A business license in Vietnam is not one document, because Vietnam has no general business license. Every company needs an Enterprise Registration Certificate (Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký doanh nghiệp, ERC), and a conditional line also needs its sector license. Under Article 7(2) of the Law on Investment 2025 (No. 143/2025/QH15), only laws, National Assembly and Standing Committee resolutions, ordinances, decrees and treaties may set those conditions. Pham Do Law Firm explains each step below.
By lawyer Do Thi Thu Hoai, Founder and Lawyer Partner of Pham Do Law Firm. Updated 10 November 2026.
The rules below are current as of 10 November 2026.
| At a glance | Rule in 2026 |
|---|---|
| General business license | None; the company holds an ERC, plus an Investment Registration Certificate (Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, IRC) when a foreign investor starts a new project |
| Sector license | Only for conditional lines, in the form the sector law sets |
| Which license for which business | See the three common cases below |
| Foreign investors | A separate market access list, Appendix I of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP |
| Time set by law | ERC 3 working days; IRC 10 working days; each sector license its own period |
| Business license tax | Abolished from 1 January 2026 |
Three common cases
| Business | What it usually needs | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Café or restaurant | IRC and ERC, then a food safety certificate unless the business is exempt | Fire safety appraisal only if the premises are on the appraisal list, or a renovation changes the fire safety conditions of such a work. Alcohol licenses are suspended until 28 February 2027 |
| Trading company | IRC and ERC for plain import, export and wholesale of goods that are not restricted | Retail distribution, or importing and wholesaling restricted goods, needs the Business License under Decree 342/2026/ND-CP, and each shop needs its own outlet license |
| Consulting or software company | IRC and ERC only | Some service lines are conditional, such as audit, cybersecurity services and personal data processing services |
Does Vietnam issue a general business license?
No.
In Vietnam, “business license” means whatever the sector law demands for a conditional line, and a line without conditions needs nothing beyond registration. Article 7(5) of the Law on Investment 2025 lists five forms a condition may take:
- a license;
- a certificate;
- a practicing certificate;
- a written confirmation or approval;
- other requirements the business must meet without any written confirmation.
That last form matters: with no paper to apply for, a company can breach a condition without ever being refused anything.
Some licenses go to the company, others to a person working for it. In construction and architecture, for example, the practicing certificate belongs to the individual engineer or architect.
Is the Enterprise Registration Certificate a business license?
Not in the sense most readers mean.
Your ERC registers the company and gives it an enterprise code. It proves nothing about the conditions of any line; only the sector license does that.
The documents that make a company legal to operate
A foreign-owned company usually holds two registration certificates, plus a sector license and site permits only where its activity requires them.
| Document | Who needs it | Issued by | Time set by law |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Registration Certificate (ERC) | Every company | Business registration authority (Cơ quan đăng ký kinh doanh) under the provincial Department of Finance (Sở Tài chính); the high-tech park board inside a high-tech park | 3 working days from receipt of the dossier (Article 26(5), Law on Enterprises) |
| Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) | A foreign investor’s project | Department of Finance outside zones; the zone management board inside industrial parks, export processing zones, high-tech parks and economic zones | 10 working days from a valid dossier, if the project meets Article 39(3) of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP, market access included |
| Sector license | Companies running a conditional line | The authority named in the sector law | Set by each sector law; see the sector table |
| Fire safety and environmental filings | New works and facilities that meet the legal triggers | See site permits | Varies |
Under Article 27 of the Law on Investment 2025, the IRC outside zones comes from the Department of Finance. The ERC comes from the business registration authority under that department (Article 20(1) of Decree 168/2025/ND-CP).
Investors in industrial parks meet an asymmetry: the zone board issues their IRC, yet their ERC still comes from the Department of Finance, since a board issues ERCs only in high-tech parks.
Documents and steps for both certificates are in the guide to setting up a company in Vietnam.
Do you need a sector license? Check your business line
A sector license usually attaches to a line on the conditional list in force when you start operating it, and some filings sit outside that list, such as franchise registration and cosmetics product notification. Foreign investors then run a second, separate check on market access.
The list of conditional business lines (Appendix IV)
Conditional business lines (ngành, nghề đầu tư kinh doanh có điều kiện) apply to every investor, Vietnamese or foreign. They are listed in Appendix IV of the Law on Investment 2025 (Article 7(1)). Article 7 and Appendix IV took effect on 1 July 2026 (Article 51(2)).
Appendix IV had 198 lines as enacted. Resolution 66.17/2026/NQ-CP cut it to 142 from the same date until 28 February 2027. Law No. 24/2026/QH16 replaces the list from 1 March 2027 with 137 lines. Therefore, check the list on the day you plan to start, not in a guide written before 2026.
Article 6 of the Law on Investment 2025 prohibits 11 groups of business, including debt collection services and trading in e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. From 1 January 2027, Law No. 24/2026/QH16 adds trading in nitrous oxide (N2O) for people to inhale, except for medical, food technology, testing, research and other purposes the Government allows (Articles 1(1) and 2(2)).
Separately, Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP suspends or shortens several licensing procedures until 28 February 2027.
Market access conditions for foreign investors
Market access is a second list, for foreign investors only: Appendix I of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP, explained in our guide to foreign direct investment in Vietnam. As issued, it closes 23 lines (section A) and opens 62 on conditions (section B). Outside Appendix I, a foreign investor has the same market access as a Vietnamese investor (Article 17(1)).
The two lists overlap only in part.
Advertising, for example, is in Appendix I (section B, item 6), yet no general advertising license exists. Under Article 18 of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP, the Ministry of Finance publishes the market access conditions for each Appendix I line on the National Investment Information Portal (Cổng thông tin quốc gia về đầu tư).
What a condition usually requires
Most conditions fall into four kinds:
- Capital or a guarantee, such as legal capital of VND 5 billion for an audit firm.
- Qualified people, such as at least five practicing auditors.
- Premises and equipment, such as storage meeting good storage practice for a medicine importer.
- Professional standards, such as good practice rules for the sector.
Businesses that need only the ERC
Many service companies need no sector license at all.
Software development and ordinary computer services have no sector license and no Appendix I line. Two IT activities do need one: cybersecurity products and services need a license from the Ministry of Public Security (Decree 332/2026/ND-CP), and personal data processing services need a certificate from the same ministry (Decree 356/2025/ND-CP).
Plain export, import and wholesale of goods that are not restricted need no trading license either; registering the activity in the IRC and ERC is enough (Article 6(1) of Decree 342/2026/ND-CP).
Consulting, design and other creative services take the same two-list test. If neither list names the line, your company operates on its ERC and IRC alone.
Business licenses by sector
Periods run from receipt of a complete, valid dossier unless stated otherwise, so time spent correcting a dossier comes on top, and inspections add more. “Per license rules” means the term depends on the sector rules for that license, so check the paper you receive.
| Sector | License | Issued by | Time set by law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading and retail by a foreign-invested company | Business License; retail outlet license | Provincial People’s Committee (Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh) | 3 working days check, then 10 working days | Business License: 5 years, or the company’s term for an investor from a treaty country in a committed activity (Article 10(2)). Outlet license: the remaining IRC term or the site lease, whichever is shorter (Article 24(3)) |
| E-commerce | Website notification; platform registration | Provincial People’s Committee; Ministry of Industry and Trade (Bộ Công Thương) | 3 working days; 7 working days | Per license rules |
| Restaurants and cafés | Food safety certificate, unless exempt | Provincial health authority or the body the province assigns | Site inspection within 15 days of a valid dossier; certificate issued if compliant | 3 years; reapply 6 months before expiry (Article 37) |
| Alcohol trading | Distribution, wholesale and retail licenses | Suspended until 28 February 2027 | Not applicable | Licenses already issued remain usable |
| Franchising into Vietnam | Franchise registration | Ministry of Industry and Trade | 5 working days | Per license rules |
| Cosmetics | Product notification before sale | Drug Administration of Vietnam (imported); provincial health authority (domestic) | See the cosmetics section | 5 years (Article 10, Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT) |
| Medical devices | Declaration (A, B); registration number (C, D) | Department of Health; Ministry of Health | Class C, D: 30 days | Per license rules |
| Pharmaceuticals | Certificate of eligibility | Minister of Health (import); Department of Health (wholesale, retail) | 30 days | Per license rules |
| Clinics | Operating license, no fixed term | Provincial health authority | Appraisal 40 days, then 10 working days | No fixed term |
| Language and short-course centers | Decision permitting establishment | Director of the Department of Education and Training | 10 working days | Per license rules |
| Travel agencies | International or domestic travel license | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; provincial tourism body | 5 working days | Per license rules |
| Logistics and shipping agency | No single license | By service | By service | By service |
| Construction | Foreign contractor permit | Provincial People’s Committee | 6 working days | Per license rules |
| Security services | Certificate of security and order conditions | The police | 4 working days | Per license rules |
| Audit | Audit eligibility certificate | Ministry of Finance | 30 days | Per license rules |
| Cybersecurity products and services | Cybersecurity business license | Ministry of Public Security (Bộ Công an) | 28 working days | 10 years |
| Telecommunications | Telecom service license | Provincial People’s Committee, until 28 February 2027 (no network infrastructure; a fixed terrestrial network within one province, with no spectrum or subscriber numbers); Telecom Department (other network infrastructure) | Shortened until 28 February 2027 | Up to 10 years without network infrastructure, up to 15 years with it |
Trading, import and retail
Vietnam does use the name “Business License” (Giấy phép kinh doanh) for one document: the trading license foreign-invested companies need for certain activities. Since 18 October 2026, Decree 342/2026/ND-CP has governed it, replacing the previous decree. Article 5(1) covers retail distribution, import or wholesale of restricted goods, logistics, trade promotion and e-commerce platforms, among others. The provincial People’s Committee of the head office issues it (Article 8).
Each retail outlet needs its own license. From the second outlet, an economic needs test applies to investors from countries without a treaty commitment abolishing it. The test does not apply to an outlet under 500 m², inside a shopping mall, that is not a convenience store, mini-supermarket or supermarket (Article 22(1)).
E-commerce: platforms and online shops
The Law on E-commerce (No. 122/2025/QH15) and Decree 248/2026/ND-CP apply from 1 July 2026. Sellers using their own website or app notify the provincial People’s Committee before operating (Articles 23(1) and 24(5) of the decree). Intermediary platforms register with the Ministry of Industry and Trade; a foreign-invested operator also needs the Decree 342 Business License.
Restaurants, cafés and bars: food safety and alcohol
Cafés and restaurants need a food safety certificate under the Law on Food Safety (Consolidated Text 61/VBHN-VPQH), valid for 3 years (Article 37). The authority inspects the premises within 15 days of a valid dossier and issues the certificate if they comply (Article 36(2)(b)). A company-run restaurant applies to the Department of Health in Hanoi or the Department of Food Safety in Ho Chi Minh City; ward People’s Committees handle household businesses. Decree 15/2018/ND-CP still applies, because Resolution 15/2026/NQ-CP suspended the newer decree. Small-scale food businesses, street food, hotel restaurants and HACCP or ISO 22000 holders are exempt (Article 12(1)).
Alcohol works differently. Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP suspends the alcohol distribution, wholesale, retail and production licenses, their conditions and the related fines from 1 July 2026 to 28 February 2027, and licenses already issued remain usable. Alcohol trading no longer has its own line on the 142-line or 137-line list. Decree 105/2017/ND-CP stays formally in force, so check the position again before 1 March 2027.
Franchising
Franchises from abroad into Vietnam must be registered with the Ministry of Industry and Trade before franchising starts, and the franchisor’s system must have operated for at least one year. The ministry decides within 5 working days (Article 20(1)(b) of Decree 35/2006/ND-CP, as amended).
Cosmetics, medical devices and pharmacies
Cosmetics need a product notification before sale under Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT, which remains in force as amended. Medical devices follow Decree 98/2021/ND-CP: class A and B devices are declared, while class C and D need a registration number (Articles 28 and 32).
Medicine importers need a certificate of eligibility for pharmaceutical business under the Law on Pharmacy (No. 105/2016/QH13). A foreign-invested importer may sell the medicines it imports only to licensed wholesalers and may not retail them (Article 53a(3) and (5)).
Clinics and healthcare
Clinics need an operating license with no fixed term under the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (Consolidated Text 26/VBHN-VPQH). Until 1 January 2028, Resolution 21/2026/NQ-CP sets the appraisal at 40 days from the receipt slip and the license at 10 working days after the appraisal minutes.
Pham Do Law Firm recommends filing at least three months before the planned opening, because those two periods alone come close to two months.
Education and training
Language centers, kindergartens and schools follow Decree 360/2026/ND-CP, in force since 17 September 2026. For a language center, the Director of the Department of Education and Training issues a decision permitting its establishment within 10 working days (Article 40(2)).
No separate operating license follows.
Travel agencies
Travel agencies need a license under the Law on Tourism 2017 (No. 09/2017/QH14). Under Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issues the international license and the provincial tourism body the domestic one, each within 5 working days until 28 February 2027.
Foreign investors may enter inbound international travel only (Appendix I, section A, item 23 of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP).
Logistics and shipping agency
Logistics has no single license.
Foreign ownership caps differ by service under Article 4(3) of Decree 163/2017/ND-CP, and transport modes such as road carry their own licenses. Shipping agencies need no separate certificate, but foreign capital stays capped at 49%. Resolution 66.18 sets aside Article 11 of Decree 160/2016/ND-CP until 28 February 2027 but restates that cap.
Construction and architecture
From 1 July 2026, the Construction Law 2025 (No. 135/2025/QH15) no longer requires an organizational capability certificate. Firms publish their capability on the Ministry of Construction database instead (Article 88(6)). Foreign contractors still need a construction operating permit from the provincial People’s Committee, issued within 6 working days (Article 46(1) of Decree 212/2026/ND-CP).
Architects hold individual practicing certificates under the Law on Architecture (No. 40/2019/QH14). Until 28 February 2027, Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP sets aside the procedures for granting and renewing them. In that period, a person with a university degree in architecture may practise. A design lead needs either a valid certificate obtained before the resolution took effect, or a degree, 3 years of architectural design experience and continuing professional development (Annex I.8, Section 2, Part D(3)). Law No. 19/2026/QH16 changes the regime from 1 March 2027.
Advertising, security, audit, telecom and IT
- Advertising. No general license exists. Foreign investors enter only through a joint venture or a business cooperation contract with a Vietnamese advertising service business (WTO commitments; Article 40 of the Law on Advertising (No. 16/2012/QH13), as amended).
- Security services. A foreign investor cannot set up its own security company. A Vietnamese security business may take a foreign partner only to buy machinery and technical equipment. That partner must have run security services for at least 5 years and contribute at least USD 1,000,000 (Article 11(3) and (4) of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 58/2026/ND-CP). The police issue the certificate. From 15 November 2026, Decree 392/2026/ND-CP amends these rules and drops the college-degree requirement for the person responsible for security and order. Dossiers received before that date follow the earlier rules (Articles 16 and 49(1)).
- Audit. The Ministry of Finance issues the certificate of eligibility within 30 days (Article 23(1) of the Law on Independent Audit (No. 67/2011/QH12); Decree 17/2012/ND-CP).
- Telecom. Telecom services need a license under the Law on Telecommunications (No. 24/2023/QH15) and Decree 163/2024/ND-CP. Until 28 February 2027, the provincial People’s Committee issues licenses for services without network infrastructure, and Resolution 20/2026/NQ-CP shortens the procedure. A foreign investor’s project with network infrastructure first needs investment policy approval.
- IT and websites. Ordinary software and computer services need no sector license, but cybersecurity services and personal data processing services do (see businesses that need only the ERC). General information websites do need one, issued by the provincial culture department within 10 working days (Articles 25 and 30(2) of Decree 147/2024/ND-CP, as amended), and their content manager must be Vietnamese.
Manufacturing
Vietnam has no general production license.
Your factory moves through the IRC, an environmental impact assessment where required, fire safety design appraisal, a construction permit, an environmental permit or registration, and fire safety acceptance. Some products carry their own licenses; cosmetics production, for example, needs a certificate of eligibility.
When a site needs fire safety and environmental permits
New works on the fire safety appraisal list need their design appraised before construction. The owner must then complete fire safety acceptance and declare it on the fire safety database before use, under the Law on Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue (No. 55/2024/QH15) and Decree 105/2025/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 347/2026/ND-CP. Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP suspends the police acceptance check until 28 February 2027, and Decree 347/2026/ND-CP has repealed the decree procedure for it. In an existing building, a change of use or renovation that alters the fire safety conditions of a work on the appraisal list requires a new design appraisal (Article 17(2) of the law, as amended).
Facilities discharging wastewater or emissions that need treatment require an environmental permit. One that generates waste but needs no permit files an environmental registration with the commune People’s Committee (Articles 39 and 49 of the Law on Environmental Protection (Consolidated Text 98/VBHN-VPQH)). A facility that generates no waste, or only small volumes treated on site or managed under local rules, is exempt.
How a sector license is issued
The authority named in the sector law checks the dossier and, for many licenses, the premises. Across sectors the sequence looks like this:
- Confirm that the line is on the current conditional list and identify the authority in the sector law.
- Prepare the application, the ERC and IRC, and proof of each condition, such as staff certificates and premises documents.
- File, answer correction requests, and host the site inspection or appraisal where the license requires one, as for food safety and clinics.
- Start the conditional line only once the license is issued.
Before or after the ERC
Sector licenses are issued to the company that will run the line, so the company usually registers first and applies afterwards.
Under Article 19(2) of the Law on Investment 2025, a foreign investor may even form the company before its IRC, but it must meet the market access conditions when it forms the company (see the company-first route). However, that company must obtain the IRC within 12 months and may add other business lines only after it (Article 72(4) of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP). Register every conditional line you plan at the start.
After registration, the company still has set-up steps such as opening a capital account and contributing its capital; see the guide to setting up a company in Vietnam.
State fees for a business license in Vietnam
Enterprise registration costs VND 25,000 per filing until 31 December 2026 and VND 50,000 from 1 January 2027, and nothing when filed online (Article 5 of Circular 47/2019/TT-BTC; Circular 64/2025/TT-BTC). Publishing the registration on the National Business Registration Portal carries a separate fee of VND 100,000 each time, which Circular 64/2025/TT-BTC does not reduce.
The list of fees attached to the Law on Fees and Charges 2015 sets no fee for issuing an IRC. Sector licenses carry their own fees under each sector fee circular.
The business license tax was abolished in 2026
Many guides still list an annual business license tax (lệ phí môn bài). Collection and payment of that fee ended on 1 January 2026 under Article 10(7) of Resolution 198/2025/QH15.
Keeping the license valid
Conditions must be met for as long as the company operates, not only on the day of issue. Food safety certificates last 3 years, and the renewal dossier is due 6 months before expiry; clinic licenses have no fixed term. In the 2026 changes, existing licenses carried over. Trading licenses issued before 18 October 2026 stay valid (Article 44 of Decree 342/2026/ND-CP), and alcohol licenses already issued remain usable during the suspension.
A change to the details on the ERC, such as the head office address, must be registered with the business registration authority (Article 30(1) of the Law on Enterprises).
What changes on 1 March 2027
- Law No. 24/2026/QH16 replaces the conditional list with 137 lines. For a line dropped from the list, a company may operate without meeting investment conditions, licenses already issued stay usable until they expire, and applications pending on 1 March 2027 are returned (Article 3(3)). Ministries may set replacement management measures before that date (Article 2(3)).
- Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP ends on 28 February 2027, and with it the temporary rules above for alcohol, travel agencies, architects and shipping agencies.
- The provincial telecom licensing and shorter procedure described above also run only until 28 February 2027.
- Law No. 19/2026/QH16 brings a new regime for architects.
- Two changes come earlier, on 1 January 2027: the N2O prohibition, and the enterprise registration fee returning to VND 50,000 per paper filing.
This box lists dates only. Check the new texts before planning around them.
Operating without the required license
Doing business without registering a company is fined VND 50 to 100 million for an organization, and the business must then register (Article 46(4)(a) and (5)(c) of Decree 122/2021/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 288/2026/ND-CP).
Running a conditional line without its license is fined under that sector’s own sanction decree:
| Breach | Fine | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Trading goods or services in a conditional line without the required license | VND 10 to 15 million for an individual, double for a company | Article 6(3)(a), Decree 98/2020/ND-CP (Consolidated Text 03/VBHN-BCT) |
| Running a clinic without an operating license | VND 40 to 50 million for an individual, double for a company | Article 39(6)(a), Decree 90/2026/ND-CP |
| Importing medicines without the certificate of eligibility | VND 70 to 80 million for an individual, double for a company; certificate suspended 18 to 24 months | Article 60(5)(a), Decree 90/2026/ND-CP |
A business that must stop a conditional line also loses that revenue until the license is issued.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a business license in Vietnam?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: You need an ERC for the company, an IRC for a foreign investor’s project, and a sector license only if your line is conditional.
Is the ERC a business license?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: No. It registers the company but does not show that it meets the conditions of any line.
Is a VAT or tax registration certificate a business license?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: No. The enterprise code on the ERC is also used for the company’s tax obligations (Article 29(2) of the Law on Enterprises). Neither the code nor any tax paper shows that the company meets the conditions of a line.
How long does a sector license take?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: From 3 working days for an e-commerce website notification, or at most 4 working days for a security services certificate, to 40 days of appraisal plus 10 working days for a clinic.
Does a representative office need a business license?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: A representative office needs its own establishment license, issued outside zones by the provincial Department of Industry and Trade (Article 5 of Decree 07/2016/ND-CP). It may only do liaison, market research and promotion (Article 30).
What is the National Business Registration Portal?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: It is the official enterprise registration website, dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn (Cổng thông tin quốc gia về đăng ký doanh nghiệp). Companies file online there, and anyone can search it free.
How do I check that a Vietnamese company is registered?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: Search the portal by name or enterprise code. It shows the name, code, head office, business lines, legal representative and legal status (Article 74(1) of Decree 168/2025/ND-CP). It does not show IRCs or sector licenses, so ask the company for copies.
Is there a separate business name registration in Vietnam?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: No. The name is registered with the ERC and checked for uniqueness nationwide (Article 14 of Decree 168/2025/ND-CP). It may not use another’s protected trademark or trade name without written consent (Article 15(1)), so register a trademark to protect it.
Can I apply online?
Pham Do Law Firm’s answer: Yes, for the ERC, which is free when filed online. For the IRC, the investor first declares the project online and must file the dossier within 10 working days (Article 41(1) of Decree 96/2026/ND-CP).
Legal basis for business licenses in Vietnam in 2026
- Law on Investment 2025 (No. 143/2025/QH15), and Law No. 24/2026/QH16 amending it;
- Decree 96/2026/ND-CP;
- Resolution 66.17/2026/NQ-CP and Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP;
- Law on Enterprises (Consolidated Text 67/VBHN-VPQH);
- Decree 168/2025/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 296/2026/ND-CP;
- Decree 342/2026/ND-CP;
- Resolution 198/2025/QH15;
- Decree 122/2021/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 288/2026/ND-CP.
Pham Do Law Firm’s licensing service
Pham Do Law Firm checks business lines and obtains sector licenses for foreign-invested companies within its company incorporation service.
What the client provides
- The planned business lines and the address of each site;
- The ERC and, where issued, the IRC;
- Documents proving each condition, such as staff qualifications and premises papers.
Scope of work
- Checking each line against the conditional list and the market access list;
- Preparing and filing the sector license dossier;
- Following up, answering correction requests and attending site inspections;
- Collecting the license and advising on keeping it valid.
What you receive and what happens next
- The client sends the planned business lines and site addresses.
- Pham Do Law Firm checks each line against the conditional list and the market access list, then names the licenses needed and the authority that issues each one.
- The firm prepares and files the dossiers, answers correction requests and attends site inspections.
- The client receives the issued licenses, with advice on the conditions the company must keep meeting.
This is Pham Do Law Firm’s advice on business licenses in Vietnam as of 10 November 2026. Contact Pham Do Law Firm for advice on your specific situation.