Foreign Investment

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,...

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.

1. In Vietnam, it is compulsory to have actual business in Vietnam if your client wants to register aVietnam Company.

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

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...

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...

Client: Im interested in company formation in Vietnam. Can we incorporate several companies with nonresident director (from Europe, Romanian)? What are the conditions, how much it cost, terms? Can you open accounts for these companies? Can we open accounts in Vietnamese banks for example for Hong Kong companies? Lawyer: Thank you for your email...

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

We refer with thanks to the conservation from which we were requested to provide legal advices regarding to amendment of certificate of operation of a branch office of a foreign invested company in Hanoi to reflect change of address (hereinafter referred to as “Client”). We, therefore, are grateful to...

Q: Do I need to rent a factory first, hire employees and to put the whole factory, or is this all done on the paper, for the authorities to evaluate? A: You do not need to rent a factory and hire employees for the authorities' evaluation. This is all done...