The above is stipulated in Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN guiding foreign exchange management for outward investment, issued on June 30, 2026.
Under Clause 1, Article 16 of Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN, an investor must register changes to foreign exchange transactions with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) or the Regional State Bank whenever there are changes to the information stated in the most recently issued written confirmation of registration of foreign exchange transactions.
Specifically, the following 11 cases require registration of changes to foreign exchange transactions:
1. Change of the investor implementing the project in the case of a partial transfer of an overseas investment project.
2 Change of the investor's address resulting in a change of the Regional State Bank responsible for confirming the registration of changes to foreign exchange transactions.
3. Change of the authorized credit institution where the investment capital account is opened.
4. Change to (including the opening of) an investment capital account in another foreign currency for the same outward investment project at the same authorized credit institution.
5. Change involving an increase in outward investment capital contributed in cash (except for the case specified in Clause 2, Article 25 of Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN).
6. Increase in the amount of capital expected to be remitted abroad during a transfer period, resulting in the aggregate amount already remitted abroad and the amount expected to be remitted during that period exceeding the cumulative cash capital transfer limit according to the registered capital transfer schedule as of the time of the remittance.
7. Change to the schedule for remitting outward investment capital in cash as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 23 of Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN.
8. Additional outward investment capital contributed in cash arising after the final capital transfer period specified in the capital transfer schedule stated in the most recently issued written confirmation of registration of foreign exchange transactions.
9. Change to the amount of cash investment capital permitted to be remitted abroad due to the use of profits generated from the overseas investment project for reinvestment in the same project in accordance with Clause 1, Article 25 of Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN.
10. Change from a project that is not subject to the issuance of an Overseas Investment Registration Certificate to one that is subject to such issuance under the investment law.
11. Change from a project that is subject to the issuance of an Overseas Investment Registration Certificate to one that is not subject to such issuance under the investment law.
In addition, Clause 2, Article 16 of Circular No. 34/2026/TT-NHNN provides that where the change is required to be updated on the National Investment Information System, the investor must complete such update before registering the change to the foreign exchange transaction.
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