Registration process for an eID Company Account in Vietnam

Under Decree No. 69/2024/ND-CP on electronic identification and authentication issued on 25 June 2024 (“Decree 69”), all entities operating in Vietnam must register a company eID account on the VNeID platform to access and connect with administrative information systems (“eID Company Account”).

Entities are required to complete the registration before 1 July 2025.

Registration of eID Company Account

There are two ways of registration:

Online submission:

The legal representative (or a person authorized by them) must use their personal Level-2 eID Account to log into the VNeID app and request the issuance of a Company Account.

Direct registration at the Ward-level police:

Ward-level police will also require the submission of the legal representative’s eID number via Form TK02, as mandated by Decree 69.

Procedure

Prior to the registration of an eID Company Account, the legal representative must possess a Level-2 eID Account so that they can log into the VNeID app and request the registration of an eID Company Account.

Procedures are as follows:

Practice

Despite existing regulations, authorities may currently refuse to process such applications due to a lack of official guidelines for the registration of Level 2 eID accounts for foreign persons. Consequently, while it is possible to instruct a Vietnamese person to register the company account under the power of attorney of a foreign legal representative, the legal representative must have a Level 2 eID account. Therefore, the use of a power of attorney is currently not possible until further guidance is provided by the authorities.

Rödl & Partner is following up and working with authorities on regularly basis and will update of any development and support clients in this regard.