APPLICABLE SUBJECTS
Nội dung chính:
- Investment projects from foreign investors (100% foreign capital);
- Investment projects from economic organizations with foreign investment that have:
- Foreign investors holding more than 50% of the charter capital, or
- A majority of general partners being foreign individuals in the case of a partnership.
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Step 1: Procedures for registering for an investment certificate;
The application for an investment certificate includes the following documents:
- A written request to implement the investment project;
- An investment project proposal;
- A lease contract for the headquarters and documents proving the leasing rights of the lessor (land use rights certificate, construction permit, enterprise registration certificate with real estate business functions of the lessor, or equivalent documents);
- A document verifying the bank account balance of the foreign investor equivalent to or greater than the investment amount;
- A copy of the personal identification card/citizen identification card/passport for individual investors.
For foreign investors that are organizations, the following documents are required:
- A copy of the enterprise registration certificate, establishment certificate, or other equivalent documents of the foreign organization;
- A copy of the personal identification card/citizen identification card/passport of the representative of the capital contribution for the foreign investment organization in Vietnam;
- Financial statements from the last two audited years of the foreign organization (must be legalized and valid within 90 days).
Note:
Documents and reports submitted to the competent state authority must be in Vietnamese. If the investment certificate application includes documents in a foreign language, they must be legalized, translated, and notarized into Vietnamese.
Submission of Documents: Investors submit the application directly to the Investment Registration Office of the Department of Planning and Investment where the enterprise is headquartered.
Resolution Time: Within 15 working days from the date of submission, the investment registration authority will check the validity of the application and issue the investment certificate. If the application is invalid, the investment registration authority will notify the investor to supplement or amend the submitted documents.
Step 2: After obtaining the investment certificate, proceed with the procedure for registering the enterprise registration certificate.
The application for a enterprise registration certificate includes:
- Enterprise registration application;
- Company charter;
- List of members (for LLCs with two or more members) or the list of founding shareholders (for joint-stock companies);
- Authorization letter for another person to submit documents and receive results;
- A valid copy of the personal identification card/citizen identification card/passport of the authorized person.
Individual investors need to provide: A valid copy of the personal identification card/citizen identification card/passport of the founding members and shareholders, as well as the legal representative;
For organizational investors establishing capital, the following documents are required:
- A valid copy of the establishment decision, enterprise registration certificate, or other equivalent documents of the organization;
- A document appointing the authorized representative; a valid copy of the personal identification card/citizen identification card/passport of the authorized representative from the member organization.
Submission of Documents: Investors submit the application directly to the Business Registration Office of the Department of Planning and Investment where the enterprise is headquartered or submit it online at: https://dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn/ through an enterprise registration account or public digital signature. In many major cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Binh Duong, 100% of applications are submitted online. Therefore, investors should thoroughly research to save time and effort.
Resolution Time: From 5 to 7 working days from the date of receipt, the Business Registration Office will check the validity of the application and issue the enterprise registration certificate. If the application is invalid, the Business Registration Office will issue a notice guiding the investor to amend and supplement the documents and resubmit.
