Circular No. 55/2026/TT-BTC regulating forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion

CIRCULAR
Regulating forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion

Pursuant to the Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025;

Pursuant to Decree No. 96/2026/NĐ-CP dated March 31, 2026 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of several articles of the Law on Investment; Pursuant to Decree No. 29/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 24, 2025 of the Government providing for the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to Decree No. 166/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 30, 2025 of the Government amending and supplementing several articles of Decree No. 29/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 24, 2025 of the Government providing for the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

At the request of the Director General of the Foreign Investment Agency; The Minister of Finance hereby issues this Circular regulating forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular regulates forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion.

Article 2. Applicable entities

1. Investors carrying out investment activities in Vietnam.

2. Competent state management agencies in charge of investment for investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion activities.

3. Other organizations and individuals related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion activities.

Article 3. Forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion

1. Forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam are prescribed in Appendix I.

2. Forms of documents and reports related to investment promotion activities are prescribed in Appendix II.

Article 4. Implementation responsibility

Competent state management agencies in charge of investment for investment activities in Vietnam and investment promotion, investors carrying out investment activities in Vietnam, organizations and individuals carrying out investment promotion activities, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

Article 5. Implementation provisions

1. This Circular takes effect from the date of signing and replaces Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BKHĐT dated April 09, 2021 of the Minister of Planning and Investment regulating forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam, investment from Vietnam to foreign countries and investment promotion, Circular No. 25/2023/TT-BKHĐT dated December 31, 2023 of the Minister of Planning and Investment amending and supplementing several Articles of Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BKHĐT dated April 09, 2021 of the Minister of Planning and Investment regulating forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam, investment from Vietnam to foreign countries and investment promotion, and Circular No. 06/2025/TT-BKHĐT dated February 12, 2025 of the Minister of Planning and Investment regulating forms of documents related to special investment procedures.

2. For valid applications prepared according to the document forms prescribed in the Circulars mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article and received by competent agencies before the effective date of this Circular but for which results have not been returned, they shall continue to be processed and resolved. After the effective date of this Circular, competent agencies processing and resolving applications shall use the document forms issued together with this Circular.

3. During the implementation of this Circular, if any difficulties arise, relevant organizations and individuals should report them to the Ministry of Finance for guidance./.