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Account Opening Instruction

04.05.2021

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 formsCertificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.FATCA W-9 [Download here]
  • Original form
02 formsIdentification 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 fulfill account opening.   
  • HCM: BIDV - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Branch

Address: No. 56 (after) - 64 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Sai Gon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

  • HN: BIDV - Ha Thanh Branch

Address: 74 Tho Nhuom Street, Cua Nam Ward, Ha Noi City

  • 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 fulfill documents via email support@hsc.com.vn or telephone number: 1900 633 996 

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 for FII account [Download here]
  • Original form 
02 forms Form Commitment for SmartBanking [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 passport which is legalized at Vietnamese Consulate

01 copy

FATCA W-8BEN [Download here]
  • Original form
02 formsCertificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.FATCA W-9 [Download here]
  • Original form
02 formsIdentification 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 fulfill account opening.  
  • HCM: BIDV - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Branch

Address: Building No. 56 (after) - 64 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Sai Gon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

  • HN: BIDV - Ha Thanh Branch
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Local institution investor

Foreign institution investor

Local retail investor

Address: 74 Tho Nhuom Street, Cua Nam Ward, Ha Noi City

  • 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 fulfill documents via email support@hsc.com.vn or telephone number: 1900 633 996 

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 for FII account [Download here]
  • Original form 
02 forms 

Form Commitment for SmartBanking [Download here]
  • Original form
  • Signature on passport must be similar to the signature which is signed on this Account opening form form
02 forms

Passport

  • A copy of passport which is legalized at Vietnamese Consulate

01 copy

FATCA W-8BEN [Download here]
  • Original form
02 formsCertificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.
FATCA W-9 [Download here]
  • Original form
02 formsIdentification Number and Certification.