In preparation stage of investment by forming an enterprise in Vietnam, foreign investors need to prepare some information and documents to serve the licensing procedures in Vietnam.
1. Documents
Usually, the documents that need to be prepared for individual investors are distinct from those for corporate investors, in particular:
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Individual investors |
Corporate Investors |
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Remarks |
Documents |
Remarks |
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1 |
Valid passport(s) of the investor(s) |
Legalization not to be required. |
Certificate of incorporation or other equivalent documents of the investor(s). |
This document must be legalized by Vietnam’s diplomatic mission. |
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2 |
Documents proving financial capacity of the investors, at least one of the following documents:
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Legalization not to be required. |
Documents proving financial capacity of the investors, at least one of the following documents:
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Legalization not to be required. |
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Documents proving the Investor’s legal right to use the location of the investment project, including: (i) Land/office lease agreement (where business is expected to be conducted); (ii) Certificate of land use rights, ownership of houses or other land-attached assets of the lessor; (iii) Construction permit, architectural plan of the building if the Investor leases offices in buildings. |
Legalization not to be required. |
Documents proving the Investor’s right to use lawfully the location of the investment project, including: (i) Land/office lease agreement (where business is expected to be conducted); (ii) Certificate of land use rights, ownership of houses or other land-attached assets of the lessor; (iii) Construction permit, architectural plan of the building if the Investor leases offices in buildings. |
Legalization not to be required. |
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Other documents related to the investment project, requirements for the investor’s conditions and capacity as prescribed by law (if any). |
If these documents are issued by foreign authorities, they must be legalized by Vietnam’s diplomatic mission in the home country of the investors before being submitted to licensing authorities in Vietnam. |
Other documents related to the investment project, requirements for the investor’s conditions and capacity as prescribed by law (if any). |
If these documents are issued by foreign authorities, they must be legalized by Vietnam’s diplomatic mission in the home country of the investors before being submitted to licensing authorities in Vietnam. |
2. Information to be provided by investors
a) Information on investment project
– Total investment capital (USD/VND), including:
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- Contributed capital;
- Mobilized capital;
– Name of investment project;
– Location of investment project;
– Business lines;
– Ownership ratio of each investors;
b) Information on enterprise to be established in Vietnam
– Name of enterprise;
– Form of enterprise (Investors choose either one of three most-popular types of enterprise under Law on Enterprise of Vietnam such as joint-stock company, single-member limited liability company, multi-member limited liability company);
– Number of employees expected;
– Charter capital (Usually the charter capital is equal to the fixed capital of the investment project);
– Headquarters address of the enterprise (in case where the company’s headquarters is different from the investment project location);
– Information on legal representative of the enterprise:
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- Number of legal representatives (at least 01 legal representative must reside in Vietnam);
- For each legal representative, the Investors need to provide the following:
- Full name:
- Date of birth;
- Passport/ID number; issuing date; issuing authority;
- Registered place of permanent residence;
- Contact address;
- Email (if any);
- Phone number (if any);
- Title (E.g.: Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Member’s Council; Chairman of Board of Directors; etc.);
