List of steps

(Total number of steps: 44)

Meet HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA)

Request meeting with HEPZA

Meet HEPZA

Obtain certified copies of foreign documents (2)

Submit application for documents certification

Collect certified copies of documents

Obtain consular legalized copies of foreign documents (3)

Submit application for consular legalization

Pay consular legalization fee

Collect consular legalized copies of documents

Obtain certified translation of documents (2)

Submit documents for translation

Collect certified translation of documents

Obtain authenticated copies of passports or Vietnamese ID cards (2)

Submit passports or Vietnamese ID cards for authentication

Collect authenticated copies of passports or Vietnamese ID cards

Sign MOU on land lease (1)

Sign MOU on land lease

Obtain investment certificate (2)

Submit application for investment certificate

Verify the status of the application

Collect investment certificate

Obtain authenticated copies of IRC (2)

Submit IRC for authentication

Collect authenticated copies of IRC

Make seal and notify seal specimen (2)

Make seal

Obtain notification of seal specimen publishing

Obtain certificate of tax registration (1)

Submit application for certificate of tax registration

Open bank account (1)

Open bank account

Publish in National Business Registration Portal (1)

Publish in National Business Registration Portal

Sign land lease contract and obtain land use right certificate (3)

Sign land lease contract and pay land rental

Attend on-site title plan verification

Collect land use right certificate

Obtain authenticated copies of land use right certificate (2)

Submit land use right certificate for authentication

Collect authenticated copies of land use right certificate

Obtain approval on environmental impact assessment (8)

Prepare EIA report

Submit application for appraisal of EIA report

Pay fee for appraisal of EIA report

Receive the notification of EIA appraisal meeting

Attend EIA appraisal meetings

Collect result of EIA report appraisal

Submit completed EIA report

Collect approval of EIA report

Obtain written recommendation on fire prevention and fighting solutions of conceptual plans (2)

Prepare drawings profile

Submit application for written recommendation on fire prevention and fighting solutions of conceptual plans

Collect written recommendation on fire prevention and fighting solutions of conceptual plans

Obtain opinions on conceptual plans (4)

Prepare drawings profile

Submit application for opinions on conceptual plans

Pay fee for appraisal of conceptual plan

Collect written opinions on conceptual plans

Obtain approval of fire prevention and fighting for technical design or construction drawings (3)

Prepare drawings profile

Submit application for approval of fire prevention and fighting for technical design or construction drawings

Collect approval of fire prevention and fighting for technical design or construction drawings

Obtain construction permit (3)

Prepare drawings profile

Submit application for construction permit

Pay construction permit fee

Collect construction permit

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Timeframe ( ver detalles )

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20 mn - 45 mn

10 days - 30 days

Contact details

Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA)

Receiving Requests and Delivering Results Unit

Entity in charge

Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA)

35 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1 , Ho Chi Minh
Tel: +84 283 829 0414/+84 283 829 0405
Tel. 1: +84 283 829 4271
Email: office@hepza.gov.vn
Website: http://www.hepza.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/hepza-eng/home

Unit in charge

Receiving Requests and Delivering Results Unit

Mon:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Tue:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Wed:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Thu:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Fri:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Sat:	closed
Sun:	closed

Person in charge

Ms. Ta Thi Thanh Tam

Officer
Tel: +84 8 382 904 05
Email: ttttam@hepza.gov.vn, office@hepza.gov.vn

Expected results

HEPZA receipt of application file

Requirements

Natural persons Legal persons Representatives

For all kind of investors:

Registration/Request for issuance of investment certificate (Appx. I-3) (original)

Report on financial capability (original)
certified by the investor(s)

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)

List of authorized representatives (in accordance with Appendix I-9 of Circular 01/2013/TT-BKHDT) (original)
(applicable to one-member limited liability company)

List of company members (in accordance with Appendix I-6 of Circular 01/2013/TT-BKHDT) (original)
(applicable to limited liability company with 2 or more members)

List of founding shareholders (in accordance with Appendix I-7 of Circular 01/2013/TT-BKHDT) (original)
(applicable to joint stock company)

MOU on land lease (original)

Authenticated copy of Passport or Vietnamese ID card of legal representative of company to be set up

Passport or Vietnamese ID card (original)
of the person who is submitting/collecting the documents to present at the counter

For individual investors, supplement:

Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of individual investors

For corporate investors, supplement:

Consular legalized copy of certificate of incorporation

Certified translation of legalized copy of certificate of incorporation

Consular legalized copy of company charter

Certified translation of legalized copy of certificate of company charter
(Vietnamese version of legalized copy)

Power of attorney (original)
by the investor to the authorized representative of the company to be established

Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of authorized representatives

For establishment of joint venture company between foreign investors and Vietnamese investors, supplement:

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.

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:

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:

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:

Service contract (original)
between the investor(s) and the company providing the service of submitting the documents

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. 10 days - Max. 30 days

Legal justification

Law No. 67/2014/QH13 dated 26/11/2014 of the National Assembly on Investment
articles 46, 47, 48, 50

Law No. 68/2014/QH13 dated 26/11/2014 of the National Assembly on Enterprises
articles 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23

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

Decree 43/2010/ND-CP of the Government dated Apirl 15, 2010 on enterprise registration (EN)
articles 5, 20, 21, 24, 25

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

Decree No. 164/2013/ND-CP (Expired) of the Government dated November 12, 2013 amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 29/2008/ND-CP dated March 14, 2008, providing for industrial parks, export processing zones and economic zones
Article 1.21

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

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

Additional information

- Number of Documents needed:
+ For projects with investment capital up to 300 billion VND: 2 set (1 original).
+ For projects with investment capital of 300 billion VND and above: 4 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, HEPZA will check the application file. If the application file is incomplete, HEPZA will notify the investor in writing which amendments or additions are needed for the application to be accepted for assessment.

Who certified this information ?

Tan Phuoc NGUYEN, Vice Chairman of HEPZA, 20/03/2015

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Entity in charge

Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA)

Unit in charge

HEPZA office

Mon:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Tue:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Wed:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Thu:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Fri:	07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00
Sat:	closed
Sun:	closed

Person in charge

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong

Deputy Chief of the Secretariat
Tel: +84 83 910 4289, +84 83 829 0405
Email: ntlhuong@hepza.gov.vn