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Representative Office of a Foreign Company
LTV Law helps foreign traders establish a representative office in Vietnam under the Commercial Law 2005 and Decree 07/2016/ND-CP: obtaining the establishment License, carving the seal, tax code registration and procedures for the head of the representative office.
Quick facts
- CostContact for a quote
- Processing time~7 working days after a valid dossier
- Legal basisCommercial Law 2005
- Initial consultationFree
Overview
Representative Office of a Foreign Company
LTV Law helps foreign traders establish a representative office in Vietnam under the Commercial Law 2005 and Decree 07/2016/ND-CP: obtaining the establishment License, carving the seal, tax code registration and procedures for the head of the representative office.
Scope of services
What we provide
- Advise on eligibility and scope of the representative office
- Guide consular legalization and notarized translation of parent-company documents
- Draft the application and dossier under Decree 07/2016
- File with the Department of Industry and Trade
- Support seal carving, tax code and bank account
- Advise on visa, temporary residence and work permit for the chief representative
What a representative office may and may not do
- May: liaison, market research, trade promotion, supervising the parent company's contracts
- May NOT: carry out direct profit-generating activities in Vietnam
- To trade directly, a foreign-invested company (FDI) should be established instead
Process
How we work
1
Advice & document legalization
Assess eligibility; guide consular legalization and translation
2
Draft & file dossier
Prepare and submit to the Department of Industry and Trade
3
Appraisal & license
License issued within about 7 working days of a valid dossier
4
Post-license steps
Seal, tax code, bank account and chief-representative procedures
Legal basis
Legal basis
- Commercial Law 2005
- Decree 07/2016/ND-CP on representative offices and branches of foreign traders
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