Register a Branch in Vietnam
Expand your business and earn revenue in Vietnam without setting up a separate legal entity
Conduct the same commercial activities in Vietnam as your company abroad
Registering a branch is a suitable alternative to establishing a limited liability company or a joint-stock company if the aim of the foreign investor is to expand to Vietnam, but not to create a separate legal entity. A foreign company looking to register a branch must be registered abroad for at least 5 years.
Branch allows you to:
Foreign companies looking to support the parent company and not to conduct commercial activities can alternatively register a representative office.
Branch | Representative Office | |
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Registration timeframe | Approximately 1 month | Approximately 1 month |
Suitable for | Investors planning to conduct commercial activities and earn revenue without registering a separate legal entity in Vietnam | Investors planning not to conduct any commercial activities and earn revenue, and who do not want to register a legal entity in Vietnam |
Restrictions | Parent company must be established for at least 5 years | Parent company must be established for at least 1 year |
Business activities | Activities are limited to the activities of the parent company | Activities are limited to market research and carrying out supporting roles such as finding trade investment opportunities and partners, advertising and promoting the parent company |
Corporate structure | At least one legal representative managing the branch’s day to day activities | At least one legal representative managing the representative office’s day to day activities |
Liability | Parent company’s liability is unlimited | Parent company’s liability is unlimited |
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