Essential administrative guide and official document templates for expats living in Vietnam. Clear, step-by-step instructions for visas, work permits, and residency.
You represent a foreign non-governmental organization that has been running programs in Vietnam for years. Your local partners trust you, your projects are delivering results, and now you want to formalize your presence with a representative office …
You have built a brand, registered it in your home country, and now you are entering the Vietnamese market. Then you discover that trademark rights in Vietnam do not follow your global registration—they follow whoever files first in Vietnam. Your br…
Transferring property ownership in Vietnam as a foreigner is not just a matter of signing a contract and paying the agreed price. The moment your name goes on the Pink Book (Sổ Hồng), you step into a legal framework that distinguishes sharply betwee…
You are planning to marry a Vietnamese citizen, buy property jointly, or complete a legal procedure in Vietnam that requires proof you are not currently married. Someone tells you that you need a "single status certificate," also known as …
You have found the apartment, negotiated the price, and signed the sales contract. Then comes the part that trips up almost every foreign buyer in Vietnam: securing the Pink Book, the certificate that proves you actually own the property. Without it…