The sending of children to foreign-invested educational institutions (known as “international schools in Vietnam”) is a trend for parents in Vietnam nowadays. Being aware of this trend, the establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam is strongly concerned by domestic and foreign investors. What is procedure for establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam?
According to Article 2 and Article 28 of Decree 86/2018/ND-CP, a foreign-invested educational institution is an educational institution invested by foreign-invested economic organizations operating in accordance with the laws of Vietnam, are allowed to use a separate seal and account. The forms of foreign-invested educational institutions are as follows:
- Short-term training institutions;
- Pre-school educational institutions;
- Compulsory educational institutions (elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, multi-level schools);
The procedure for establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam is as follows:
Step 1: Applying for the investment registration certificate;
Step 2: Applying for the enterprise registration certificate;
For the documents, procedure, authority for Step 1 and Step 2, please see theprocedure for incorporating a foreign invested company in Vietnam.
Step 3: Applying for the decision on establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution (not applicable to short-term training institutions);
Step 4: Applying for the education license of the foreign-invested educational institution
The documents, procedure, authority for Step 3 and Step 4 are as follows:
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| Step 3 | 1. Application form for establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution.
2. A certified true copy of the investment registration certificate. 3. A proposal on establishment of a foreign- invested educational institution in Vietnam. 4. A certified true copy of the approval for leasing land of the People’s Committee in the province in case of facilities construction or of the MOU on leasing available facilities and other relevant legal documents. 5. A detailed plan of the facilities or the investment project of the facilities construction, including both presentation and designs of the foreign-invested educational institution. 6. A financial capacity document as prescribed by law. |
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| Step 4 | 1. Application form for education license.
2. Certified true copy of the decision on establishment of the foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam; or of the Investment Registration Certificate and the Enterprise Registration Certificate for the short-term training institutions. 3. Rules on organization and operation of the foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam. 4. Report on the progress of the investment project of establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam, status of capital contribution, capital loan and the total investment capital. 5. The report on the fulfilment of the necessary and sufficient conditions to establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam, enclosed with:
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Above is the summary of the procedure for establishment of a foreign-invested educational institution in Vietnam.
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