Vietnam: Guidance on issuance of Certificate of Business Registration as a replacement for Investment Certificates

09:20, 07/12/2015

On December 01, 2015, the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam issued Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHĐT guiding business registration, which specifies the issuance of Certificate of Business Registration as a replacement for Investment Licenses, Investment Certificates or the equivalent (hereinafter referred to as Investment Certificate).

According to Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHĐT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, if an enterprise applies for Certificate of Business Registration to replace the Investment License, Investment Certificate or the equivalent and the contents of business registration remain constant, the enterprise shall submit its application to the Business Registration Office where its headquarters is located. An application for the Certificate of Business Registration shall include:

- Valid copies of the Investment Certificate;

- Valid copies of the Certificate of Tax Registration;

- An application for update of business registration information using the form in the Annex II-18 of this Circular.

If an enterprise applies for branch/representative office/business location operation registration to replace the Investment Certificate or the Certificate of branch/representative office operation registration issued by investment registration authorities without any changes in the business registration information, the enterprise shall submit its application to the Business Registration Office where its branch/representative office/business location is headquartered. An application for business operation registration shall include:

- Valid copies of the Investment Certificate or Certificate of branch/representative office/business location operation registration issued by investment registration authorities;

- Valid copies of the Certificate of Tax Registration;

- An application for update of business registration information using the form in the Annex II-19 of this Circular.

View more details at Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHĐT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, effective from January 15, 2016.

-Khanh Chi-

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