Requirements
Natural persons
Legal persons
Representatives
For all kind of investors:
1.
Registration/Request for issuance of investment certificate (Appx. I-3) (original)
2.
Investment project proposal (original)
certified by the investor(s)
3.
Draft of company charter (original)
Including signatures of legal representative(s), authorized representative(s), and:
- the owner (of one-member LLC)
- all members (of LCC with 2 or more members)
- all founding shareholders (of joint stock company)
4.
List of authorized representatives (Appx. I-9) (original)
(applicable to one-member limited liability company)
or
List of company members (Appx. I-6) (original)
(applicable to limited liability company with 2 or more members)
or
List of founding shareholders (Appx. I-7) (original)
(applicable to joint stock company)
5.
Authenticated copy of Passport or Vietnamese ID card of legal representative of company to be set up
6.
Passport or Vietnamese ID card (original)
of the person who is submitting/collecting the documents to present at the counter
For individual investors, supplement:
1.
Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of individual investors
2.
Consular legalized copy of bank statement
3.
Certified translation of legalized copy of bank statement
For corporate investors, supplement:
1.
Consular legalized copy of certificate of incorporation
or certificate of business registration, or equivelant documents (legalized copy)
2.
Certified translation of legalized copy of certificate of incorporation
or certificate of business registration, or equivelant documents (Vietnamese version of legalized copy)
3.
Consular legalized copy of latest audited financial statement
audited financial statement of most recent 2 years
4.
Certified translation of legalized copy of latest audited financial statement
5.
Power of attorney (original)
by the investor to the authorized representative of the company to be established
6.
Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of authorized representatives
For establishment of joint venture company between foreign investors and Vietnamese investors, supplement:
1.
Joint venture agreement (original)
initialed by the authorized representatives of the joint venture parties (foreign investors and Vietnamese investors) on each page and sign the last page in full.
2.
Written approval for using State capital in investment/joint venture (original)
approving Vietnamese investor to use State capital in joint venture (if applicable)
If investment project having capital of 300 billion VND and above, supplement:
1.
Economic-technical explanatory statement (original)
comprising the following main items: objectives, scale, location of investment, invested capital, schedule for implementation of the project, land use requirements, and technological and environmental solutions.
If the investors authorize other person to submit/collect documents, supplement:
1.
Power of attorney (original)
by the investors to the person submitting the application documents
If the investors authorize service company to submit/collect documents, supplement:
1.
Service contract (original)
between the investor(s) and the company providing the service of submitting the documents
2.
Letter of introduction (original)
of service company for the person submitting application documents
Time frame
Waiting time in queue:
Min. 5mn - Max. 15mn
Attention at counter:
Min. 15mn - Max. 30mn
Waiting time until next step:
Min. 1 day - Max. 3 days
Legal justification
1.
Law No. 67/2014/QH13 dated 26/11/2014 of the National Assembly on Investment
articles 46, 47, 48, 50
2.
Law No. 68/2014/QH13 dated 26/11/2014 of the National Assembly on Enterprises
articles 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23
3.
Decree 108/2006/ND-CP dated 22/11/ 2006 (EN) providing guidelines for implementation of a number of articles of Law on Investment
articles 4, 6.2, 7.3, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 53, 54
4.
Decree 43/2010/ND-CP of the Government dated Apirl 15, 2010 on enterprise registration (EN)
articles 5, 20, 21, 24, 25
5.
Decree 05/2013/ND-CP dated 09/01/2013 of the Government (EN) amending and supplementing a number of articles of provisions on administrative procedures of Government’s Decree No. 43/2010/ND-CP, of April 15, 2010, on enterprise registration
articles 1.1, 1.2
6.
Decision 1088/2006/QD-BKH (expired, replaced by Cir. 16/2015/TT-BKHDT) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment dated October 19, 2006, issuing standard forms for conducting investment procedures in Vietnam
Article AppendixI-3
7.
Circular 01/2013/TT-BKHDT ( Expired. Replaced by Cir. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT)of the Ministry of Planning and Investment dated January 21, 2013 on business registration
articles 9, 15
Additional information
- Number of Documents needed:
+ For projects with investment capital up to 300 billion VND: 4 set (1 original).
+ For projects with investment capital of 300 billion VND and above: 8 set (1 original).
- Languages: in Vietnamese or in Vietnamese and recognized foreign language.
- All foreign documents must be legally authenticated/stamped by the Consular authorities and dated within 3 months of the date of application submission.
- Within three working days, DPI will check the application file. If the application file is incomplete, DPI will notify the investor in writing which amendments or additions are needed for the application to be accepted for assessment.

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