Procedures for renewal of an operation registration certificate of a foreign non-governmental organization in Vietnam

According to Article 7 of Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, at least 60 (sixty) days before an operation registration certificate expires, a foreign non-governmental organization shall submit a dossier (a dossier in a foreign language must be enclosed with a lawfully certified Vietnamese translation) directly or by post to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs. A dossier comprises:

- An application for renewal of an operation registration certificate.

- The original operation registration certificate.

- A brief report on the organization's activities during the validity term of the granted operation registration certificate.

- An operation plan of the organization during the validity term of the renewed operation registration certificate.

Within 30 (thirty) working days after receiving a valid dossier, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs shall notify in writing the result to the concerned foreign non-governmental organization.

If being approved for renewal of its operation registration certificate, a foreign non-governmental organization shall send the application signee to receive the renewed operation registration certificate directly at the office of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs. In case another person is authorized to do so, this person shall produce a letter of authorization and personal paper (passport, identity card, etc.), or the foreign non-governmental organization may receive the operation registration certificate by post.

Note: A renewed operation registration certificate is valid for 3 (three) years from the date of its renewal, but not exceeding the operation registration time limit for the foreign non-governmental organization in the country in which that organization is established or headquartered, in case the law of that country provides the operation registration time limit for foreign non-governmental organizations.

More details can be found in Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from June 01, 2012.

Le Vy

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