Foreign Investment

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

  The report analyzes footfall data from over 2,000 non-essential retail stores across Viet Nam between January 2024 and July 2025, showing a strong market recovery after a difficult 2024. Overall market growth: +11.3% by July 2025. Main driver: Government actions against counterfeit and untaxed goods boosted legitimate retail performance. ...

Regarding the business line of restaurant, wine bar, according to the Vietnam's Government 's commitment into WTO, these businesses are the food and beverage serving services. Accordingly, at this time, if you want to set up a restaurant/wine bar, you must build or improve or upgrade or buy a hotel...

Under the Vietnam Law, importation of used equipment in Vietnam has to respect the following rules:

The establishment of a Foreign invested company (FIC) in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority. Depending upon the location of the company, the licensing authority may be the Provincial People’s Committee (for companies located outside industrial or export processing zones) or the provincial Industrial and Export...

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Question: We would like to engage a professional firm for incorporating a new company in Vietnam. Please advise the followings: (1)   the procedures of the company formation; (2)   estimated time required for the company formation; and (3)   whether it is necessary for us to visit Vietnam in order to complete the procedures. Kindly let us have your fee...

We understand that you (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of wholly foreign invested company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for exporting safe cash box from Vietnam. We therefore are grateful to present you our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration. 1....

We refer with thanks to your request on drafting the Good Purchase Contract between your Company (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” or “the Client”) and your Company’s partner (hereinafter referred to as “the Contract”. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review and consideration...

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...