1.    A dossier of application for a representative office establishment permit comprises:

a)    An application for representative office establishment permit, made according to a form set by the Vietnam Trade Ministry and signed by the foreign trader’s competent representative;

b)    Copies of the foreign companies`s business registration or papers of equivalent value certified by the competent authority of the locality where the foreign trader has been established. In case an operation duration for the foreign trader is specified in such business registration or papers of equivalent value, such operation duration must remain valid for at least one year;

c)    An audited financial statement or other documents of equivalent value proving the actual existence and operation of the foreign companies in the latest fiscal year;

d)    A copy of the foreign trader’s operation charter, for those being economic organizations.

2.    A dossier of application for a branch establishment permit comprises:

a)    An application for branch establishment permit, made according to a form set by the Vietnam Trade Ministry and signed by the foreign trader’s competent representative;

b)    A copy of the branch’s operation charter, clearly stating the scope of authorization for the branch’s head;

c)    Copies of the foreign trader’s business registration or papers of equivalent value certified by the competent authority of the locality where the foreign trader has been established or made its business registration. In case an operation duration for the foreign trader is specified in such business registration or papers, such operation duration must remain valid for at least three years;

d)    An audited financial statement or other documents of equivalent value proving the actual existence and operation of the foreign trader in the latest fiscal year.

3.    The papers and documents specified at Points b and c, Clause 1, and Points b, c and d, Clause 2 of this Article must be translated into Vietnamese and certified and consolably legalized by Vietnam’s foreign-based diplomatic missions or consular offices according to the provisions of Vietnamese law.