Office and Business License

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Representative Office

Representative offices are dependent units of foreign traders or tourist enterprises which are established under Vietnamese law in order to seek or promote opportunities for commercial or tourist activities, but are are not allowed to directly engage in profit making business.

The cost of setting up a Representative Office is US $700 which includes:

• Obtaining the initial license
• Finding premise for your office
• Obtaining the operational license
• Initial tax declare & registration
• Representative office stamp registration

The following will be charged at cost and supported by receipts:

• Translation fee approx. US $0.5 to US $1 per page
• Notarization at foreign embassy approx. US $30 one time (varies according to embassy).
• Notarization at Vietnam Overseas Affair Ministry approx US $10 per document.
• Fee for initial license 1 million VND (approx US $70)
• Fee for stamp from 280,000 VND (US $19) to 450,000 VND (US $30)
• Typically the total cost of these extra items is US $250 to $300

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Branch Office

Branches are independent units of foreign traders or tourist enterprises which are established under Vietnamese law to conduct commercial or tourist activities in Vietnam for direct profit making purposes.

A foreign trader or foreign tourist enterprise may establish one branch in Vietnam to deal in goods and/or services on the list of goods and services approved by the Vietnamese government.

The cost of setting up a Branch Office is US $1000 which includes:

• Obtaining the initial license
• Initial tax declare & registration
• Branch office stamp registration

The following will be charged at cost and supported by receipts:

• Translation fee approx. US $0.5 to US $1 per page
• Notarization at foreign embassy approx. US $30 one time (varies according to embassy).
• Notarization at Vietnam Overseas Affair Ministry approx US $10 per document.
• Fee for initial license 1 million VND (approx US $70)
• Fee for stamp from 280,000 VND (US $19) to 450,000 VND (US $30)
• Typically the total cost of these extra items is US $300 to $350

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