Procedures
Documents, where to file, steps, time limits and fees for each procedure, with the bodies in place now.
Companies
- Companies · Step by stepBusiness suspension in Vietnam (2026): 3 days' notice, up to 24 consecutive monthsAn enterprise notifies the Business Registration Office at least 3 working days in advance, up to 12 months each time, with no more than 24 consecutive months in total; a household business up to 1 year each time.
- Companies · Step by stepSetting up a single-member limited liability company in 2026: documents, filing online, feesSetting up a single-member LLC: file online on the National Business Registration Portal, certificate within 3 working days, publication fee 100,000 đồng.
Dissolution and bankruptcy
- Dissolution and bankruptcy · Step by stepDissolving a joint stock company in Vietnam (2026): shareholder vote, file, deadlinesA joint stock company dissolves by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders (65% of votes at the meeting in favour); the Board of Directors liquidates the assets; the dissolution file includes a copy of the shareholder register.
- Dissolution and bankruptcy · Step by stepHow to dissolve a limited liability company in Vietnam (2026)An LLC may dissolve once its debts are paid: send the decision to the Business Registration Office within 7 working days, finalise tax within 45 days, file within 5 working days.
- Dissolution and bankruptcy · Step by stepTerminating a branch, representative office or business location in VietnamSettle tax first, then file to terminate a branch or representative office within 10 days of the decision; a business location is processed within 2 working days, without the tax authority's opinion.
Household business
Administrative
- Administrative · Step by stepBirth registration in 2026: documents, where to file, fees, applying on VNeIDRegister a birth at the commune People's Committee, free within 60 days. How to apply on VNeID for birth, residence, health insurance and ID card for the child in one go.
- Administrative · Step by stepCertified copies and signatures 2026: where, what to bring, feesCertifying copies from originals and signatures in 2026: at any commune or ward or a notary office, what documents to bring, VND 2,000 per page, same-day result.
- Administrative · Step by stepDeath registration in 2026: documents, where to file, the 15-day deadline, feesRegister a death within 15 days at the commune People's Committee of the last residence, free if on time. One filing covers death, residence and funeral allowance.
- Administrative · Step by stepGetting a passport in 2026: online on VNeID, documents, fees, how many daysApply for a passport at the provincial police or online on VNeID, ready within 8 working days. Fee 200,000 đồng, 400,000 đồng to replace a lost one, some pay 0 đồng.
- Administrative · Step by stepPermanent residence registration in 2026: conditions, documents, fees, applying on VNeIDRegister permanent residence with the commune police, result within 7 working days. Conditions for your own, a relative's or a rented home; free on VNeID in 2026.
- Administrative · Step by stepRenewing or replacing an ID card in 2026: on VNeID, where to apply, fees, how many daysRenew the ID card at 14, 25, 40, 60 or when details change; replace it if lost. Apply at the police or on VNeID, 7 working days, fees 50,000 and 70,000 đồng.
- Administrative · Step by stepTemporary residence registration in 2026: documents, online on VNeID, fees, time limitsStaying elsewhere 30 days or more requires temporary residence registration with the commune police. Tenant papers, 3 working days, up to 2 years, free on VNeID.
Justice
Inheritance and wills
Marriage and family
- Marriage and family · Step by stepDivorce by mutual consent 2026: papers, where to file, court feeDivorce by mutual consent from 2026: file at the Regional People's Court, papers needed, VND 300,000 fee, about 1 to 2 months, notes on children and property.
- Marriage and family · Step by stepGetting a certificate of marital status in 2026: where to apply, documents, fees, onlineIssued by the commune People's Committee of your permanent residence within 3 working days, valid for 6 months. You can apply on the Public Service Portal.
- Marriage and family · Step by stepMarriage registration in 2026: documents, where to register, fees, timeRegister at the commune People's Committee where either of you lives, free for citizens in Vietnam, certificate the same day. Marrying a foreigner is also done there.
- Marriage and family · Step by stepUnilateral divorce in 2026: documents, where to file, time, court feesUnilateral divorce in 2026: file a lawsuit at the regional court where the other spouse lives, court fee 300,000 đồng, usually 4 to 6 months if there is no appeal.
Civil
Land and housing
- Land and housing · Step by stepNotarising a house or land sale contract 2026: papers, fees, timeNotarising a house or land transfer under the Notary Law 2024: where to go, which papers, fees by contract value, how long it takes, and the title transfer.
- Land and housing · Step by stepTransferring a land certificate after buying a house or land in 2026: documents, steps, time limitsTransferring the certificate after a purchase: file within 30 days of the notarised contract with the request, original certificate, contract and tax returns.
- Land and housing · Step by stepWhat to do if you lose your land certificate? Replacing or renewing a sổ đỏ in 2026Lost certificate: file a request, the commune posts a 15-day notice, the land office cancels the old one and reissues it. Damaged, wrong or adding a spouse: renew it.
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