Foreign retail investor

Knowledge

Foreign retail investor

Foreign Individual Investor should be advised to complete the following 3 requirements prior invest securities in Viet Nam:

Apply 01 Securities Trading Code (STC) in Viet Nam. This STC is an unique number granted to each Investor.
Open a securities account at Securities company.
Open a Foreign Indirect Investment (FII) at the commercial bank which has got foreign exchage license.

Kindly refer to the below for further details:

1. For Foreign Individual Investor who hasn’t applied STC yet.

Document	Requirement	Quantity	Note
Required documents to open securities account at HSC Applied for Investor who presents / does not present in Viet Nam
HSC Account opening form [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form	02 forms
Securities trading code registration form [Download here]	Original form	02 forms
Power of attorney [Download here]	Original form	02 forms
Passport	A copy of the passport which is notarized public	02 copies	Passport should be notarized public; or legalized at Vietnamese Consulate
FATCA W-8BEN [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.
FATCA W-9 [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Identification Number and Certification.
Required documents to open FII (Foreign Indirect Investment) account at BIDV
a. Investor who presents in Vietnam
Carry your validity passport to BIDV branch and open FII account directly. Visit BIDV branch which is nearest your area to fullfil account opening. HCM: BIDV Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Branch Address: 66 Pho Duc Chinh Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, Dist 1, HCMC HN: BIDV Ha Thanh Branch Address: 74 Tho Nhuom Street, Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem Dist, Ha Noi Inform BIDV staff on the purpose of opening FII account to trade securities at HSC.
b. Investor who does not present in Vietnam
Contact HSC for further guidance to fullfil documents via email support@hsc.com.vn or telephone number: (028) 3823 3298 – press 0 Kindly courier the documents form Overseas to HSC. The required documents as details: HSC will check and respond right after receving all required documents
Document	Requirement	Quanlity	Note
BIDV Account opening [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form	02 forms	Passport must have speciment signature of the Bearer. Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form. If both signatures are different, the Account opening form should be notarized public
BIDV authorized account form [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form	02 forms
Form Commitment [Download here]	Original form	02 forms
Passport	A copy of passport which is legalized at Vietnamese Consulate	01 copy
FATCA W-8BEN [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.
FATCA W-9 [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Identification Number and Certification.

2. For Foreign Individual Investor who has already granted STC.

Document	Requirement	Quantity	Note
Required documents to open securities account at HSC Applied for Investor who presents / does not present in Viet Nam
HSC Account opening form [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form	02 forms
Passport	A copy of the passport which is notarized public	02 copies	Investor does not present in Vietnam : Passport should be notarized public; or legalized at Vietnamese Consulate Investor presents in Vietnam: Passport should be notarized public
Securities trading code	Copy	01 copy
Required documents to open FII (Foreign Indirect Investment) account at BIDV
a. Investor who presents in Vietnam
Carry your validity passport to BIDV branch and open FII account directly. Visit BIDV branch which is nearest your area to fullfil account opening. HCM: BIDV Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Branch Address: 66 Pho Duc Chinh Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, Dist 1, HCMC HN: BIDV Ha Thanh Branch Address: 74 Tho Nhuom Street, Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem Dist, Ha Noi Inform BIDV staff on the purpose of opening FII account to trade securities at HSC.
b. Investor who does not present in Vietnam
Contact HSC for further guidance to fullfil documents via email support@hsc.com.vn or telephone number: (028) 3823 3298 – press 0 Kindly courier the documents form Overseas to HSC. The required documents as details: HSC will check and respond right after receving all required documents
Document	Requirement	Quantity	Note
BIDV Account opening form [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form	02 forms	Passport must have speciment signature of the Bearer. Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form. If both signatures are different, the Account opening form should be notarized public
BIDV authorized account form [Download here]	Original form Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form form	02 forms
Form commitment [Download here]	Original form	02 forms
Passport	A copy of passport which is legalized at Vietnamese Consulate	01 copy
FATCA W-8BEN [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.
FATCA W-9 [Download here]	Original form	02 forms	Identification Number and Certification.

Customer Services Center:	(8428) 38 233 298
HSC Head Office:	(8428) 38 233 299