Registration Certificate of the foreign cultural institutions in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 126/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, an application for issuance of the establishment and operation certificate of the foreign cultural institutions in Vietnam shall include:

- An application form for the Registration Certificate.

- Documents on the expected organizational structure and system.

- A draft of operation regulations.

- Résumé of the person expected to become the legal representative.

- All documents written in a foreign language must be translated into Vietnamese and be certified as true copies.

Besides, Decree No. 126/2018/ND-CP also stipulates the procedures, methods, handling period and authority to issue the certificate as follows:

- The foreign party applying for the Registration Certificate must send one application dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism in person or by post.

- If the documents are deemed insufficient, within 05 working days from the date on which such documents are received, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism shall send a written notification to the foreign party in person, by post or by email to request for additional documents.

- Within 15 working days, from the date on which the completed documents are received, the Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism shall replace the Registration Certificate by using form No. 02 in Appendix hereto.

Validity period of the Registration Certificate is as follows:

- If the international treaty provides regulations on the validity period of the Registration Certificate, this period shall be determined according to these regulations and extended according to regulations.

- If the international treaty provides no regulations on such validity period, this period shall be determined as 05 years and shall be extended. Each extension period shall not exceed 05 years, according to regulations.

More details can be found in Decree No. 126/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from November 05, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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