In the context of increasingly expanding foreign investment activities in Hanoi, the demand for adjusting Investment Registration Certificates of FDI enterprises arises more frequently, especially in the Ha Dong Ward area – a place concentrating many production, commercial, and service projects. Adjusting information on the Investment Registration Certificate such as project implementation location, business lines, capital scale, schedule, or participating investors requires strict compliance with legal regulations on investment, land, and enterprises. This is also a procedure associated with the requirement to standardize dossiers, ensuring consistency between the Investment Registration Certificate and the Enterprise Registration Certificate. With experience in processing investment dossiers for many FDI enterprises, Viet An Law introduces this article to analyze legal bases, implementation processes, and important notes to help investors perform procedures to adjust Investment Registration Certificates for FDI Companies in Ha Dong Ward, Hanoi effectively and correctly according to regulations.
Ha Dong Ward is an administrative unit established after the process of arrangement and reorganization of boundaries in Hanoi in particular and the whole country in general. Ha Dong Ward was established based on the wards: Phuc La, Van Phuc, a part of Quang Trung (old Ha Dong district), Dai Mo, Ha Cau, La Khe, Van Quan and Tan Trieu commune, and the remaining part of Mo Lao ward.
For FDI companies operating or locating projects in Ha Dong Ward, updating administrative information according to the new unit is a mandatory requirement when performing procedures to adjust the Investment Registration Certificate.
These changes not only ensure the consistency of legal dossiers but also help enterprises comply with regulations on investment management in the context of Hanoi’s administrative system reorganization.
The new Ha Dong Ward will be based on the advantages of industrial zones of the old Ha Dong District with abundant FDI capital attracting foreign investors.
Regarding Industrial Zones (IZ), we can mention Yen Nghia Industrial Cluster (Yen Nghia, Dong Mai wards) and Bien Giang Industrial Cluster (Bien Giang ward) as industrial concentration areas; in addition, there is the expanded Phu Nghia Industrial Park (linked with Chuong My) and large neighboring industrial parks such as Thang Long, Nam Thăng Long, Sai Dong, Noi Bai, forming an important production network of Hanoi.
An advantage for FDI enterprises in IZs in Ha Dong Ward is that the Hanoi Industrial and Export Processing Zones Management Authority is responsible for adjusting Investment Registration Certificates for investment projects in industrial zones, export processing zones, high-tech zones, and economic zones located in the ward’s area, specifically:
The high-tech FDI attraction policy is currently strongly reinforced by two new legal frameworks: the Law on High Technology (amended) and the Law on Digital Technology Industry 2025 (effective from 2026), attracting FDI into high-tech and strategic technology activities, especially in potential industrial zones in Ha Dong Ward.
Regarding specific incentives, FDI projects in this category will enjoy a preferential Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate of 10% for 15 years, along with a tax exemption for 4 years and a 50% reduction for the next 9 years.
In particular, the Law on Digital Technology Industry 2025 also supplements a mechanism to directly support investment costs for building infrastructure and factories for large-scale digital technology projects and strongly supports creative startup projects.
The general goal is to create a breakthrough, attracting high-quality capital flows into fields creating large added value.
Basic contents on the Investment Registration Certificate
According to the provisions of Article 40 of the Law on Investment 2020, the contents of the Investment Registration Certificate include the following:
According to Article 41 of the Law on Investment 2020, during the implementation of an investment project, the investor has the right to adjust objectives, transfer part or all of the investment project, merge projects or divide/separate a project into multiple projects, use land use rights and assets on land belonging to the investment project to contribute capital to establish an enterprise, business cooperation, or other contents and must comply with the provisions of law.
When adjusting an investment project, the investor performs procedures to adjust the Investment Registration Certificate in case the adjustment of the investment project changes the contents of the Investment Registration Certificate.
According to the provisions of Clause 1 Article 47 of Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, the procedure for adjusting the Investment Certificate is carried out depending on the cases of investment project adjustment.
Specifically as follows:
The investment registration agency that issued the Investment Certificate. Including:
Within 03 working days from the date of receiving the written request for adjustment of the Investment Registration Certificate.
Investment registration agency. Including:
Within 10 days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the Investment Registration Agency adjusts the Investment Registration Certificate for the investor.
According to Official Letter 4370/BTC-DNTN of the Department of Finance, enterprises are not required to adjust the Enterprise Registration Certificate when there is a change of address after the merger. However, in the investment sector, there is no specific guiding document yet.
Based on Article 41 of the Law on Investment 2025, in case there is a change in the content on the Investment Registration Certificate, the enterprise must perform the change procedure. Therefore, to limit legal risks, enterprises should perform procedures to change the Investment Registration Certificate when there is a change of address after the merger.
Currently, the Hanoi City Department of Finance and the Hanoi Industrial & Export Processing Zones Management Board both require online declaration on the National Investment Information System first. After the online dossier is approved, the enterprise then submits the paper version (hard copy) for comparison and receiving results.
In summary, adjusting the Investment Registration Certificate in Ha Dong Ward requires FDI enterprises to clearly understand legal regulations and prepare complete and accurate dossiers. Strict compliance with the order and procedures will help the project operate stably and limit legal risks. Viet An Law is always ready to accompany and support investors throughout the implementation process.
