Foreign Investment

This is reference to email, from which, we understand that your Client (intends to setup a factory for producing paper and pulp in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “Factory”). You therefore would like us to assist in legal advice for setting up and operating the Factory. Weare grateful to present you...

1.The establishment of a foreign invested company (FIC) in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority.

In case foreign investor intends to set up a wholly foreign invested company in Vietnam for trading goods, we would like to advise as follows:

Q: I am a citizen of French.I want to open a private company in Vietnam for the production of alcohol. Produce 500 liters of alcohol per month. What steps need to be taken. A: First of all, we would like to say thanks for your interest in our services. At this time,...

Question: We are planning to open a  Joint Venture Freight Forwarder and a Courier (express) between a Viet Nam Company and a partner base in Hongkong. We will operate in both export & import. So could you please advise us as following information: Procedure Documents required Time frame Costs Thank you and hope to...

Client: I have a Australia passport. We want to set up a small company in Vietnam, foreign investment type of thing, 51% owned by Vietnamese partner and 49% owned by me. Can you do this for us? How much would you charge? Lawyer: Thanks you for your interest in our service, Please let...

We refer with thanks to your conversation dated May 26, 2014 from which we were requested to advise on the amendment of Investment Certificate with regard to the appointment of new legal representative of a foreign-owned company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With many years of experience on Business,...

SBLAW gives some information about Establishment of a Representative Office in Vietnam as follows:

Foreign investor can choose the following available forms of investment in Vietnam[...]

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