Under this Decree, foreign cultural establishments operating within the territory of Vietnam that meet requirements for eligibility for permission to found their branches need to prepare a set of documents submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, including:
- Application form for permission to found branches, using the Form 06 appended to this Decree;
- Copy of the Certificate of registration or the License for founding and operation of foreign cultural establishments in Vietnam;
- Performance review report on operations of foreign cultural establishments from the date of issue of the registration certificate or license till the date of establishment of a branch;
- Criminal record (or equivalent document) of the person recommended to be appointed as the branch’s head, which is issued by a competent authority and obtains consular authentication.
If any document included in the set of application documents is written in any foreign language, a Vietnamese version of such document must be enclosed.
The Decree No. 18/2001/ND-CP will enter into force from the entry into force of the Decree No. 126/2018/ND-CP (November 5, 2018).
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