2025Interpretation of details on the establishment of Vietnam Representative Office in 2019

2025Interpretation of the details of the establishment of a representative office in Vietnam in 2017. The Vietnam representative office (RO) is a low-cost way for enterprises to enter a new market.。therefore，Companies planning to enter the Vietnamese market，Priority is often given to establishing a representative office in Vietnam。Foreign representative offices in Vietnam do not require registered capital，No need to pay corporate income tax(Cannot engage in direct profit-making business activities)。Foreign businessmen can set up multiple independent representative offices in Vietnam，However, representative offices and branches cannot be established。

According to the new law in 2025，The main functions of the foreign business representative office in Vietnam are as follows:：Permitted business scope for establishing a representative office in Vietnam RO is allowed to engage in the following activities：

1. Conduct market research related to enterprises affiliated to foreign countries (regions)；
2. Liaison office of its parent company;
3. for later business development，Promote its headquarters' business through conferences and other events。

The representative office is completely affiliated with the parent company in the foreign country (region)，Not allowed to engage in direct business activities，No profits should be generated and contracts should be entered into directly，Not allowed to issue invoices。

What licenses are required? List of documents required before setting up a representative office in Vietnam：

1. Fill out the application form for establishing an RO and stamp it with the official seal；
2. Appointment letter of chief representative containing identification information and stamped with official seal；
3. Letter of attorney；
4. Company registration certificate and/or company business registration certificate；
5. The company’s financial audit report for the most recent financial year；
6. Office Lease Contract or Lease Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)；
7. Legal and valid certification documents from the office lessor。

Among them 1-6 items，According to Vietnamese authorities

Require

，Documents must be notarized by a notary public in the country/region where the parent company is located，Later certified by the Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate in the country；All non-Vietnamese documents should be translated into Vietnamese by a local qualified translation agency in Vietnam。Before setting up a representative office in Vietnam，An office rental contract is required。

After obtaining permission，What needs to be done? List of documents that RO needs to prepare after obtaining the license.：

1. Engraving official seal for RO;RO establishment license Passport of the foreign chief representative/ID card of the Vietnamese chief representative
2. Register a tax number for RO；Declaration of registered tax number, attorney authorization letter, official seal, registration certificate, Vietnam RO certificate
3. Open a bank account；RO establishment license official seal registration certificate tax code registration certificate designated bank account authorization letter of authorized signatory
4. Announcing the establishment of RO among which 8 to 10，Notarized documents and translations are also required。

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