Authorized Agency

Department of Planning and Investment

Resolved time and procedure

Total time (working days) shall not exceed 10 working days for the projects subjecting to non-appraisal for issuance of Investment Certificate or 15 working days for the projects subjecting to appraisal for issuance of Investment Certificate. Details are as follows:

a) IPA shall receive application dossiers of DDI and FDI projects, check their validity in compliance with the law (if Investors submit the application for seal registration and  tax registration at the same time with submit the application for investment certificates, IPA shall receive all of these application dossiers) and later transfer them to the Industrial Zones Management Board for settlement within 01 working day.

b) Department of Planning and Investment shall receive, check related documents, consult the Departments relating to investment projects (if any) and later send reports and draft of investment certificates to the Procinvial People’s Commitee Office for approval within 07 working days for the projects subjecting to non-appraisal for issuance of Investment Certificate or 12 working days for the projects subjecting to appraisal for issuance of Investment Certificate.

If any project is required to consult Ministries and central governed agencies, its summary must be approved by Prime Minister before issuance of  certificate investment. Within 02 working days from the date of receipt of valid application dossiers, the Department of Planning and Investment shall shall send a request for consultation to related Ministries and authorities; later then, it shall contact and work with them aiming at soon obtaining results.

The related Departments, authorities and units are obliged to contribute their consultation and give their conclusion to the  Department of Planning and Investment within 05 days as from the date of receipt of the request for consultation of Department of Planning and Investment.

The Department of Planning and Investment is in charge of settling application dossiers for seal registration and  tax registration under one stop service regime at its office and transfer results to IPA for returning seal specimen certificate, tax certificate and investment certificate to the Investors .

c) The Provincial People's Committee Office shall receive the transferred application files, review the settlement process of application files, propose leadership of the Provincial People's Committee to sign Investment Certificate and later send it and the results to IPA to give to the Investor within 01 working day.

d) IPA shall give result to the Investors within 01 working day. For large-scale projects and important or significant projects on investment attraction in the province, the Industrial Zone Management Board shall preside and coordinate with IPA to hold an investment certificate granting ceremony.

Elements

A. In case of branch establishment (not associated with project) or representative office establishment

1. Notice on branch or representative office certificate (in standard form of Appendix II-8, Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BKH dated 21 January 2013);

2. Copy of Investment Certificate (considered as Enterprise Registration Certificate) and Company Charter;

3. Written decision and copy of meeting minutes on branch or representative establishment of the Members’ Council of limited liability company with two or more members, or company owner/Member Council/Chairman of one member limited liability company, or Board of Directors of joint stock company;

4. Valid copy of the Decision on appointment of the head of branch or representative office;

5. Valid copy of the identity card, passport or other personal identification of the head of branch or representative office as stipulated in Article 24 of Decree No. 43/2010/ND-CP dated 15April 2010.

6. Valid copy of practicing certificates of the head of branch or other employees of the branch conducting business lines for which practicing certificates are required by law (foreign practicing certificate is unacceptable in Vietnam, unless otherwise stipulated in sectoral laws or international treatment of which Vietnam is member ).

B. Business Premise Register

Business Premise may be located outside the registered location of the head office. Business Premise must be located in the same provinces or centrally governed municipalities where the head office is.

1. Notice of Business Premise (in standard form of the Appendix II-8, Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BKH dated 21 Jannuary 2013).

2. Copy of Investment Certificate (considered as Enterprise Registration Certificate) and Company Charter (in case of business premise as the same as head office) and Branch Establishment Certificate (in case of business premise as the same as branch’s office).

Quantities of Application: 01 set of original.