Representative office incorporation in Vietnam
Question: I would like to setup a representative office in Vietnam to hire local employee and register social insurance system. Can you please advice the requirement and time frame / fee? Answer: Thank you for your mail, please find our comment below for your consideration. 1. According to Vietnam Law, upon incorporation of representative office […]
Legal Needs for small company in Vietnam
Question: We are a relatively small electronics manufacturer in Binh Duong. We are looking for help with our legal needs, such as company audits, legal opinions as required under related parties valuation, corporate advice and ongoing legal needs in Vietnam. I would be interested in learning more about your services and fee structure. Answer: This […]
Procedures for business visa and investor visa in Vietnam
Question: My name is Tanaka, Japanese. I would greatly appreciate if you can kindly share the quotation for 01 investor visa for me and 01 business visa for my specialist technical expert. Answer: We refer with thanks to your question, from which we were requested to assist you in respect of obtaining a business visa […]
Company Setup in Vietnam
Question: My name is Peter, and I am based in hongkong. I am in the process of launching a company (software development) in Japan and wanted to seek expert advise and guidance to have an off-shore development center in Vietnam, preferably Hanoi. I wanted to find out: 1) What options exist to open an off-shore […]
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New decree on work permit for Foreign Employee
On 30th December 2020, the Government adopted the Decree No.152/2020/ND-CP regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruiting and managing Vietnamese employees working for foreign organizations and foreign individuals in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as "Decree 152"). Decree 152 will take effect from February 15, 2021. We would like to highlight some notable changes as follows: 1. From February 15, […]
New regulations on issuance of work permits for foreigners
Recently, the Government has issued Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruiting and managing Vietnamese employees working for foreign organizations and foreign individuals in Vietnam. In particular, the provision on the duration of the work permit for foreign workers is a prominent content in this Decree. As follows: In addition to […]
Decree No.123/2020/ND-CP: The Government issued a Decree guiding invoices and documents
The Government issued a Decree guiding invoices and documents On October 19th, 2020, the Government issued Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP guiding invoices and documents. The Decree includes 61 articles on management and use. invoices when selling goods or providing services; the management of dossiers when carrying out tax, charge and fee collection procedures; defines the responsibilities, […]
Regulations on sanctioning administrative violations of tax and invoices
Regulations on sanctioning administrative violations of tax and invoices Recently, the Government has issued Decree No. 125/2020/ND-CP regulating the sanctioning of administrative violations on tax and invoices. The Decree taken effect from December 5, 2020. Decree No. 125/2020/ND-CP was born with many expectations to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of tax administration to prevent loss […]