Decree No. 58/2022/NĐ-CP On Registration and Management of Activities of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations in Vietnam

DECREE

ON THE REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM

Pursuant to the Law on the Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015;

Căn cứ Luật T118/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 09, 2025 of the Government on implementing administrative procedures under the one-stop shop mechanism at the One-Stop Service Center and the National Public Service Portal;regular functiononlocal government on June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;đổamending and supplementing certain articles of the Civil Servants Law and the Civil Servants Law dated November 25, 2019;, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPamending and supplementing certain articles of the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 22, 2015; Law amending certain articles of the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 18, 2020;118/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 09, 2025 of the Government on implementing administrative procedures under the one-stop shop mechanism at the One-Stop Service Center and the National Public Service Portal;of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

The Government issues this Decree on the registration and management of activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam., amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPm118/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 09, 2025 of the Government on implementing administrative procedures under the one-stop shop mechanism at the One-Stop Service Center and the National Public Service Portal;This Decree stipulates the registration of activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as foreign non-governmental organizations) and the responsibilities of relevant agencies and organizations in issuing Registration Certificates and managing the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations.

At the proposal of the Minister of Finance,in1. This Decree applies to foreign non-governmental organizations operating to support development, provide humanitarian aid without profit-making purposes, and other purposes in Vietnam.

2. This Decree applies to central agencies and organizations, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, and Vietnamese partner agencies.Article 4. Agencies and units with headquarters outside the reception locations specified in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article shall proactively arrange a reception room suitable for the nature and activities of their unit.1. "Foreign non-governmental organization" means a non-profit organization, social fund, private fund established under foreign law; having legitimate capital from abroad; operating to support development, provide humanitarian aid in Vietnam without profit-making purposes and other purposes; not soliciting financial contributions, fundraising, or establishing funds from Vietnamese organizations or individuals.n lto the reportingArticle 12. Disbursement of financial support from the state budget2. "Vietnamese partner agency" means an agency or organization established under Vietnamese law, which has cooperation agreements with foreign non-governmental organizations or receives assistance from foreign non-governmental organizations to implement programs, projects, or non-project activities in Vietnam.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

3. "Registration Certificate" means the document issued by the competent authority confirming the registration of foreign non-governmental organizations for their activities in accordance with this Decree. There are two types of Registration Certificates: the Registration Certificate for Activities and the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office.

Article 2. Applicability

4. "Representative Office" means a unit subordinate to a foreign non-governmental organization, tasked with representing the foreign non-governmental organization by proxy.

5. "Representative, Head of the Representative Office" means the official representative of the foreign non-governmental organization, responsible before the law and state management agencies of Vietnam for all activities of the foreign non-governmental organization. The Representative, Head of the Representative Office may be a foreign citizen or a Vietnamese citizen.

Article 3. Explanation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

Article 4. Policy of the Government of Vietnam towards foreign non-governmental organizations

1. Encouraging and creating favorable conditions for foreign non-governmental organizations to operate in supporting development and providing humanitarian aid.

2. Ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of foreign non-governmental organizations.

3. Effectively managing the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in accordance with Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party.

5. "Legal Representative, Head of Representative Office" is the official representative of foreign non-governmental organizations, responsible before the law and state management agencies of Vietnam for all activities of the foreign non-governmental organization. The Legal Representative, Head of Representative Office may be a foreign citizen or a Vietnamese citizen.

Article 4. Policy of the Government of Vietnam towards foreign non-governmental organizations

1. Encouraging and creating favorable conditions for foreign non-governmental organizations to operate in support of development and humanitarian aid.

2. Ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of foreign non-governmental organizations.

3. Effectively managing the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations in accordance with Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party.

Article 5. Prohibited Acts Against Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations

1. Organizing, implementing, participating in, or funding religious activities and other activities that are not in line with national interests, violate laws, infringe upon national defense, security, and social order and safety in Vietnam.

2. Organizing, implementing, or participating in activities aimed at profit-making purposes, not serving the purpose of development support and humanitarian aid.

3. Funding activities aimed at undermining, overthrowing the government of another country, terrorist organizations, and terrorist activities.

4. Organizing, participating in, or funding money laundering activities or those related to money laundering.

5. Organizing, participating in, or funding activities contrary to social morals, customs, traditions, cultural identity, and ethnic unity of Vietnam.

Article 6. Database on Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations

1. The database on foreign non-governmental organizations is a collection of information about foreign non-governmental organizations and their activities for storing and sharing information about foreign non-governmental organizations registered to operate according to Vietnamese law.

2. The database on foreign non-governmental organizations is connected to the National Public Service Portal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Public Service Portal, the national database, databases of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, provincial People's Committees under central cities to support administrative procedures in registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations.

3. Information in the database on foreign non-governmental organizations:

a) Information in the database on foreign non-governmental organizations includes:

- Information established when a foreign non-governmental organization registers to operate in Vietnam;

- A certified electronic copy or a validly signed paper copy of the application for issuance, extension, amendment, supplementation, reissuance of the Registration Certificate;

- Periodic and ad hoc reports;

- Other relevant information (if any);

b) Information in the database on foreign non-governmental organizations is established from the following sources:

- Information provided by foreign non-governmental organizations in the application for issuance, extension, amendment, supplementation, reissuance of the Registration Certificate;

- Information updated by foreign non-governmental organizations to the database;

- Information provided by Vietnamese management agencies;

- Digitized and standardized information from the Registration Certificate;

- Information shared, converted, and standardized from previously established databases.

4. Principles for building, updating, managing, exploiting, and using the database on foreign non-governmental organizations:

a) Information in the database on foreign non-governmental organizations is stored fully and accurately; exploited and used for the intended purpose effectively in accordance with Vietnamese law;

b) The database on foreign non-governmental organizations is strictly protected and secured according to law; adheres to technical standards and norms for information technology; ensures compatibility, security, and smooth operation throughout the entire system of databases.

5. Management, exploitation, and provision of information in the database on foreign non-governmental organizations:

a) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs leads the construction and operation of the database on foreign non-governmental organizations; issues regulations on management, exploitation, and operation of the database on foreign non-governmental organizations and guides the implementation of administrative procedures online after the database on foreign non-governmental organizations has been constructed and operated; assigns identification codes and accounts to competent state management agencies, provincial People's Committees under central cities, the Standing Office of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, and foreign non-governmental organizations that have been issued the Registration Certificate to access the database on foreign non-governmental organizations;

b) Competent state management agencies, provincial People's Committees under central cities, the Standing Office of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, and foreign non-governmental organizations that have been issued the Registration Certificate can access and exploit the database on foreign non-governmental organizations;

c) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, competent state management agencies, provincial People's Committees under central cities, the Standing Office of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, and foreign non-governmental organizations that have been issued the Registration Certificate are responsible for regularly updating information into the database on foreign non-governmental organizations.

Chapter II

AUTHORITY TO ISSUE, EXTEND, AMEND, SUPPLEMENT, REISSUE, SUSPEND, TERMINATE ACTIVITIES AND WITHDRAW THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, OPERATING AREA AND FIELD OF FOREIGN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, VALIDITY PERIOD OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Article 7. Competence to issue, extend, amend, supplement, reissue, suspend, terminate operations, and revoke the Registration Certificate

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the authority responsible for issuing, extending, amending, supplementing, reissuing, suspending, terminating operations, and revoking the Registration Certificate of foreign non-governmental organizations.

Article 8. Operating Areas and Fields of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations

1. Foreign non-governmental organizations are permitted to operate in areas and fields specified in the Registration Certificate.

2. Foreign non-governmental organizations may establish one Representative Office at one of the three locations: Hanoi City, Da Nang City, and Ho Chi Minh City.

3. The Representative Office of foreign non-governmental organizations shall not be located within the premises of Party, State agencies, and political-social organizations of Vietnam.

Article 9. Validity Period of the Registration Certificate

1. The Registration Certificate for operations has a validity period not exceeding three years from the date of issuance. The Registration Certificate for establishing a Representative Office has a validity period not exceeding five years from the date of issuance. The validity period of the Registration Certificate does not exceed the registration period for operations of foreign non-governmental organizations according to the laws of the country or territory of establishment.

2. The Registration Certificate can be extended with a corresponding term for each type and does not exceed the registration period for operations of foreign non-governmental organizations according to the laws of the country or territory of establishment.

Chapter III

CONDITIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMALITIES FOR ISSUING, EXTENDING, AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING, AND REISSUING THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Section 1

CONDITIONS, PROCEDURES, AND FORMALITIES FOR ISSUING, EXTENDING, AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING, AND REISSUING THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATIONS

Article 10. Conditions for Issuing the Registration Certificate for Operations

A foreign non-governmental organization will be issued a Registration Certificate for Operations if it meets the following conditions:

1. It has legitimate legal personality according to the laws of the country or territory of establishment.

2. It has clear statutes, objectives, and purposes of activities that are consistent with the interests and needs of Vietnam.

3. It proposes specific plans regarding anticipated programs, projects, and non-project initiatives to support development and humanitarian aid in Vietnam over a three-year period.

4. It proposes a Representative in Vietnam.

Article 11. Procedures and Formalities for Issuing the Registration Certificate for Operations

1. A foreign non-governmental organization directly submits or sends through postal service or online to the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations a complete application package for the Registration Certificate for Operations consisting of the following documents:

a) One Application Form for the Registration Certificate for Operations according to Model No. 03a stipulated in the Appendix accompanying this Decree;

b) One copy of the Statutes and one copy of the document proving the legal personality of the foreign non-governmental organization;

c) One detailed statistical report on planned programs, projects, and non-project initiatives to be implemented in Vietnam over a three-year period;

d) One application package for approval of the Representative including the following documents:

- One Appointment Decision signed by the head of the organization and stamped; - One biography of the proposed Representative;

- One criminal record of the proposed Representative issued by the competent authority of the country of which he/she holds citizenship or the country where he/she has resided for at least six months immediately preceding the application;

- One copy of the valid passport if the proposed Representative is a foreigner. One copy of the valid passport, identity card, or citizen identification card if the appointed person is a Vietnamese national.

Documents in foreign languages in the aforementioned application package must be legalized by consular authentication, accompanied by a certified Vietnamese translation according to Vietnamese law, except in cases exempted from consular legalization under international treaties to which Vietnam is a party or based on the principle of reciprocity.

2. Within two working days, the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations checks the components of the application package submitted by the foreign non-governmental organization according to Clause 1 of this Article and requests the foreign non-governmental organization to supplement the application package if necessary.

3. After receiving a complete application package, within two working days, the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations sends a letter soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Vietnam, the specialized ministries and agencies managing state administration in the relevant field, the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities where the foreign non-governmental organization intends to carry out its activities, and the approving agency for accepting grants from foreign non-governmental organizations.

4. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the letter from the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations, the solicited agencies are responsible for replying in writing.

5. Within two working days from the date of receipt of all opinions from the solicited agencies, the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations transfers the application package of the foreign non-governmental organization according to Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of related agencies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for review.

6. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the application package of the foreign non-governmental organization according to Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of related agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviews the application package, decides to issue or not to issue the Registration Certificate for Operations, and notifies the result to the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations. The Registration Certificate for Operations is issued according to Model No. 01 stipulated in the Appendix accompanying this Decree. The review is conducted through a combination of written opinions or a review meeting covering the following aspects:

a) Legality and completeness of the application package;

b) Consistency of the objectives and purposes of activities of the foreign non-governmental organization with Vietnam's policies and specific development goals of ministries, sectors, and localities;

c) Legal personality and operational history of the foreign non-governmental organization;

d) Personal background and criminal record of the Representative;

đ) Economic and social impact, security, and social order effects of the activities of the foreign non-governmental organization.

7. Within thirty working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents of foreign non-governmental organizations as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall transfer the Registration Certificate to the foreign non-governmental organization directly or through postal service. In case the application is not approved, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall notify in writing with detailed reasons.

Article 12. Procedures and formalities for extending the Registration Certificate

1. At least sixty days before the expiration date of the Registration Certificate, the foreign non-governmental organization shall submit directly or through postal service or online to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations one set of documents requesting an extension of the Registration Certificate, including the following documents:

a) One application form for extending the Registration Certificate according to Model No. 03a prescribed in the Appendix issued together with this Decree;

b) One original Registration Certificate;

c) One summary report on the activities of the foreign non-governmental organization implemented in Vietnam over the last three years and a specific plan of activities expected to be carried out in the next three years;

Any documents in a foreign language in the aforementioned dossier must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation certified in accordance with Vietnamese laws.

2. The procedures and formalities for extending the Registration Certificate shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 11 of this Decree.

Article 13. Procedures and formalities for amending, supplementing, and reissuing the Registration Certificate

1. The foreign non-governmental organization shall submit directly or through postal service or online to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations one set of documents requesting amendments, supplements, or reissuance of the Registration Certificate, including the following documents:

a) One application form clearly stating the requested amendments, supplements, or reasons for reissuance (due to loss, old age, damage) according to Model No. 03b prescribed in the Appendix issued together with this Decree;

b) One original Registration Certificate in cases of requests for amendments or supplements due to old age or damage. One copy of the Registration Certificate in cases of requests for reissuance due to loss of the original;

c) Related documents concerning the requested amendments, supplements, or reissuance.

2. Within two working days, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall check the components of the submitted documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and request the foreign non-governmental organization to supplement the documents if necessary. For cases of requests for reissuance of the Registration Certificate, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall review the contents of the submitted documents of the foreign non-governmental organization.

3. After receiving the complete set of documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, within two working days, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall send a document seeking opinions from ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated agencies, provincial People's Committees, centrally-administered city People's Committees where the foreign non-governmental organization has registered to implement activities, and relevant agencies approving the acceptance of grants from foreign non-governmental organizations regarding the content requiring amendments or supplements to the Registration Certificate.

4. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the letter from the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations, the solicited agencies are responsible for replying in writing.

5. Within two working days from the date of receipt of all opinions from the solicited agencies, the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations transfers the application package of the foreign non-governmental organization according to Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of related agencies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for review.

6. Within seven working days from the date of receiving the complete set of documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of related agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall examine the documents, decide on amendments or no amendments, supplements or no supplements, reissuance or no reissuance of the Registration Certificate, and notify the results to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations. The examination shall be conducted by compiling written opinions or organizing a review meeting for the contents requiring amendments, supplements, and reissuance of the Registration Certificate. The amended, supplemented, or reissued Registration Certificate shall be made according to Model No. 01 prescribed in the Appendix issued together with this Decree.

7. Within twenty-five working days from the date of receiving the complete and valid documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall transfer the amended, supplemented, or reissued Registration Certificate to the foreign non-governmental organization directly or through postal service. In case the application is not approved, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall notify in writing with detailed reasons.

Section 2

RULES ON THE CONDITIONS, PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING, EXTENDING, AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING, AND REISSUING THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE

Article 14. Conditions for Issuing the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office

An international non-governmental organization shall be issued the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office if it meets the following conditions:

1. It has legal personality under the laws of the country or territory where it was established.

2. It has clear statutes, objectives, and purposes of activities that are consistent with the interests and needs of Vietnam.

3. It commits to long-term operations in Vietnam and provides detailed statistics on programs and projects planned to be implemented in Vietnam for at least five years in one or more localities, where the scale and nature of such programs and projects require regular on-site management and supervision.

4. It proposes a Head of the Representative Office in Vietnam.

Article 15. Procedures and Formalities for Issuing the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office

1. An international non-governmental organization shall submit directly or through postal services or online to the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations one set of application documents for issuing the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office, including the following documents:

a) One Application Form for Issuing the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office according to Model No. 03a stipulated in the Appendix attached to this Decree;

b) One copy of the Statutes and one copy of the document proving the legal personality of the foreign non-governmental organization;

c) One detailed statistical report on programs and projects planned to be implemented in Vietnam over five years in one or more localities, where the scale and nature of such programs and projects require regular on-site management and supervision;

d) One detailed statistical report on programs, projects, and non-project activities implemented over three consecutive years prior to the submission of the application for issuing the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office (if applicable);

đ) One set of documents proposing approval of the Head of the Representative Office, including the following documents:

- One Appointment Decision signed by the head of the organization and stamped; - One biography of the person proposed to be approved as the Head of the Representative Office;

- One criminal record of the person proposed to be approved as the Head of the Representative Office issued by the competent authority of the country of which the person holds citizenship or the country where the person has resided for at least six months in the most recent period;

- One valid copy of the passport if the person proposed to be approved as the Head of the Representative Office is a foreigner. One valid copy of the passport, identity card, or citizen identification card if the person proposed to be approved as the Head of the Representative Office is a Vietnamese citizen;

Documents in foreign languages in the aforementioned application package must be legalized by consular authentication, accompanied by a certified Vietnamese translation according to Vietnamese law, except in cases exempted from consular legalization under international treaties to which Vietnam is a party or based on the principle of reciprocity.

2. Within two working days, the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations checks the components of the application package submitted by the foreign non-governmental organization according to Clause 1 of this Article and requests the foreign non-governmental organization to supplement the application package if necessary.

3. After receiving the complete application documents from the international non-governmental organization as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, within two working days, the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations sends a letter requesting opinions from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Vietnam, the specialized ministries or agencies under the central government managing the relevant fields in which the international non-governmental organization plans to operate, the People's Committees of provinces or centrally-administered cities where the international non-governmental organization plans to operate and establish its Representative Office, and the agency approving the receipt of aid from international non-governmental organizations.

4. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the letter from the Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations, the solicited agencies are responsible for replying in writing.

5. Within two working days from the date of receiving all opinions from the relevant agencies, the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations transfers the application documents of the international non-governmental organization as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of the relevant agencies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for review.

6. Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete application documents of the international non-governmental organization as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of the relevant agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviews the documents, decides to issue or not to issue the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office, and notifies the result to the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations. The format of the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office is issued according to Model No. 02 stipulated in the Appendix attached to this Decree. The review process is conducted through a combination of written opinions or organizing a review meeting on the following contents:

a) Legality and completeness of the application package;

b) Consistency of the objectives and purposes of activities of the foreign non-governmental organization with Vietnam's policies and specific development goals of ministries, sectors, and localities;

c) Legal personality and operational history of the foreign non-governmental organization;

d) Personal background and criminal record of the Head of the Representative Office;

đ) Economic and social impact, security, and social order effects of the activities of the foreign non-governmental organization.

7. Within thirty working days from the date of receiving the complete valid application documents of the international non-governmental organization as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations delivers the Registration Certificate for Establishing a Representative Office to the international non-governmental organization either directly or through postal services. In case the application documents are not approved, the Working Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations informs in writing with specific reasons.

Article 16. Procedure and formalities for extending the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office

1. At least 60 days before the expiration date of the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office, the foreign non-governmental organization shall submit directly, through postal service, or online to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations a set of documents requesting an extension of the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office, including the following documents:

a) One application form for extending the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office according to Model No. 03a stipulated in the Appendix issued together with this Decree;

b) One original Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office;

c) One summary report on the activities of the foreign non-governmental organization implemented in Vietnam during the period covered by the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office already issued, and a specific plan of activities for the next five years.

Documents in a foreign language in the aforementioned set of documents must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation certified in accordance with Vietnamese law.

2. The procedure and formalities for extending the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 15 of this Decree.

Article 17. Procedure and formalities for amending, supplementing, and reissuing the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office

1. The foreign non-governmental organization shall submit directly, through postal service, or online to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations a set of documents requesting to amend, supplement, or reissue the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office, including the following documents:

a) One application form clearly stating the requested amendments, supplements, or reasons for reissuance (due to loss, old age, damage) according to Model No. 03b prescribed in the Appendix issued together with this Decree;

b) One original Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office in cases of requesting amendments, supplements, or reissues due to damage or loss. One copy of the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office in cases of requesting reissues due to loss of the original.

c) Related documents concerning the requested amendments, supplements, or reissuance.

2. Within two working days from the receipt of the request, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall check the components of the submitted documents in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article and request the foreign non-governmental organization to supplement the documents if necessary. In cases of requesting reissuance of the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall review the contents of the submitted documents of the foreign non-governmental organization.

3. After receiving the complete set of documents requested by the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, within two working days, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall send a document seeking opinions from relevant ministries, agencies at the ministerial level, government agencies, provincial people's committees, centrally governed cities where the foreign non-governmental organization registers to implement its activities and place its Representative Office (in cases of changing the office location of the Representative Office), and the agency approving the acceptance of aid from foreign non-governmental organizations related to the content that needs to be amended or supplemented in the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office.

4. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the document from the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, the relevant agencies shall respond in writing.

5. The Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall transfer the documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of the relevant agencies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for examination.

6. Within seven working days from the date of receipt of the complete documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and the opinions of the relevant agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall examine the documents, decide to amend or not amend, supplement or not supplement, reissue or not reissue the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office, and notify the results to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations. The examination shall be conducted in the form of compiling written opinions or organizing a meeting to examine the contents that need to be amended, supplemented, and reissued. The Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office shall be amended, supplemented, and reissued according to Model No. 02 stipulated in the Appendix issued together with this Decree.

7. Within twenty-five working days from the date of receipt of the complete valid documents of the foreign non-governmental organization as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall transfer the Registration Certificate to establish a Representative Office that has been amended, supplemented, or reissued to the foreign non-governmental organization in person or through postal service. In case the documents are not approved, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall notify in writing with detailed reasons.

Chapter IV

SUSPENSION, TERMINATION OF ACTIVITIES AND REVOCATION OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR FOREIGN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Article 18. Suspension of Activities

1. Foreign non-governmental organizations shall have their activities suspended in the following cases:

a) Continuing to operate when the Registration Certificate has expired;

b) Operating outside the fields or areas specified in the Registration Certificate;

c) Using or reporting information about transaction accounts that do not match the registered transaction accounts.

2. When violations of the law by foreign non-governmental organizations are discovered or upon request from competent state agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall consider issuing a decision to suspend the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations based on the opinions of relevant state management agencies. The solicitation of opinions shall be conducted through organizing meetings or sending documents to solicit opinions from relevant state management agencies. In cases where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs solicits opinions through documents, the agencies receiving the documents shall be responsible for replying in writing within ten working days from the date of receipt of the Ministry's document for the Ministry to compile and make a decision. If there are differing opinions among the agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall organize a meeting to reach consensus. The decision to suspend activities shall be transferred to the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations to notify the foreign non-governmental organization.

3. Within five working days after the decision to suspend activities is made, the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall notify the foreign non-governmental organization.

4. Within no more than thirty working days from the date of receipt of the decision to suspend activities, the foreign non-governmental organization shall be responsible for rectifying the violations mentioned in the suspension decision and report the results of such rectification to the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations.

Article 19. Termination of Activities

1. Foreign non-governmental organizations shall be compelled to terminate their activities and have their Registration Certificates revoked in the following cases:

a) Engaging in any of the prohibited acts stipulated in Article 5 of this Decree;

b) Not engaging in any activity for a continuous period of twelve months after being issued the Registration Certificate;

c) Failing to rectify the violations mentioned in the suspension decision as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 18 of this Decree.

2. When violations of the law by foreign non-governmental organizations are discovered or upon request from competent state agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall consider issuing a decision to terminate activities and revoke the Registration Certificate of the foreign non-governmental organization based on the opinions of relevant state management agencies. The solicitation of opinions shall be conducted through organizing meetings or sending documents to solicit opinions. In cases where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs solicits opinions through documents, the agencies receiving the documents shall be responsible for replying in writing within ten working days from the date of receipt of the Ministry's document for the Ministry to compile and make a decision. If there are differing opinions among the agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall organize a meeting to reach consensus. The decision to terminate activities and revoke the Registration Certificate of the foreign non-governmental organization shall be transferred to the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations to notify the foreign non-governmental organization.

3. Within five working days after the decision to terminate activities and revoke the Registration Certificate is made, the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall notify the foreign non-governmental organization of the requirement to terminate activities and carry out the revocation of the Registration Certificate.

4. Within no more than sixty working days from the date of receipt of the decision to terminate activities and revoke the Registration Certificate, the foreign non-governmental organization shall be responsible for resolving issues related to premises, housing, staff, work equipment, financial obligations (if any), and other issues related to organizations and individuals according to Vietnamese law.

5. In cases where a foreign non-governmental organization decides to voluntarily terminate its activities, it shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Committee for Work with Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations in writing at least sixty days before officially terminating its activities, attaching the issued Registration Certificate, an audit report on assets and finances, and completing all related obligations according to Vietnamese law.

Chapter V

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FOREIGN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Article 20. Rights of foreign non-governmental organizations

1. Enjoy tax benefits, import advantages, and labor permit privileges according to Vietnamese laws.

2. Open and use accounts for transactions in Vietnamese dong or foreign currency at commercial banks or branches of foreign banks permitted to operate in Vietnam to serve the implementation of programs, projects, and non-project development support and humanitarian aid activities as prescribed by Vietnamese laws.

3. Receive foreign currency or Vietnamese dong through accounts as prescribed by Vietnamese laws.

4. Be allowed to transfer foreign currency abroad to serve development support and humanitarian aid activities as prescribed by Vietnamese laws.

5. Be eligible for commendation for outstanding achievements in implementing programs and projects in Vietnam as prescribed by Vietnamese laws.

6. Terminate operations voluntarily when there is no need to continue operating in Vietnam.

Article 21. Obligations of foreign non-governmental organizations

1. Register and operate in compliance with Vietnamese laws. Violations of the law by foreign non-governmental organizations will be handled according to Vietnamese laws.

2. Coordinate with Vietnamese partner agencies to implement activities within the areas and fields specified in the Registration Certificate.

3. Within ten working days from receiving the Registration Certificate, foreign non-governmental organizations must notify about opening, using, or changing transaction accounts in Vietnam.

4. Within forty-five working days from receiving the issued, extended, amended, or supplemented Registration Certificate, foreign non-governmental organizations must notify their activity implementation plans to the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city where the organization operates or intends to operate.

5. Prepare annual and ad hoc activity reports as required and submit them directly or via postal services or online to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the relevant ministries managing the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations by sector, and the Committee on Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations. The report follows Model No. 05 stipulated in the Appendix attached to this Decree. The latest submission date for the report is the eighteenth day of the last month of the reporting period. Report data covers from December 15 of the year preceding the reporting period to December 14 of the reporting period.

6. Update information about foreign non-governmental organizations in the database of foreign non-governmental organizations within ten days from the date of change occurrence.

Chapter VI

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

Section 1

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING SERVICE PRICES

Article 22. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Advise and propose policies and guidelines for the Government and Prime Minister regarding foreign non-governmental organizations.

2. Lead in drafting and submitting to competent authorities for issuance or issuing within their authority legal documents related to registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations.

3. Lead in reviewing and issuing, extending, amending, supplementing, reissuing, suspending, terminating, or revoking the Registration Certificate of foreign non-governmental organizations.

4. Inspect and supervise compliance with regulations on registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations under the scope regulated by this Decree.

5. Monitor and urge the implementation of inspection and audit conclusions and recommend relevant ministries, agencies at the level of ministries, and government agencies to handle violations according to Vietnamese laws.

6. Resolve complaints and denunciations according to Vietnamese laws.

7. Develop and operate a database on foreign non-governmental organizations.

8. Report periodically and ad hoc to the Prime Minister on the situation of registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations, connecting and sharing data through the Government Information Reporting System and the Government and Prime Minister's Information and Directive Center. Reports follow Model No. 06 stipulated in the Appendix attached to this Decree. The latest submission date for periodic reports is the twenty-fifth day of the last month of the reporting period. Report data covers from December 15 of the year preceding the reporting period to December 14 of the reporting period.

9. Perform other tasks related to registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations assigned by the Government and Prime Minister.

10. Submit to the Prime Minister for issuance of a Decision to establish the Committee on Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations in accordance with this Decree.

Article 23. Responsibilities of Ministries, Ministerial-Level Agencies, and Government Agencies

1. General responsibilities:

a) Cooperate in reviewing applications for issuance, extension, amendment, supplementation, reissuance, and suspension, termination of operations, and revocation of registration certificates of foreign non-governmental organizations when requested;

b) Guide and manage the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations operating within their respective sectors and fields under their administrative supervision;

c) Cooperate in inspecting, supervising, and handling violations of foreign non-governmental organizations' activities within their jurisdiction and in accordance with Vietnamese laws;

d) Cooperate in building and operating databases on foreign non-governmental organizations;

đ) Share information with provincial People's Committees where foreign non-governmental organizations implement programs and projects;

e) Assign a unit to be responsible for managing the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations according to assigned functions and tasks;

g) Be responsible for the organization and activities of domestic non-governmental organizations certified by that agency for operation or business licenses in accordance with specialized laws that cooperate with foreign non-governmental organizations;

h) Prepare regular annual reports and ad hoc reports as required, directly sending them or through postal services or online to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations for consolidation and reporting to the Prime Minister. Reports are prepared according to Model No. 04 stipulated in the Appendix issued together with this Decree. The deadline for submitting the report is no later than the 18th day of the last month of the reporting period. Report data is calculated from December 15 of the year prior to the reporting period to December 14 of the reporting period.

2. Specific responsibilities:

a) The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for preventing and combating illegal activities of foreign non-governmental organizations and implementing state management over public security and social order for foreign non-governmental organizations; cooperating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protecting and storing information in databases on foreign non-governmental organizations;

b) The Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for managing and guiding the use of aid from foreign non-governmental organizations;

c) The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for the organization and activities of domestic associations, social funds, charitable funds, religious organizations that cooperate with foreign non-governmental organizations;

d) The Ministry of Finance is responsible for state management of finance regarding foreign non-governmental organization aid from state budget revenues and guiding financial management for foreign non-governmental organization aid not from state budget revenues;

đ) The State Bank of Vietnam is responsible for implementing state management in banking, microfinance, anti-money laundering, and terrorist financing related to foreign non-governmental organization aid.

Article 24. Responsibilities of Provincial People's Committees and Municipal People's Committees under Central Administration

1. Guide and manage the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations at the local level.

2. Cooperate in reviewing applications for issuance, extension, amendment, supplementation, reissuance, and suspension, termination of operations, and revocation of registration certificates of foreign non-governmental organizations when requested.

3. Cooperate in inspecting, supervising, and handling violations of foreign non-governmental organizations' activities at the local level and in accordance with Vietnamese laws.

4. Cooperate in building and operating databases on foreign non-governmental organizations.

5. Assign an advisory agency for external affairs to be the focal point for advising on the management of foreign non-governmental organizations.

6. Prepare regular annual reports and ad hoc reports as required, directly sending them or through postal services or online to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations for consolidation and reporting to the Prime Minister. Reports are prepared according to Model No. 04 stipulated in the Appendix issued together with this Decree. The deadline for submitting the report is no later than the 18th day of the last month of the reporting period. Report data is calculated from December 15 of the year prior to the reporting period to December 14 of the reporting period.

Section 2

RESPONSIBILITIES OF RELATED AUTHORITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Article 25. Responsibilities of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations

The Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations is an inter-ministerial coordination mechanism with the Vietnam Association of Friendship Organizations as its permanent office, performing the following tasks:

1. Studying and proposing to the Prime Minister directions and solutions to address important cross-sector issues related to foreign non-governmental organizations.

2. Coordinating among ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies in handling issues related to foreign non-governmental organizations.

3. Participating in providing comments on legal normative documents concerning foreign non-governmental organizations.

4. Receiving applications, collecting opinions from relevant ministries, sectors, and localities, and commenting on applications for issuance, extension, amendment, supplementation, and reissuance of registration certificates of foreign non-governmental organizations to be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for review and notification of results to foreign non-governmental organizations.

5. Cooperating in inspecting, supervising, and handling violations of activities of foreign non-governmental organizations according to Vietnamese laws; receiving and notifying foreign non-governmental organizations about decisions to suspend operations and decisions to terminate operations; implementing the recovery of registration certificates of foreign non-governmental organizations.

6. Cooperating in building and operating databases on foreign non-governmental organizations.

7. Notifying activities, fields, and areas of operation of foreign non-governmental organizations to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, provincial People's Committees under central cities, and other relevant entities.

8. Disseminating and providing information related to foreign non-governmental organization activities to Vietnamese partner agencies and foreign non-governmental organizations.

9. Reporting annually or at any time upon request to the Prime Minister on foreign non-governmental organization work, connecting and sharing data through the Government Information Reporting System and the Government and Prime Minister's Information and Directive Center. Reports are prepared according to Model No. 07 stipulated in the Appendix issued together with this Decree. The deadline for submitting periodic reports is no later than the 25th day of the last month of the reporting period. Data in the report covers from December 15 of the previous reporting period to December 14 of the current reporting period.

10. Performing other tasks related to foreign non-governmental organization work assigned by the Prime Minister.

Article 26. Responsibilities of Vietnamese Partner Agencies

Implementing cooperative activities with foreign non-governmental organizations in accordance with the contents specified in the registration certificate issued to foreign non-governmental organizations and in compliance with Vietnamese laws.

Chapter VII

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 27. Effective Date

This Decree takes effect from November 1, 2022, and replaces Decree No. 12/2012/NĐ-CP dated March 1, 2012, of the Government on Registration and Management of Activities of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations.

Article 28. Transitional Provisions

1. From the date this Decree takes effect, types of registration certificates already issued under Decree No. 12/2012/NĐ-CP dated March 1, 2012, of the Government on Registration and Management of Activities of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall continue to be valid until their expiration.

2. Project Office registration certificates issued under Decree No. 12/2012/NĐ-CP dated March 1, 2012, of the Government on Registration and Management of Activities of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations shall continue to be amended, supplemented, and reissued according to the provisions of this Decree until their expiration, and thereafter will be considered for conversion to activity registration certificates or representative office registration certificates as stipulated in this Decree.

Article 29. Responsibility for Implementation

1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for guiding and inspecting the implementation of this Decree.

2. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government agencies, head of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under central cities, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Friendship Organizations, and heads of relevant agencies are responsible for implementing this Decree./.