Foreign Investment

In general, each type of company in Vietnam shall has different process and the fee for setting up a company in Vietnam.

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

Question: We are foreign investor (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of Joint Venture Company with business principal activities of (i) Operations of freight transport agency; (ii) Operations of customs clearance agency; (iii) Operations of general management consulting services (the company is not allowed...

Question: I want to consult about establishment of the enterprise in Hanoi with 100% foreign capital. The activity of the company would be: 1. -Exporting and importing some consumer goods (namely, purchasing some certain types of agricultural products such as fresh vegetable, fruits then processed, canned or frozen for exporting abroad) -Manufacturing...

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Client: We are German investors, private. We would like to open a company in Hochiminh. We will do trading, wholesale, OEM and buying building properties. Could your firm help this ? Let us know fee, time. Lawyer:In order to provide you accurate advice, please clarify us following matters: (i) what kind...

The foreign company must: - Being recognized as a legal entity by countries or territories of business registration;

SBLAW would like to advise that from 1st July 2015, the procedure for foreign investment in Vietnam shall be changed. Accordingly, the procedure for setting up foreign invested company shall undergo two separate steps: - Step 1: Obtainment of Investment Certificate. The Law stipulates that it shall take about 20 working...

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...

To start a business in Vietnam, foreign investor (client) is advised to comprehensively understand about the formality and function of entity that going to be formed according to Vietnam Investment Law.