Is it possible to use a driver's license to register a business in Vietnam?
Is it possible to use a driver's license to register a business in Vietnam? Is the document authorizing other individuals to carry out business registration procedures in Vietnam notarized?
Hi editor, I am preparing the business establishment dossier but when I went out recently, I lost my identity card and passport, can I use the driver's license to register the business? When asking another person to register the business instead, does the power of attorney have to go to the notary office for notarization?
Please advice. Thankyou.
Is it possible to use a driver's license to register a business in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 11 of Decree 01/2021/ND-CP on legal papers of individuals in business registration dossiers as follows:
1. For a Vietnamese citizen: unexpired citizen identity card or ID card or Vietnamese passport.
2. For a foreigner: unexpired foreign passport or an equivalent document.
As such, you cannot use your driver's license instead of your legal documents to register your business. According to this Article, you can redo the legal documents lost in accordance with the above regulations to add to the business registration dossier in Vietnam.
Is the document authorizing other individuals to carry out business registration procedures in Vietnam notarized?
According to Article 12 of Decree 01/2021/ND-CP, the authorization for enterprise registration is as follows:
The person competent to sign the application form for enterprise registration may authorize another entity to follow enterprise registration procedures according to the following provisions:
1. If an individual is authorized, the application for enterprise registration must include the letter of attorney and copies of legal documents of the authorized individual. The notarization or certification of the letter of attorney is not compulsory.
2. If an organization is authorized, the application for enterprise registration must include the copy of the service contract signed with the enterprise registration service provider, the letter of introduction and legal documents of the person introduced to directly follow enterprise registration procedures.
3. If a public postal service provider is authorized, the postal worker shall submit the copy of application receipt which is made according to the form stipulated by the public postal service provider and bears the signatures of the postal worker and the person competent to sign the application form for enterprise registration.
4. If a postal service provider that does not provide public postal services is authorized, such authorization shall follow Clause 2 of this Article.
According to this Article, authorization for individuals to carry out enterprise registration procedures requires a written authorization and the above documents are not required to be notarized or authenticated in Vietnam.
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