TigerCat

Mike Lister "What would you imagine, how much?" I imagined 10,000,00 baht. But that is just my imagination. Jim Gant brought this up. Like so many other laws I rather know the answer to than not know, I can't find an answer to this one online.

PADDYPOWER "It was reported here that over 400 bank transaction per year is trigger" I saw that on a website, with amount over 2 million baht. But that is for deposits and transfers received, not for an amount in a bank account that might trigger and audit.

paddypower How much is a "too large a bank account"? "easy peasy. I have 5 different bank accounts. How many do you have.?" I have 4. But if a person has a lot in each account, maybe there are still over a "trigger" amount. I was wondering if there is a "trigger" amount, but I can't find anything online about it.

JimGant "Only if a too large a bank account suggests a tax return should have been filed -- might you get a know on the door." How much is a "too large a bank account"?

Tazmo - please do post that.

Mike Lister I have been clicking the "quote" box, I don't know why it doesn't work for me. The condo complex is not over 49% foreign owned, not even close - and because of that a lawyer told me I do not have sell, and he is 100% sure of that. But than I emailed him the PERMANENT resident question, and he never replied. She's my girlfriend and she is younger than me. I'll probably pass before her, but I'd still like to know the laws are on this. We've been together more than 10 years, We have each other in each others Wills. I know many people say don't trust a girl, but I trust her.

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" I just read on the thread attached that Samut Prakarn Land Department won't do it, and I am in Samut Prakarn.

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" Can this be done between ourselves with a template found online? Or would we have to use a lawyer or go to the Land Department?

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" Where could that be done? At the Land Department?

Something I should have mentioned before - a woman at the Land Department said I would not have to sell within one year, she said that is only for land. But I don't know if she is correct or not.

tomazbodner "Just wondering if OP has an option to apply for a permanent residence?" I quickly researched it, it didn't seem that easy to me.

BKKBike09 "Does you GF own the apartment outright or is it on a mortgage? That would be another complication." She owns the condo outright.

But what would happen to a Usufruct or Lease, if I inherit the condo? Would the Usufruct or Lease expire?

Perhaps a Lease is something to consider? https://www.integrity-legal.com/real-estate-thailand/lease-agreement.html

Now that it seems confirmed to me that I would have to be a Permanent resident to not have to sell the condo within one year, the usufruct idea sounds like something I should research. Can a usufruct be used with a condo, or is that only for land?