After the restructuring and merger of administrative boundaries in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon Ward was established on the basis of consolidation from the old wards, marking an important transformation in urban management. This change leads to an urgent requirement for businesses and investors operating in the area to update legal information to ensure consistency and compliance with regulations. In such a context, businesses cannot help but wonder whether it is necessary to adjust the address information on the Investment Registration Certificate. Viet An Law would like to answer the above question through the article below.
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According to Resolution 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15, Saigon Ward was established based on the following criteria:
“Arrange the entire natural area, population size of Ben Nghe ward and part of the natural area and population size of Da Kao ward, Nguyen Thai Binh ward into a new ward called Saigon ward.”
Gross domestic product (GRDP), of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City in the first 9 months of 2025 recorded an impressive growth rate of 7.07% over the same period last year. This figure is not only a testament to the recovery from the difficult period, but also shows a growing process that is increasingly consolidating. A particularly important point is the obvious acceleration trend from quarter to quarter. In the third quarter of 2025 alone, the city’s economy grew by 8.11%, significantly higher than the 9-month average and 0.87 percentage points higher than the second quarter. This increase shows that economic activities are increasingly vibrant and effective even though the country is in a period of renewal. In the first 9 months of 2025, the total FDI attracted reached 7.73 billion USD, an increase of 3.5 times over the same period in 2024. Specifically, the city has attracted 6.2 billion USD in 7 months (up more than 45% over the same period) and this figure has increased to 6.89 billion USD after 8 months (up 58% over the same period). Saigon Ward has a great advantage as a vibrant economic and tourism area here such as Bui Vien Walking Street, 23/9 Park, major commercial routes… The main areas attracting investment are still services, tourism, accommodation, food, trade and office for lease. The merger of administrative boundaries promises to bring a new wave of investment to the region.
According to Clause 16, Article 1 of Decree 239/2025/ND-CP amending Decree 31/2021/ND-CP guiding the Law on Investment, a dossier to carry out procedures for adjusting the Investment Registration Certificate includes the following documents:
Pursuant to Article 39 and Clause 2, Article 41 of the Law on Investment 2020, the competent authority to receive dossiers of adjustment of Investment Registration Certificates in Ho Chi Minh City includes:
Department of Finance of Ho Chi Minh City
The Department of Finance of Ho Chi Minh City shall adjust the Investment Registration Certificate for investment projects located outside industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks and economic zones.
Currently, the Department of Planning and Investment has been merged into the Department of Finance.
Management Board of Hi-Tech Parks and Industrial Parks of Ho Chi Minh City
The Management Board of Hi-Tech Parks and Industrial Parks of Ho Chi Minh City shall adjust the Investment Registration Certificate for investment projects in industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks and economic zones.
The investment registration agency shall check the validity within 07 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier. In case of adjustment of an investment project related to the change of the name of the investment project or the name of the investor in the investment registration certificate, in case of adjustment of the implementation schedule and operation duration of the investment project or the investor wishing to update information on the location of the investment project on the basis of arranging the application administrative departments and local government organizations at two levels, the time for processing dossiers will be 03 working days, there will be two cases as follows:
It is not mandatory to carry out procedures for adjusting Investment Registration Certificates in case of change due to merger of administrative boundaries
According to Official Letter 4370/BTC-DNTN in 2025, guiding business registration in case of change of administrative boundaries.
“Enterprises, business households, cooperatives, cooperative unions, and cooperative groups continue to use the issued Enterprise Registration Certificates, Business Household Registration Certificates, Cooperative Registration Certificates, Cooperative Group Registration Certificates, Certificates of Operation Registration of Branches/Representative Offices/Business Locations.
2. Business registration agencies may not request enterprises, business households, cooperatives, cooperative unions and cooperative groups to register changes in address information due to changes in administrative boundaries. Enterprises, business households, cooperatives, cooperative unions and cooperative groups shall update information on addresses due to changes in administrative boundaries on enterprise registration certificates, business household registration certificates, cooperative registration certificates, cooperative group registration certificates, etc Certificate of registration of operation of branches/representative offices/business locations when there is a need or at the same time when registering changes, notifying changes in other contents in the registration of enterprises, business households, cooperatives, unions of cooperatives, cooperative groups.”
Therefore, the adjustment of the Investment Registration Certificate in this case is not mandatory. Enterprises have the right to take the initiative to do so when there is a need, or combine in other times of registration to change content in the future.
About online application
According to the provisions of Article 39 of Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, investors can carry out the procedures for adjusting the Investment Registration Certificate completely online through the National Investment Information System. Concrete:
All difficulties and problems related to the adjustment of Investment Registration Certificates in Saigon Ward after the merger, please contact the legal consultancy department of Viet An Law Firm for detailed advice and the most effective support!
