Representative Offices of foreign traders in Vietnam

Representative Offices of foreign traders are one of the most popular forms for foreign investors to enter the Vietnam market. Representative Offices are a low-cost option for foreign investors who want to better understand the Vietnam market before committing and investing with a larger scale and presence.

With comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the law as well as the business investment environment in Vietnam, Gia Luat is ready to provide Valued Customer with the most useful legal advice, effectively support investors in the process of establishing and operating of Representative Offices of foreign traders in Vietnam.

Gia Luat’s services:

• Consulting, implementing procedures for establishing Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam.
• Consulting, carrying out procedures for adjustment (includes: Changes in the name or location or the lines of business of foreign trader; Replacement of the head of the Representative Office and changes in information of the head of the Representative Office; Changes in the name, location in same province, operations of the Representative Office),
• Consulting, carrying out procedures for re-issuance of the Establishment License of Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam (change location to another province, License is lost, destroyed, damaged).
• Consulting, carrying out procedures for extension of the Establishment License of Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam.
• Consulting, implementing procedures to terminate the operation of Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam.

Gia Luat’s scope of works:

• Consulting on legal provisions on the conditions for establishment and operation of Representative Office of foreign trader in Vietnam;
• Consulting, guiding Valued Customer to provide information, prepare necessary documents;
• Check the validity and legitimacy of documents provided by Valued Customer;
• Prepare documents according to the provisions of Vietnamese law;
• Representing Valued Customer to submit dossiers; explain, amend, supplement and receive results at competent state agencies (including: Department of Industry and Trade, Police Department, Taxation Department);
• Consulting on issues that need attention related to the operation of the Representative Office such as: opening and using bank account, initial declaration of labor, registering for employee’s insurances, declaring income tax personal, document filing…

Gia Luat’s lawyers and specialist team are very pleased to become Valued Customer’s counsel.