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Conditions to apply for domestic tourism agency business certificate

Base on Chapter 1, Article 31 of Law on Tourism number 09/2017/QH14 stated the following:

Business is established based on regulations of law on business.
Security deposit amount that tourism agency has to put down at a bank in Vietnam: 100,000,000 dong.
Business manager of the tourism agency must have secondary education or above, majored in Tourism; for other majors, the manager must have certificate of domestic tourism management

Business manager of the tourism agency

Based on Article 3 of Circular number 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL stated that:

The person responsible in managing the tourism agency must hold one of the following title:

Chairman of Board of Directors
Board of Directors Member
Chief Executive Officer
Private business owner
Director
President/Vice-President
Manager of tourism sector

Major and degree requirement for tourism agency manager

Clause 2, Article 3, Circular number 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL states the manager of tourism agency must have the following major:

Tourism and travel service manager
Tourism manager
Tour operator
Travel marketing
Travel
Tourism
Travel business manager

Procedure

1	Business entity submit request for the issuance of business certificate of domestic tourism agency to Department of culture, sports and tourism.
2	Within 10 business days, Department of culture, sports and tourism will issue business certificate of domestic tourism.

Method to send application

Business entity can submit the application directly or send via post office to Department of culture, sports and tourism.

Filing documents to apply for tourism agency business certificate

Law on Tourism number 09/2017/QH14 states the filing documents to apply for tourism agency business certificate are the following:

Request form for the issuance of tourism agency business certificate (Form No.4)
Notarized copy of business registration certificate.
Confirmation document of security deposit payment.
Notarized copy of authorized decision or labour contract between business entity and tourism agency business manager.
Notarized copy of degree, certificate of tourism agency business manager.

Fees for application of domestic tourism agency business certificate

Based on Circular number 33/2018/TT-BTC on 30^th of March, 2018 of Minister of Finance, it states the amount of fees for application of domestic tourism agency business certificate as following:

Newly issued: 3,000,000 dong/certificate
Renew: 2,000,000 dong/certificate
Re-issued: 1,500,000 dong/certificate

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