LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE LICENSING PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
Question: I have read several articles stating that under the Law on Investment 2025, foreign investors are now allowed to apply for an Enterprise Registration Certificate first without necessarily obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate. Is that correct? Answer According to the Law on Investment 2025, foreign investors are permitted to establish an economic organization […]
FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTITY CONDUCTING LABOR SUBLEASING BUSINESS IN VIETNAM
Question: I have established a 100% foreign-owned company with labor subleasing as a registered business line. Given the current regulations and the newly effective Investment Law 2025, I would like to inquire whether I am required to obtain a License to provide labor subleasing service ? Answer Pursuant to Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP guiding the Law […]
ADDITION OF NIGHTCLUB (BAR) SERVICE BUSINESS LINES AND APPLICATION FOR SUB-LICENSES
Question: Our company is currently operating in the field of commercial and service business. We intend to expand into the nightclub (bar) sector, providing alcoholic beverages and hosting DJ music events. What business lines must we add to our company registration, and what licenses or permits are required to operate legally? Answer: Based […]
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING FOREIGNERS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO VIETNAMESE NATIONALITY
Question: I am a foreigner currently holding Taiwan and German nationalities, living and studying in Viet Nam from 2008 to the present (2026). I have a half-sibling with the same father but a different mother, and my paternal grandfather, paternal grandmother and mother are Vietnamese, furthermore I can write, read and communicate in Vietnamese. Now […]
WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RESIGN, WHAT SHOULD THE ENTERPRISE DO TO COMPLY WITH THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW?
Question: I am currently working at the Company, and I now wish to resign. May I ask whether, according to the provisions of the law, the old company has the right to continue to retain my personal information? If so, which information needs to be retained and which information must be deleted immediately? Answer: […]
Does an electronic labor contract have legal validity?
Question: My company asked me to sign the labor contract through an electronic application (such as via Email or a digital signature App) instead of signing on paper like before. Does this contract have legal validity? Answer: According to Article 14 of the Labor Code 2019: A labor contract concluded through electronic means in the […]
Can employees withdraw social insurance before the due date?
Question: I resigned from my job 3 months ago and want to withdraw my social insurance (BHXH) in a lump sum to use as capital for my business. Can I withdraw the money right now? Answer: According to Clause 1, Article 1 of Resolution 93/2015/QH13 and Article 70 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024: […]
Is it necessary to amend the Business Registration Certificate when changing the company’s head office address?
Question: My company has just changed the address of its head office. Do we need to amend the Business Registration Certificate? Answer: According to Article 30 of the Law on Enterprises 2020: An enterprise must register the change with the Business Registration Authority when there is any change to the contents of the Business Registration […]
Are employees entitled to payment for unused annual leave?
Question: I have been working at the company for 2 years. Last year, due to a heavy workload, I wasn’t able to take all of my 12 annual leave days. Can the company pay me in cash for the unused leave days? Answer: According to Article 113 of the Labor Code 2019: An employee who […]