FEATURES

DIRECT INVESTMENT

INDIRECT INVESTMENT

TYPE

SAMPLE

• ESTABLISHMENT OF INVESTMENT PROJECT
• ESTABLISHMENT OF A FDI COMPANY

• RECEIVING RETURNS OF SHARES
• PREPORT OF CAPITAL IN ESTABLISHED FDI ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS

SAME

EACH OTHER

1. Is a business investment activity aimed at generating profits in Vietnam.
2. The financial obligations and tax obligations are equal.
3. Conditions for investment incentives (if any).
4. Business investors can be individuals or organizations.
5. Have the right to receive equal profits and risks.
6. The rights, obligations, and legal status are the same.

OTHER

EACH OTHER

1. Must register to establish an investment project before establishing a company/enterprise/economic organization with foreign capital.
2. Capital contribution must be done according to the project schedule. If late, you will be fined or the project can be revoked, if any.
3. Must prove capital by investment account statement, evidence by forms with equivalent legal value.
4. Suitable for medium and large scale business activities and especially proven financial capacity, capacity, experience and project scale with business partners.
5. Obtain an investment registration certificate (investment project license) and business registration certificate.

1. Just need to transfer shares, contribute capital, buy capital in economic organizations established in Vietnam.
2. There is no regulation on the capital contribution schedule for capital contribution.
3. No need to prove capital like bank account statement.
4. Suitable for small and medium-sized business activities, especially for investors who operate small businesses and research the Vietnamese market before making large-scale investments.
5. Only the written approval to purchase capital contribution, share purchase and business registration certificate.
6. Implementation costs and administrative procedures are simplified.