Activity fee for lawyer practice in Vietnam According to Circular No.02/2012/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance for the collection, remittance, management and use of fees for lawyers operating in Vietnam, since March 1, 2012 the license fee for establishing branches of foreign lawyers' organizations, foreign law firms in Vietnam is 20 million.Circular shall specify the fee for active law practice in Vietnam as follows:Ordinal numberName of feeFee level (VND/Document)1Fee for granting certificates to those who have to undergo probation1.500.0002Fee for granting certificates to those who do not have to undergo probation400.0003Fee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam20.000.0004Fee for changing contents of licenses for the establishment of branches of foreign lawyers' organizations, foreign law firms and foreign-Vietnam law partnerships in Vietnam4.000.0005Fee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam1.000.0006Fee for granting papers to register operations of branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam, branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam400.0007Fee for granting work permits to foreign lawyers in Việt Nam.2.000.0008Fee for extending work permits to foreign lawyers in Vietnam1.000.000Thus, comparingwiththe current provisionsin Decision No. 75/QD-BTCdated September 16, 2004of the Ministry ofFinance, thefee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam increased from VND 15million to VND 20million,fee for granting work permits to foreign lawyers in Việt Nam rises up to VND 2million and fee for extending work permits to foreign lawyers in Vietnam changed from VND 500thousandto VND 1million.
The Circularshalltake effectfrom March1, 2012ITD
Activity fee for lawyer practice in Vietnam
03/02/2012
According to Circular No.02/2012/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance for the collection, remittance, management and use of fees for lawyers operating in Vietnam, since March 1, 2012 the license fee for establishing branches of foreign lawyers' organizations, foreign law firms in Vietnam is 20 million.
Circular shall specify the fee for active law practice in Vietnam as follows:
|
Ordinal number |
Name of fee |
Fee level (VND/Document) |
|
1 |
Fee for granting certificates to those who have to undergo probation |
1.500.000 |
|
2 |
Fee for granting certificates to those who do not have to undergo probation |
400.000 |
|
3 |
Fee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam |
20.000.000 |
|
4 |
Fee for changing contents of licenses for the establishment of branches of foreign lawyers' organizations, foreign law firms and foreign-Vietnam law partnerships in Vietnam |
4.000.000 |
|
5 |
Fee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam |
1.000.000 |
|
6 |
Fee for granting papers to register operations of branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam, branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam |
400.000 |
|
7 |
Fee for granting work permits to foreign lawyers in Việt Nam. |
2.000.000 |
|
8 |
Fee for extending work permits to foreign lawyers in Vietnam |
1.000.000 |
Thus, comparing with the current provisions in Decision No. 75/QD-BTC dated September 16, 2004 of the Ministry of Finance, the fee for granting licenses to establish branches of foreign lawyer practicing organizations, foreign law companies in Vietnam increased from VND 15 million to VND 20 million, fee for granting work permits to foreign lawyers in Việt Nam rises up to VND 2 million and fee for extending work permits to foreign lawyers in Vietnam changed from VND 500 thousand to VND 1 million.
The Circular shall take effect from March1, 2012./.-ITD