{"id":5022,"date":"2024-11-24T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/?p=5022"},"modified":"2024-11-24T17:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T17:04:31","slug":"how-to-open-a-representative-office-ro-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/vi\/2024\/11\/24\/how-to-open-a-representative-office-ro-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO OPEN A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE (RO) IN VIETNAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5022\" class=\"elementor elementor-5022\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedd94a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedd94a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b089fb1\" data-id=\"b089fb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e459c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e459c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Beside setting up a Business entity,  foreign trader can choose to open a Representative Office (RO) in Vietnam that conducts market survey and a number of commercial promotion activities permitted by Vietnamese law. In this Article, we will write about Requirements and File to establish an RO in Vietnam.<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db91ae8\" data-id=\"db91ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9afff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9afff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-768x1086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vietnammanual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HOW-TO-OPEN-A-REPRESENTATIVE-OFFICE-IN-VIETNAM_VIETNAMMANUAL.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1c436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1c436\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5a778\" data-id=\"af5a778\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed35d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed35d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; The foreign trader is incorporated and registers for doing business in accordance with provisions of laws of countries or territories being parties to treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory or is recognized by the aforesaid countries or territories;<\/p><p>&#8211; The foreign trader has come into operation for at least 01 year from the date of establishment or registration;<\/p><p>&#8211; The Certificate of Business Registration or the equivalent document is valid for at least 01 more year from the date of submission of the application;<\/p><p>&#8211; The scope of operation of the representative office is consistent with that in Vietnam\u2019s Commitments to treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory;<\/p><p>&#8211; Where the scope of operation of the representative office is inconsistent with Vietnam\u2019s Commitments or the foreign trader is not located in the country or territory being party to treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory, the representative office can be established only if relevant Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies (hereinafter referred to as \u201crelevant Ministers\u201d) have given approval for establishment of the representative office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4a184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4a184\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f3d2a\" data-id=\"f2f3d2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f360e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f360e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FILE:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>An application form for License for Establishment of RO;<\/li><li>Copies of the Certificate of Business Registration or equivalent documents of the foreign trader;<\/li><li>A letter of appointment of the head of the representative office;<\/li><li>Copies of audited financial statements or certificates of fulfillment of tax liabilities or financial obligations of the last fiscal year or equivalent documents as proof of existence and operation of the foreign trader issued or certified by competent authorities where such foreign trader is established;<\/li><li>Copies of the passport or ID card (for Vietnamese) or copies of the passport (for foreigners) of the head of the representative office;<\/li><li>Documents on the expected location of the representative office.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec702c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec702c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e585ea5\" data-id=\"e585ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28806ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28806ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To get consulted and prepare file for a specific case, contact our Compliance Team: consulting@vietnammanual.com or 84-359 527 482.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>VIETNAM MANUAL TEAM<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfb7cb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfb7cb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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