2. Do I need any special licenses over and above the investment registration certificate (IRC) & enterprise registration certificate (ERC)
Depending on the nature of your business you may or may not need a special licenses.
For example if you consider the case of any un-conditional businesses such as general consultancy, no special license is required. On the other hand any sort of food or cosmetics related business, though unconditional may require some special licenses. For example a whole sale food import business will require a food import license issued by the ministry of health. A similar license is required to setup and operate a restaurant or food processing facility.
In the case of conditional business, most of these require additional licenses. For example investors looking to setup up educational institutions, require a special education license from the department of education. Retail trading also requires a special retail trading license issued by the department of industry and trade.
It should be noted that for both conditional as well as unconditional business, these special licenses can only be obtained after an investment registration certification and enterprise registration certificate have been issued. A good rule of thumb is to examine the licensing laws for a particular business in your own country along with the required criteria. Generally something of a similar nature will be applicable in Vietnam.
One IBC as an experienced consultant can advise and assist in procuring these additional licenses. Furthermore in certain cases where the investor may not be able to meet certain conditions, we can suggest practical solutions or workarounds to overcome the more stringent requirements.
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