List of steps

(Total number of steps: 22)

Meet Hanoi Industry and Trade Department (HITD)

Request meeting with HITD

Meet HITD

Obtain consular certification by foreign authorities (2)

Submit application for consular certification

Collect certified documents

Obtain consular legalization by Vietnamese authorities (3)

Submit application for consular legalization

Pay consular legalization fee

Collect legalized documents

Obtain certified translations (2)

Submit documents for translation

Collect certified translations

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 contract on office lease (1)

Sign contract on office lease

Obtain Establishment Certificate (3)

Submit application for Establishment Certificate

Verify the status of the application

Collect Establishment Certificate

Obtain authenticated copies of Establishment Certificate (2)

Submit Establishment Certificate for authentication

Collect authenticated copies of Establishment Certificate

Obtain seal and seal registration certificate (2)

Submit application for seal and seal registration certificate

Collect seal and seal registration certificate

Obtain certificate of tax registration (2)

Submit application for certificate of tax registration

Collect certificate of tax registration

Open bank account (1)

Open bank account

Publicize Representative Office's operation (2)

Publish in newspaper

Notify HITD of the Representative Office's operation

Preview & Print

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Publish in newspaper

(last modified: 07/01/2015)

Contact details
Additional information

Costs

( ver detalles )

Timeframe ( ver detalles )

VND 1500000

10 mn - 30 mn

Contact details

Entity in charge

Any local / national newspaper

Website: http://www.abyznewslinks.com/vietn.htm

Expected results

Newspaper announcement

Requirements

Information to be published
including:
a/ Name and address of the representative office;
b/ Name and address of the head office of the investor;
c/ Information on the chief representative;
d/ Serial number, date of issue and valid term of the establishment certificate;
e/ Operational scope of the representative office.

Authenticated copy of Establishment Certificate (original)

Cost detail	Hypothesis
VND 500,000 per issue - VND 1,500,000 advertising fee	issues: 3

Payment methods: cash

Costs are variable subject to the length of news and the number of issues to be published, as well as the pricing policies of each newspaper

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Min. 5mn - Max. 10mn

Attention at counter: Min. 5mn - Max. 20mn

Legal justification

Decree No. 72/2006/ND-CP dated 25/07/2006 of the Government detailing the Commercial Law regarding Vietnam-based representative offices and branches of foreign traders
Article 8.1

Additional information

Within 45 days after being granted an establishment certificate, a representative office must publish on three consecutive issues of a printed or online newspaper licensed in Vietnam.