Set up representative office (RO) in Vietnam
The foreign company must:
- Being recognized as a legal entity by countries or territories of business registration;
Required Documents to set up Representative Office in Vietnam
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...
Tax Declaration in establish an Representative Office (RO) 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...
(Q&A) Some questions relating to representative office in Vietnam
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...
Legal service for closing the representative office in Vietnam
It is our understanding that your company intends to close its representative office in Vietnam, SBLaw can provide this legal service:
Comparison between R.O and Branch Office in Vietnam
Under Vietnam Law, foreign enterprise can setup a branch office for conducting business activities in Vietnam.
However, in practice, possibility for setting up a branch office of a foreign trading company in Vietnam is very low.
Generally, upon submission of application dossier for setting up branch office in Vietnam, the competent...
Set up a representative office
Here is Tony of Frame Children Products, a Boston based company specialize for baby & kids furniture. To scope for business development, we are considering to set up a representative office seriously in Vietnam
Visa for french national as Chief Representative office in Vietnam
Question: Our Chief Representative will be a french national, which visa type is better to work in Vietnam? This person will fix it's residence in Hanoi
Answen: In this case, after obtaining the License for establishment of Representative Office, he shall need to obtain work permit.
Then, he can obtain the...
Establishing of the representative office of our company in Hanoi
Question: We are interested in establishing of the representative office of our company in Hanoi. My boss has two companies, one is registered in Thailand, the other is registered in Republic of Seychelles, so he wants to know more about the details about setting up a representative office.
1. what kind...
Annual Report to Department of Industry and Trade for Representative Office
Representative Office (R.O) needs to submit in writing the annual report to Department of Industry and Trade by January 30th, 2015.
(Article 19, Decree no. 72/2006/ND-CP detailing the Trade Law's regulation on Rep.Office, Branch of foreign businesses in Vietnam provided that, prior to the final working day of January, R.O has to report...

















