Freehold Of Foreigner In Thailand

This document that foreigner should know about the receiving property from heritage in Thailand. Normally, the foreigner who receive the heritage in Thailand have the same right as Thai people as long as they stay and have residence in our country. However, the foreigner should know that their right to execute about their heritage have duration fix. As the rule of Land Department, the foreigner after receiving the heritage should do as followed, 1. Foreigner must be the legitimed heir (or by Will ) promugated by the Civil Law, Code of Land article 1629. 2. Being permited by Minister of Ministry of Defense ( who transfers the power to Director of Land Department and Governor of Province to work on behalf of himself). 3. New land received add with old land(if has), should not over the right he can have as the law of land; for domicil not over 1 rai, for commerce not over 1 rai, for industry not over 10 rais, for agriculture each family not over 10 rais, for religious activity not over 1 rai, for public charity not over 5 rais and for familial cemetery not over 1/2 rai, out of that for the plus surface have to be sold not before 180 days as the Code of Land article 9. If the foreigner will be able to sell the land or heritage in the time fix, will pay for normal rate of the cotation. If the foreigner will not be able to sell it(s) in the term fix, let the Director of Land Department sell that land said, as the Rule of Ministry, No° 4( B.D. 2497) promulgated in 2497. and require 5 per cent of the value rate sold as Article 50 of Land Law, plus cotation, tax and fiscal stamp such the Authority will require its. 4. The foreigner who receives the heritage can keep the land received from heritage and have the possession in the land if the surface is not over the right he can have as the Article 87 of Land Law such as farmland of rice already have 5 rais, and for domicil 1 rai, and new land from heritage add 5 rais, this case is not violate the law to permit foreigner to have possession in domicil land not over 1 rai, and the land for agriculture, one family has the right to possess not over 10 rais. Then, the foreigner will be allowed to possess all the land. But if already have the old domicil land, so, when include heritage it with the old land said, will be domicil land 2 rais, in the case, it is over right to be as Article 87, finally, the foreigner must distribut the surplus of 1 rai. 5. When the foreigner already received the heritage, if he needs to distribut the received land, must ask a permission of Minister ( Director of Land Department and Governor of Province in duty on behalf of his name). Official personal text received from the Land Department, Thailand. Naruemol more informations: [email protected]