These information pages can help you get started in learning about some of the laws and registration requirements that may apply to your trips or experiences on Airbnb. These pages include summaries of some of the rules that may apply to different sorts of activities, and contain links to government resources that you may find helpful.

Please understand that these information pages are not comprehensive, and are not legal advice. If you are unsure about how local laws or this information may apply to you or your experience, we encourage you to check with your city or an attorney.

Please note that we don’t update this information in real time, so you should confirm that the law has not changed recently.*

My experience involves conducting an art performance – do I require any licence or permit?

“Art performances” are defined as shows, performances and plays being presented to the public by performers. This would include concerts, singing, dancing and other performing arts (under Decree No. 79/ 2012/ ND-CP Article 2).

You will not be required to obtain a performance permit from the Department of Performing Arts or the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism if: (a) you are conducting an art performance at your home (because you are likely to be considered organising a performance for internal purposes); or (b) if you are conducting an art performance for free at a tourist lodging establishment, restaurant or refreshment bar.

If you are conducting an art performance outside of the above-mentioned instances, you are likely to require a performance permit. In an experience setting, you are likely to be considered a “local agency” (as opposed to a “central agency” which we understand typically refers to government bodies, and which is overseen by the Department of Performing Arts). As a local agency being the organiser of the art performance, you will need to apply to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the performance permit. For a local agency, more information on the application process and the required documents are available hereand here.

However, in any case, if the performance will be given by non-Vietnamese individuals or Vietnamese individuals from overseas, you (if you are a local agency) will be required to obtain a separate permit from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City.

Please note that if you require a performance permit but do not obtain one before conducting the art performance, you may be liable to pay a fine of VND 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 (approximately USD 450 to 675).

My experience requires me to obtain a performance permit for my art performance. What other regulations do I need to comply with?

If you own the location where the art performance is to be held, you must comply with the following regulations (under Decree No. 79/2012/ND-CP, Article 7.1, as amended by Decree No. 15/2016/ND-CP):

• not to issue more tickets than the number of seats or capacity of the location, in order to ensure quality of the arts performance;
• ensure that the performance sound does not exceed the prescribed noise limit;
• ensure security and order, and explosion and fire prevention and control as required by law;
• ensure regulations of the premises are posted at the location; and
• ensure that art performances lasting outside of 12:00 AM – 8:00 AM are approved by the competent authorities.

If you are the organiser of the art performance, you must comply with the following regulations (under Decree No. 79/2012/ND-CP, Article 7.2, as amended by Decree No. 15/2016/ND-CP):

• notify the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the performance and its content at least 5 working days before the performance;
• comply with the laws on copyrights and related rights;
• edit performance pieces to suit the age and gender of the audience when organising an arts performance to children, and to seek consent from their guardians; and