Before a single document gets filed, a foreign investor needs answers to three questions: what can I own, how should I structure it, and what does the approved investment path actually look like. This pillar collects the answers in one place.
The legal framework, ownership limits, and WTO market-access schedule.
/vietnam-market-entry/foreign-investor-vietnam/Ownership thresholds that trigger foreign-invested-entity status.
/vietnam-market-entry/market-entry-vietnam/Choosing between greenfield, M&A, representative office, or franchise.
/vietnam-market-entry/fdi-structuring-vietnam/FIE, joint venture, RO, branch, or BCC — which legal vehicle to use.
/vietnam-market-entry/foreign-ownership-vietnam/Sector-by-sector caps under Vietnam's WTO commitments.
/vietnam-market-entry/investment-structure-vietnam/Greenfield, M&A, project-based, or contractual — how you invest.
/vietnam-market-entry/vietnam-market-entry-assessment/A structured readiness review before you file anything.
/vietnam-market-entry/market-access-vietnam/Whether your proposed activity is open to foreign investment, and on what conditions.
/vietnam-market-entry/wto-commitments-market-access-vietnam/How Vietnam's WTO schedule and other treaties shape foreign ownership and entry conditions.
/vietnam-market-entry/foreign-ownership-limits-by-sector-vietnam/Manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, logistics, real estate and more — look up your sector.
/vietnam-market-entry/conditional-investment-business-lines-vietnam/When an activity needs more than registration — licences, capital or qualified staff.
Market entry decisions made here determine the shape of every filing that follows — the entity you register, the licenses you need, and the compliance calendar you inherit. We advise on this stage before company formation begins, not after.
Once your structure is set, formation covers registration itself.
Company formation →Try the free Vietnam FDI Entry Score first — seven questions about your business, and an indicative read on ownership, licensing and timeline before you commit to anything.
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