Renewal Investment Registration Certificate in Viet Nam

From the issuance date of the Investment Registration Certificate was given to foreign-invested company, duration of the project was assigned. Depending on each project, duration is recorded in the Investment Registration Certificate is different for each company. Therefore, before the cessation duration of operation of the project recorded in the Investment Registration Certificate, enterprises need to apply procedures for renewal.

Time of submission renewal documents for Investment Registration Certificate

It is better to apply before the project expires 03 to 05 months. The company should apply the renewal procedures as same as entend the duration of the project, as following instructions:

Application for renewal Investment Registration Certificate.

• 02 notatized copy of Investment Registration Certificate or Business Registration Certificate;
• 02 notatized copy of tax code for enterprises which have not issued the Business Registration Certificate;
• Report on the implementation of the investment project until the time of renewal of the Investment Registration Certificate or investment project;
• Monthly, quarterly and annual reports submitted to the Department of Planning and Investment or Management Boards of industrial park and export-processing zones;
• 01 notarized copy of the lastest financial report;
• Proposed investment project: office area, email, telephone number of investor, company in Viet Nam, total employees, Vietnamese employees, foreign employees;
• A notarized passport or confirmation of residence of the legal representative;
• Legal documents related to the head office and the location of the project. Specifically, lease contract and land documents. Construction decision
• A notarized of the business license (if the company conducts commercial activities)

Procedures for renewal Investment Registration Certificate

Number of documents:

The enterprise prepares 02 documents in accordance with the above items;

Form of documents:

In Vietnamese or Vietnamese and English (documents in foreign languages must be translated into Vietnamese and notarized)

Authority receiving document:

• The Department of Planning and Investment: for enterprises have head office and location to carry out the project outside industrial park;
• Management Boards of the industrial park and export-processing zone: for enterprises have head office and location to carry out the project inside industrial park;

Time for completing the procedures for renewal the Investment Registration Certificate:

Within 15 working days after reveiving the valid documents.

Note:

• Enterprises can apply the application if they have fully contributed capital until the extand duration, investment reports, and other conditions in accordance in Article 3 of Investment Registration Certificate;
• Enterprises can adjust other contents in the Investment Registration Certificate with renewal procedures.