Rep Office / Branch
Separate representative, branch and operating-company objectives. The working scope is confirmed only after reviewing the circumstances, available records and current requirements.
What you receive
- 01
Form selection: representative office or branch — A representative office may promote and liaise but may not trade or generate revenue. A branch may trade within the parent's scope but carries far heavier tax and reporting duties. We put both against your actual plan and tell you which one your activity really requires.
- 02
Parent-company document preparation — Certificate of incorporation, charter, audited financial statements and the appointment of the head of office — each consularly legalised and notarially translated, which is where these files consume the most time.
- 03
Licensing filed and executed — Application filed with the competent licensing authority, establishment licence obtained, seal made and tax code registered for the new unit.
- 04
Operating obligations handed over — Head-of-office labour and residence requirements, the annual activity report duty, and the reporting the parent company must maintain — obligations that continue for the life of the office, not just at set-up.
- 05
Upgrade pathway — A written assessment of when converting to a subsidiary becomes the better structure, with the tax and market-access consequences of the change.
Delivery routes
Choose the level of support that fits your capacity, timing and desired control. Each party's role is confirmed before work begins.
Route A — You act, we guide
You keep control of execution. LotusGuard provides the costed roadmap, working notes and review checkpoints.
Route B — We execute under mandate
LotusGuard coordinates and files the agreed work within the authority and scope set out in writing.
Route C — Independent third-party QC
When a specialist provider is required, LotusGuard vets the provider and supervises delivery for a disclosed management fee.
Timing and quote
Fees are fixed against the scope stated in the quote and applied consistently. The quote identifies included work, exclusions, assumptions and any pass-through costs.
Legal notice
LotusGuard provides procedural advisory and files your dossier under a power of attorney. The decision to grant, refuse or revoke rests solely with the competent Vietnamese authority; we do not sponsor applicants and we do not promise an outcome. Your original passport stays with you — we work from certified copies wherever the law allows. Government fees, official charges, translation and consular legalisation are payable by the client at cost, at the published rate.
