Registration of change of operation registration of the branch, representative office (for companies operating under the Investment license, Investment certificate or documents with the same validity)

a) Implementation order: In case the company operating under the Investment license, Investment certificate or documents with the same validity registers change of operation registration of the branch, representative office, the company submits documents to the Business registration office where the branch, representative office registered the head office.                                                                                       

b) Implementation method: The legal representative directly submits documents to the Business registration office at provincial level where the company registered its head office or via electronic network according to the procedures on the National Information Portal on enterprise registration.

c) Documents, including:

    ·      Notice on change of of operation registration of the branch/representative office/business location (Annex II-13, Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT);

  ·   Written request for supplement and update of operation registration information for the branch/representative office/business location of the company operating under the Investment license, Investment certificate (Annex II-19, Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT);

    ·      A valid copy of Investment certificate and a valid copy of tax registration certificate of the branch (in case the branch operates under the Investment certificate);

d) Number of documents: 01 set.

đ) Time limit for settlement: Within 03 (three) working days, after receipt of full valid documents.

e) Implementing agency: Business Registration Office - Department of Planning and Investment.

g) Subjects of administrative procedures: Individuals, organizations.

h) Results of administrative procedures: Operation registration certificate the branch, representative office;,  Certificate of change of operation registration of the branch, representative office.

i) Fees: VND 100,000 (Circular No. 176/2012/TT-BTC) (Payment at time of registration).

k) Name of form, declaration:

·      Notice on change of operation registration of the branch/representative office/business location (Annex II-13, Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT);

   · Written request for supplement and update of operation registration information for the branch/representative office/business location of the company operating under the Investment license, Investment certificate (Annex II-19, Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT)

l) Requirements and conditions for procedure implementation: Defined in Article 33 48 of Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP and Article 8 of Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT

m) Legal basis of administrative procedures:

·      The Enterprise Law of the Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam No. 68/2014/QH13 dated 26/11/2014 (The Enterprise Law);

·      Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP dated 14/9/2015 of the Government on enterprise registration (Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP);

·      Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT dated 01/12/2015 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment guiding the enterprise registration (Circular No. 20/2015/TT-BKHDT);