List of steps

(Total number of steps: 17)

Prepare application file (1)

Request meeting with HAPI

Meet HAPI

Sign MOU on office or factory space lease

Prepare company documents

Legalize foreign documents (3)

Apply for consular legalization

Pay consular legalization fee

Collect legalized documents

Translate foreign documents (2)

Apply for translation and pay translation fees

Collect translated documents

Obtain Investment Certificate (3)

Submit application file for Investment certificate

Verify the status of the application

Collect Investment certificate

Authenticate documents (2)

Apply for authentication of documents

Collect authenticated documents

Apply and pay for seal making

Collect seal and seal specimen registration certificate

Apply for tax registration

Collect certificate of tax registration

Open bank account (1)

Open bank account

Publish in newspaper (1)

Publish in newspaper

Preview & Print

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Summary of the procedure

Where to go? (10)

You will have to go to the following agencies. The number indicates how many interactions are required with each entity.

Hanoi Authority for Planning & Investment (HAPI) (x 5)

* * 7 8 9

Any Office Lessor

Any law or consultancy firm or individual consultant

Consular Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (x 2)

2 4

Finance Administrative Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Any authorized translation company (x 2)

5 6

Any District or Commune People's Committee (x 2)

10 11

Connecting One-Stop Shop Unit of Hanoi (x 2)

12 13

Hanoi Tax Authority (x 2)

14 15

Any commercial bank

Any local / national newspaper

What you will get (4)

The objective of the procedure is to obtain those documents.

Investment Certificate

Seal

Seal specimen registration certificate

Certificate of tax registration

Required documents

The documents with green band will be provided to you during the procedure.

Natural persons

Application for consular authentication (Form LS/HPH-2012/TK)

Passport or ID card (x 8)

2 4 7 7 9 12 13 15

Document requested to be legalized (x 2)

2 2

Vietnamese or English translation version of document requested to be legalized

An envelop

Consular legalization receipt

Consular legalization receipt (paid)

Payment receipt (consular legalization)

Documents to be translated into Vietnamese

Receipt of document for translation

Payment receipt (translation)

Request for investment project implementation

Report on financial capability

Draft of the company charter

List of members

MOU or contract on office lease

Legal documents on ownership or use right to location

Passport or ID card

Receipt of application file

Power of attorney (2)

Documents to be authenticated

Receipt of application file (authentication)

Investment Certificate (x 3)

12 13 14

Seal collecting appointment

Application for Tax registration

Receipt of tax registration application

Application for opening bank account

Authenticated copy of Investment Registration Certificate (x 2)

16 17

How much?

Estimated cost of the procedure VND 4,978,000

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
VND 30,000 per - VND 90,000 legalization stamp	3
VND 100,000 per page - VND 3,000,000 of translated documents	pages: 30
VND 2,000 per page - VND 26,000 authentication fee for the first and the second pages	pages: 13 For the first and second page. Example: Investment certificate: 02 first & second pages x 05 authenticated copies on average. Passport: 03 first pages x 03 authenticated copies.
VND 1,000 per page - VND 5,000 - authentication fee for the third page	pages: 5 From the third page toward. Please note that in any case, total fee per document never ever exceeds VND100,000 (even if the document is more than 98 pages long). Example: 01 third page of investment certificate x 03 authenticated copies.
VND 2,000 per page - VND 4,000 for first and second pages	pages: 2
VND 1,000 per page - VND 3,000 from the third page	pages: 3
VND 300,000 This seal making fee is for reference only, the actual fee shall be depended on market price and published at the counter.
VND 50,000 Payment for issuance of seal specimen registration certificate.
VND 500,000 per issue - VND 1,500,000 advertising fee	issues: 3

How long ?

The estimated total time is calculated by adding the time spent: 1) waiting in queue, 2) at the counter and 3) between steps.

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	13 d	43 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	1h. 30mn	6h. 15mn
Attention at counter:	1h. 35mn	3h. 40mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	13 d	43 d

Legal justification?

The regulations which justify the procedure and its content

Circular No. 01/2012/TT-BNG of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated March 20, 2012 guiding a number of provisions of the Government’s Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP of December 5, 2011, on consular certification and legalization
articles 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BKHDT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment dated January 21, 2013 on business registration
articles 9, 15

Circular No. 03/2008/TT-BTP of the Ministry of Justice dated August 3, 2008 guiding the implementation of a number of article of the Governments Decree No. 79/2007/ND-CP dated May 18, 2007, on the issue of copies master registers, authentication of copies from originals, authentication of signatures
Sections 2, 5, 6, 7

Circular No. 07/2010/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security dated February 5, 2010 on stipulating in detail a number of articles of Decree No. 58/2001/NĐ-CP dated August 24, 2001 on management and use of seals and supplementing a number article of Decree No. 31/2009/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2009 dated 05/02/2010 of the Ministry of Public Security detailing the implementation of a number of articles of Decree No. 58/2001/ND-CP dated 24/08/2001 on the management and use of seals that was amended and supplemented in accordance with Decree No.31/2009/ND-CP dated 01/04/2009
Article 4

Circular No. 193/2010/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance dated December 2, 2010, providing for the collection, remittance, management and use of the fee for appraisal of security conditions

Circular No. 21/2012/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security dated April 13, 2012 providing for seals of the State's agencies and titles
Article 10

Circular No. 36/2004/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance dated April 26, 2004 stipulating the collection, payment and management on using legalization fees, consular certification
Section I

Circular No. 80/2012/TT-BTC of the Minister of Finance dated May 22, 2012 guiding the law on tax administration with regard to tax registration
articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Circular No. 98/2011/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance dated July 5, 2011 amending and supplementing Circular No. 36/2004/TT-BTC dated April 26, 2004 of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the collection, payment and management on using legalization fees, consular certification
Article 1

Civil Code No.33/2005/QH11 dated 14/6/2005 of National Assembly
articles 480, 500

Decision No. 1088/2006/QD-BKH of the Ministry of Planning and Investment dated October 19, 2006, issuing standard forms for conducting investment procedures in Vietnam
Article Apdx. I-3

Decree 108/2006/ND-CP
Article 4

Decree No. 05/2013/ND-CP of the Government dated January 09, 2013, amending and supplementing a number of articles of provisions on administrative procedures of Government’s Decree No. 43/2010/ND-CP, of April 15, 2010, on enterprise registration
articles 1.1, 1.2

Decree No. 108/2006/ND-CP of the Government dated 22 september 22, 2006 providing guidelines for implementation of a number of articles of Law on Investment
articles 4, 6, 7, 8, 40, 44, 45, 49, 53, 54

Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP of the Government of December 5, 2011, on consular certification and legalization
articles 14, 15

Decree No. 31/2009/ND-CP of the Government dated April 1, 2009 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No 58 /2001/ND- CP dated August 24, 2001 on management and use of seals
Article 1.5

Decree No. 43/2010/ND-CP of the Government dated Apirl 15, 2010, on enterprise registration
articles 20, 21, 24

Decree No. 58/2001/NĐ-CP of the Government dated August 24, 2001 on management and use of seals
Article 10.2

Decree No. 79/2007/ND-CP of the Government dated May 18, 2007 on the issue of copies from master registers, authentication copies from originals, authentication of signatures
Chapter 2 , Section 2 , articles 5.1.b, 5, 18

Decree 83/2013/ND-CP dated 22/07/2013 of the Government

Decree No. 83/2013/NĐ-CP of the Government dated July 22, 2013, on the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Tax administration and the Law on amendments to the Law on Tax administration

Joint Circular No. 92 /2008/TTLT-BTC-BTP dated October 17, 2008 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice guiding the rates and the collection, remittance, management and use of fees for the issue of copies and authentication fees

Joint Circular No. 92 /2008/TTLT-BTC-BTP of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice dated October 17, 2008 on guiding the rates and the collection, remittance, management and use of fees for the issue of copies and authentication fees
Section 2.1

Law No. 59/2005/QH11dated 29/11/2005 of National Assembly on Investment
articles 45.3.b, 46, 46.2.a, 47, 48, 50

Law No. 60/2005/QH11dated 29/11/2005 of National Assembly on Enterprises
articles 15, 18, 19, 20, 21.2, 28

Law on Enterprises 2005