Foreign Investment

Investment project shall be subject to decision of Provincial People Committee (for companies located outside industrial or export processing zones) [...]

Under Vietnam Law, foreign companies can either set up (i) Foreign Invested Company; (ii) Branch Office or (iii) Representative Office in order to expand its market to Vietnam. 1.Foreign Invested Company In Vietnam Foreign Invested Company (FIC) can be divided into two following forms: (i) Wholly Foreign Owned Company wherein Foreign...

Client: I want to open a school for teaching English and make it legal, pay taxes etc. I want to get a resident card and long term Visa. The building I live in has both commercial and residential, I would think it's zoned. Any way i don't have a...

SBLAW would like to give some information about establishment of a wholly foreign invested company to conduct exporting activities in Hochiminh City as follows:

Thai Investor: We are export trading company incorporated under Thai Laws since 2005. We wish to form export trading company in Hanoi, Vietnam.   Can we open branch of our Thai company or we have to open a seprate company?   Pls also advise the the cost of forming company and time required.   SBLAW...

Q: We are a supply company in Singapore servicing the offshore industry. Several of our clients have vessel, rigs or projects in Vietnam using Bac Ninh as a base, with this in mind we are exploring the possibilities to open a service branch in Bac Ninh province and seek...

The Architectural firm can be formed under Joint Venture. the Joint Venture form is better or not up to you because all the regulations shall be applied to the Joint Venture are same with 100% foreign owned company.

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 interested in starting a coffee shop and coffee export business in Vietanam, I need suggestions from SBLAW? A: This is reference to your email below. We understand that you intend to setup a foreign invested company for running a coffee shop and export coffee from Vietnam. Our opinion...

Q: How much will cost to incorporate trade and service company? What are the taxes? Could we incorporate a company with nominee resident director, and then , after opening account, change the director? Is it poossible? Could you offer such a services? A: For incorporating a trade company in Vietnam, our fee shall be...