Starting and operating an INGO

The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre provides information and informal advice to new international NGOs wanting to set up an office or work in Vietnam. For international NGOs without offices in Vietnam, and for those based outside Hanoi, a visit to the Resource Centre is often on their agenda when they first arrive in Hanoi. The Resource Centre responds informally to queries regarding operational and programme issues for INGOs in Vietnam, including the issuing and renewal of INGO permits, project approvals, personal income tax and value added tax. For more information please contact the NGO Resource Centre.

Listed below are information and guidelines for INGOs starting up or already operating in Vietnam.

Guidelines and forms

• Procedures for the issuance, extension and amendment of permits
  Chapter from the "Handbook of Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations", 2003, published by the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)
• Necessary documents for permit application (PACCOM)
• Bi-annual report form for COMINGO - according to the regulations on the operation of international NGOs working in Vietnam, the NGOs are to submit bi-annual reports to COMINGO in June and December.
• Membership of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre

Legal documents

• Regulation 340: Regulations on the Operation of Foreign NGOs in Vietnam
• Guidelines for the implementation of the regulations (340 and 339) on the operation of foreign non-governmental organisations in Vietnam
• Decision 286: National Programme for the Promotion of INGO Assistance (NPP) 2006–2010
• Decision 59 (in Vietnamese): Establishing the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs
• Decree 93: Management and Utilization of aid from international non-governmental organizations
• Guidelines for the implementation of Decree 93/2009/ND-CP 22 October 2009 on the management and utilization of INGO aid (in Vietnamese)

Administrators Working Group

The NGO Resource Centre's Administrators Working Group provides an opportunity for Vietnamese administrators, accountants and administration and human resource officers of international NGOs to share their work experiences and to learn from the good models and examples of other international NGOs. Join the Administrators Working Group's mailing list to be notified of meetings and receive other information.

Background

• Legal environment for foreign non-governmental organisations' operation in Vietnam
  Chapter from the "Handbook of Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations", 2003, published by the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)
• COMINGO Briefing on Foreign NGO Affairs (2006) - at the dissemination meeting of the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs in 2007, H.E. Mr. Vu Xuan Hong, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), gave a briefing on foreign NGO affairs in 2006.

Other useful resources

• UN-EU Guidelines for Financing of Local Costs in Development Cooperation with Vietnam (2012) - English Version: set of cost guidelines for UN agencies and embassies of European Union member states, and the European Delegation to Vietnam.
• UN-EU Guidelines for Financing of Local Costs in Development Cooperation with Vietnam (2012) - Vietnamese Version: set of cost guidelines for UN agencies and embassies of European Union member states, and the European Delegation to Vietnam

• NGO-in-a-box is a collection of essential tools for running a small-to-medium sized NGO. You can use this toolkit to set up and coordinate your office, organise and manage projects, collaborate online and support your campaigns. It contains a set of peer-reviewed Free and Open Source Software tools, with associated guides and tutorials, giving you the technical foundations to build upon. http://base.ngoinabox.org/

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