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Investment in Vietnam

1. Procedures for Approval of Investment Guidelines

1.1. Projects to be approved by the People’s Committee
  • Investment project which uses land allocated or leased out by the State or is permitted by the State to repurpose land
  • Investment project  in residential housing and urban area construction
  • Golf course project
  • Investment projects of foreign investors in the area affecting the national defense and security
1.2. Projects to be approved by the Prime Minister
  • Investment projects that require relocation of people
  • Investment projects on construction of airports and air transport business
  • Investment projects on national seaports
  • Investment projects on petroleum processing
  • Investment projects involving casino services
  • Investment project  in residential housing and urban area construction
  • Investment projects on construction and operation of infrastructure in industrial zones
  • Investment projects which at the same time fall within the power of at least two provincial People's Committees 
  • Foreign investors’ investment projects in the following fields: provision of telecommunications services with network infrastructure; afforestation; publication, press
  • Other investment projects subject to approval for their investment guidelines or subject to investment decision by the Prime Minister
1.3. Projects to be approved by the National Assembly
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Projects that require repurposing of land of special-use forests
  • Investment projects that require repurposing of land for wet rice cultivation
  • Investment projects that require relocation of people 
  • Other investment projects that require application of a special mechanism or policy that needs to be decided by the National Assembly.
2. Procedure for issuance of the investment registration certificate (IRC)
3. Procedure for adjustment of the investment registration certificate 

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