Consultation on conditional business sectors for foreign investors

Question: Our company is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise and is currently planning to cooperate with a Vietnamese company to jointly invest in and operate a nursing home providing elderly care services. May I ask whether the current laws of Vietnam allow foreign companies to participate in this field?  Answer: According to Appendix I on the […]

Consultation on determining an employment contract

Question: I and Company A signed a Personal Service Contract in 2023. After the contract came into effect, I worked for Company A, received salary, and had insurance contributions during the entire time under the supervision and management of Company A. At the beginning of 2025, the Company dismissed me on the grounds that I […]

Consultation on division of property upon divorce

Question: Before marriage, my father gave me a car registered under my name. During the marriage, since I did not use the car, I leased it out and generated income from the lease. Now, upon divorce, my husband is requesting a share of the rental income. May I ask whether this request is legally recognized? […]

Consultation on bank loans secured by valuable papers

Question: Our company plans to borrow capital from the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to invest in production and business. To secure the loan, the company intends to pledge all shares of the Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Joint Stock Company – an affiliated company of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank […]

Advisory on Capital Contribution with Assets

Question: I am preparing to establish a technology startup in Da Nang in the form of a joint-stock company, with 4 founding shareholders and a chartered capital of 1 billion VND. One shareholder wishes to contribute capital using intellectual property (a developed software). May I ask if contributing capital with non-cash assets is permitted? Answer: […]

Filing of Trademark in Vietnam

Question: Please let us have more information on the costs of Trademark registration and the time required for such in Vietnam. In addition, please let

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Work Permit Exemptions

Question: I am an IT professional. Previously, I obtained worked permit from 2009 until 2012. After that, when my company apply for renewal in 2013,

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Work permit in Vietnam

Question: If I will be appointed as the chief of representative in Vietnam office, do I need a work permit or I will be eligible

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