, please let me know the scope of service and fee. Answen: We understand that your company (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for closing its subsidiary company...

Question: Our company want to employ one people in Vietnam for liaison/ seeking business opportunity. Is it necessary for us to set up a RO for this purpose? What are the details we need to beware if we need to set up a RO/hiring people(i.e. employment contract(MOLISA), tax issues (Personal Income...

SBLAW would like to note that an important matter of representative office (R.O) in Vietnam is Personal Income Tax of Employees working for R.O.

We would like to inform you that the foreign traders who want to set up their representative office in Vietnam, they have to prepare some required documents as below: 1. Notarized & Legalized Business Registration certificate/incorporation certificate; 2. Notarized & Legalized Articles of Association; 3. Notarized & Legalized Audited Financial Statement of...