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Charge for certification of law practice in Vietnam in 2017

08:27, 03/12/2016

The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam issued Circular No. 220/2016/TT-BTC on the rate, collection, submission, administration and use of the charges and fees for the practice of law.

According to Circular No. 220/2016/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, from January 01, 2017, the charge for certification of law practice is only 100,000 VND/application (a decrease of VND 300,000 compared to the current regulations).

Concurrently, Circular No. 220/2016/TT-BTC also supplements several new fees for the practice of law, specifically as follows:

- Fee for verification of eligibility for practicing law: 800,000 VND/application;

- Fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for practicing law in Vietnam: 5,000,000 VND/application;

- Fee for verification of operational conditions of a foreign organization practicing law in Vietnam: 2,000,000 VND/application;

- Fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam: 3,000,000 VND/application;

- Fee for verification of conditions to revise the operations of a foreign organization practicing law in Vietnam: 1,000,000 VND/application.

Circular No. 220/2016/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam replaces Circular No. 02/2012/TT-BTC and Circular No. 118/2015/TT-BTC.

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