GENERAL INCORPORATION PROCEDURES
1. Submit application for documents certification
2. Collect certified copies of documents
3. Submit application for consular legalization
4. Pay consular legalization fee
5. Collect consular legalized copies of documents
6. Submit documents for translation
7. Collect certified translation of documents
8. Submit passports or Vietnamese ID cards for authentication
9. Collect authenticated copies of passports or Vietnamese ID cards
10. Sign contract on office lease
11. Submit application for IRC
* Verify the status of the application
12. Collect IRC
13. Submit IRC for authentication
14. Collect authenticated copies of IRC
15. Submit application for ERC
*Verify the status of the application
16. Collect ERC
17. Make seal
18. Obtain notification of seal specimen publishing
19. Submit application for certificate of tax registration
20. Collect certificate of tax registration
21. Open bank account
22. Publish in National Business Registration Portal
Investment and Incorporation in Vietnam can be a lenthy procedure (as described above). However, as a member of WTO and the effective up-coming (TPP Trans-Pacific Partnership), the company formation process is expected to be simplified then ever in order to create a friendly platform for Vietnamese start-up as well as make Vietnam as one of the most appealing investment destination in Asia.
Among the 22 steps of incorporation procedure above, the twomost significant steps are applying for investment registration certificateand enterprise registration certificate at Planning and Investment Department.
Below are the instructions on set of documents needed for aplication of the two certificated mentioned:
1. Set of documents for Investment Registration Certificate Application
A.FOR ALL KIND OF INVESTORS |
1. Request for investment project implementation (original) |
2. Investment project proposal (original) |
3.Consular legalized copy of latest audited financial statement |
or commitment of financial assistance from parent company; or commitment of financial assistance from financial institution; or guarantee for financial capability of investor; or statement on financial capability of investor |
4.Certified translation of legalized copy of latest audited financial statement |
or commitment of financial assistance from parent company; or commitment of financial assistance from financial institution; or guarantee for financial capability of investor; or statement on financial capability of investor |
5. Notarized contract on office lease (an authentic copy) |
Or Legal documents certifying the land use right of location (an authentic copy) |
(certificate of land use right and property attached to the land or certificate of business registration of the lessor) |
6. Passport or Vietnamese ID card of the person submitting application file (original) to present at the counter |
B.ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS |
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. Power of attorney (original) |
by the investor to the authorized representative of the company to be established |
4. Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of authorized representatives |
AND |
I.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 |
OR |
II.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 |
2. Set of documents for Enterprise Registration Certificate Application
A.FOR ALL KIND OF INVESTORS |
1.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) |
2. List of authorized representatives (in accordance with Appendix I-9 of Circular 01/2013/TT-BKHDT) (original) in case of one-member limited liability companies having two or more authorized representatives of the owner or 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) |
Or List of founding shareholders (original) (applicable to joint stock company) |
3. Authenticated copy of Investment Certificate (original) |
4. Authenticated copy of Passport or Vietnamese ID card of legal representative of company to be set up |
5. Passport or Vietnamese ID card of the person submitting application file (original) to present at the counter |
B.ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS |
OR |
I.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. Power of attorney (original) |
by the investor to the authorized representative of the company to be established |
4.Authenticated copies of Passports or Vietnamese ID cards of authorized representatives |
OR |
II.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) |
AND |
C. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED if an authorized staff submits the application |
I.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 |
OR |
II.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 |
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