Rusty1953

I am hoping I can get some clarification on house books and house ownership. Here is my situation. We have been married for 8 years. Married in Canada. I recently retired and we are in our first year of our new life which is splitting our time between Canada and Thailand. In Thailand over the winter for obvious reasons. Let me clarify that I am not asking for advice on how to protect myself from my wife and her children. We have a very good marriage and I have no concerns in this area. Last year we bought a small home together. This was a brand new home so we bought the land and home as one. We share it with my wife's son and his wife. Life together as a family is great, no problems there. When we bought the house we both paid for it 50/50. When we were at the land office the woman asked me if I paid money for the property and I said I did. We then signed a paper that said that we paid for the house and land together and they attached this to their papers in the land office. She explained to me that this was to show that we both paid for the house and land and she needed it because my name cannot be on a chanote. I have always know that I cannot own land in Thailand. After that we went to the mueang office to create the blue book as we were the first owners on this home. At the time my wife said she wanted to put me on the blue book. We got the expected answer; you cannot. My wife; as I have shown her to do, said why not as opposed to ok. They explained to her that in order to do this we had to get my passport and marriage certificate in both Thai and original form along with a certificate of residence and long-term visa from immigration. These things along with a witness and the president of the village would then get me on the blue book. None of this was done last year as I was here on only a tourist visa. This year we are going through the process of getting all of our papers in order as I am now on a long-term visa.

Here is where my confusion comes in. I have been told by many farang that I cannot get on the blue book and that I need to get a yellow book. I have yet to actually see any blue book with a farang name in it but have heard that it is possible and it seems as though what we were told last year confirms this. I also realize that you do not always get the same answer to a question from Thais every time you ask. I would not be surprised that when I go back to the same office and ask the same questions I will get a different answer. I now know what I need to do to get a house book yellow or blue but what to know what is possible and if there are differences with respect to what I have. Also I have read that my farang on this sight have said that even though you cannot own the land you can own the house. How is this done. What kind of paper is this?

Summary

Can I get listed on a blue book?

Or is a yellow book my only option?

Is there a difference other than the obvious which is color?

How do I separate the house from the land?

How do I get the house in my name?

I apologize for the long text. I await whatever clarification I can get. Thank you

On 1/13/2020 at 12:19 AM, Matzzon said:

What is in the crate? Is it personal belongings or is it stuff for sale?

If personal belongings, no problem. If buoght products for sale, they might want to see a work permit.

You will find many shipping companies in Korat that can help you with the total transport, but you will get a better price in Bangkok.

I am looking at sending a number of pieces of pottery from Dan Kwian. We will use them to test the market in Canada to see if we proceed with a business of importing this pottery a container load at a time. I realize that I may get a cheaper price from a company in Bangkok but for this shipment I am looking at convenience. If you could give the name of a company or two to contact that would be great. 

I am in Khorat and looking to send a crate to Canada. I do not wish to send it by air as it is way too expensive and I am in no hurry for it to get there as I wont be back in Canada for three more months. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

I am near Chok Chai and also building soon. I am interested in how you make out. What kind of shop are you thinking of opening. How long have you been in Thailand 

2 hours ago, Hoppyone said:

I would keep it simple just get a 6 month multi entry tourist visa will cover the time you need to be in Thailand, providing you can show funds to support yourself while away from Canada

Is it not true that a 6 month multi entry visa still only entitles you to stay 60 days.

I have been married to my Thai wife for 7 years and we live in Canada. Up until this point we have been going to Thailand for a month to 6 weeks annually to visit the kids. We bought a house last year and I recently retired. This next trip will last about 4 1/2 to 5 months. I am struggling with the best way to do this. I have looked up on the Thai Embassy website here in Canada and it seems as thought the O-A visa may be the best. It seems to me that I can get this as a multi entry as long as I show that I have the enough money in a Canadian bank. Please correct me if I am wrong. I also believe that I can apply for a marriage visa but that would mean putting either 400K or 800K in a Thai bank and I am not quite ready to do this. I do have a Thai bank account but it only has about 100K in it. Our plan is to spend anywhere from 4 to 6 months in Thailand every year for the next number of years. Obviously being Canadian they will be the winter months. So I am looking for the best way to do this so that I can just repeat the process each year. I appreciate any thoughts and advice. I used this forum extensively a number of years ago when my wife first came to Canada and found many knowledgeable users.