Vietnam investment Route Finder

Answer what you know about your plan. You do not need to know Vietnamese law: the questions ask only for facts. Leave anything you are unsure of as "Not sure" and it will be flagged for counsel rather than guessed. Your answers stay in this browser.

Part 1: your facts

A. Who is investing

Q1Investor type

Q2Investor nationality or jurisdiction

Example: Republic of Korea. Decides which treaties can be relied on.

Q3Are you investing directly, or through a company you already have in Vietnam?

B. What you want to do

Q6What is the transaction?

Q7What will you sell, manufacture or provide in Vietnam?

Plain words. Example: manufacture automotive wiring harnesses for export; no retail sales in Vietnam.

Q8Where? Province or city, and the name of the zone if any

Example: Bac Ninh, VSIP Bac Ninh II

Q9What kind of location is it?

Q10Planned total investment capital (USD)

Equity plus loans.

Q11When do you want to start operating?

C. Ownership and target

Questions 12 to 18 matter mainly for acquisitions.

Q13Total foreign ownership after the transaction (new company: your planned foreign ownership)

Example: 30 if you buy out another foreign investor's 30%; 100 for a wholly foreign-owned company.

Q17Does the Target or the project site include land? Where?

Island, border and coastal communes and other defence or security areas matter.

D. Site, building and people

Q19How will you get the site?

Q20Land area needed (hectares)

Leave blank for an office.

Q21Will you build, or substantially fit out, a building?

Q22Will you manufacture or process goods?

Q23Will foreign nationals work for the business in Vietnam?

Part 2: legal classification optional

Fill these in only if your lawyer has already given a view. Until they are answered, the result stays provisional and the related lines are marked for case-specific review.

Counsel's classification

QL1Market access for your activity

QL2Is Investment Policy Approval required?

QL3If in an eligible zone: is the project in a category excluded from the special investment procedure?

QL4Environmental approval (EIA, environmental licence or registration)

QL5Sector-specific operating licence

QL6Merger control (economic concentration) notification, acquisitions only

Your likely route

Choose the transaction type (Q6) to see your route. The more you answer, the fewer points remain open.

The route logic follows the Vietnam Foreign Investment Navigator 2026 (legal status as of 18 September 2026). The result reflects only the information you enter and is not a legal opinion. How this works.