Legal Updates

Taking effect on November 15, 2015, the Decree No. 82/2015/ND-CP dated September 24, 2015 of the Government prescribing visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese and foreigners who are spouses or children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens, having a passport or an international travel document valid for at least 1...

On April 28, 2017, the Government issued the Government No. 52/2017/ND-CP dated April 28, 2017 of the Government on on-lending of the Government’s foreign borrowed capital to People’s Committees of centrally-affiliated cities and provinces. Within that, the most important content is the eligibility conditions for the provincial People’s Committee’s access...

On August 01, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 1292/QD-TTg approving the Plan of Action to develop the environmental industry and energy conservation in implementation of Vietnam’s industrialization strategy within the framework[...]

An enterprise may provide guarantees for its subsidiaries to borrow capital from credit institutions must not exceed the subsidiary’s equity capital is the important contents prescribed at the Law No. 69/2014/QH13 passed by the National Assembly on November 26, 2014. Accordingly, the total value of guarantees provided for a subsidiary...

On April 24, 2015, the Minister of Industry and Trade signed the Decision No. 4082/QD-BCT on pilot procedures for online issuance of Certificate of Origin. Accordingly, within 03 months from April 24, 2015, the pilot procedures for online issuance of Certificate of Origin are applicable to applications for the Certificate...

Takes effect on March 01, 2017, the Decree No. 166/2016/ND-CP dated December 12, 2016 of the Government regulating on electronic transactions in social, health and unemployment insurance. Any authorities, organizations and individuals that conduct electronic transactions in social insurance must hold a valid digital certificate granted by the provider of...

This is one of the important content prescribed at the Regulations on Doctoral Enrolment and Training issued on April 04, 2017 at the Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BGDDT. In particular, from May 18, 2017, in order to be eligible for enrolling in doctoral degree programs, a doctoral student must meet the following...

Takes effect on February 11, 2017, the Circular No. 42/2016/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 28, 2016 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on indexing factor in calculation of average monthly income for which social insurance has been paid. Accordingly, Indexed monthly wage as the basis for social insurance...

In accordance with the Circular No. 85/2015/TT-BTC dated June 03, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance providing for rates, collection, payment, management and use of charges and fees in chemical business any organization/individual applying for a license or a certificate relating to chemical business; any organization/individual applying for approval...

Question: I am guy who is a USA national and lives in New York, has decided to get married to my Vietnamese girlfriend whom he met in Vietnam. She currently lives and works in Hai Duong city. If we decide to get married in Vietnam, would you be able...