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 The  only thing that matters right now -is to find  an administrator for your Thai assets.

If you fail to achieve this -then your 800000 Baht will stay with the bank.

Also -the administrator cannot organize probate without an official death certificate. 

It is my understanding that this will only be issued to a family member.

Pattaya -for example -has no resources to store bodies.

In your case the body and your passport will go to Bangkok.

Your passport will end up at the American Embassy. a case will be opened

So ensure that the contact details of the administrator appears in your passport.

if you chose to use a lawyer to create a will -then that person could give you more useful advise.

You do not need a lawyer to create a Will

Certain wording has to appear on the will

i.e

1) This is your last Will and testament

2) Name of beneficiary 

3) Name and contact details of the administrator

4) You must have 2 persons to witness your signature. Supporting documents  will be useful i.e. Beneficiary -witnesses etc.

You can have multiple originals. They have to be identical

16 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

You bought the condo?  You own it?

The railing in question is on the balcony in your unit, NOT a common area?

 

Seems that should be your responsibility.

 

 I cannot agree with your statement.

As you may be aware there are 2 sizes in relation to every apartment.

The larger area is the space that the apartment occupies. i call this the developer size

The smaller area is detailed on your condominium   title deed(CTD)

In relation to my apartment -I calculated the area of the corridor wall ,then the balcony wall and finally that area of the columns .

I subtracted the sum of theses numbers from the developer size . The answer was the precisely the area as detailed on the CTD.

There I concluded that I do not own the balcony wall -the corridor wall -the columns.

Why

If I do not own them -then I cannot remove them.

If my conclusion is correct then the maintenance of the balcony wall plus the railings is the responsibility of the Condominium Juristic Person.

Thanks 

Useful advice.

Someone -back in time -has created a lake on this land. Long and thin. Lake may not accurately describe it. It is however a source of water.

The aim of this exercise is to provide a source of income for my wife -when she becomes a widow.

32 minutes ago, liddelljohn said:

The Chanote will denote the type of land there are several categories  and some cannot be bought or sold ,, this includes  forests, resort land , government  land   and some farm land ,,,If its not near main road , or electric  it wont be worth much  anyway ,, the other problem is corrupt officials in Land office who falsify Chanotes  in league with crooks ,,

Can you quantify -'Not worth much'?

3 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

This is imperative to understand. You could be paying money for something that shouldn't even be sold.

 

 

As noted above, who owns the side road? Does the property you are looking at benefit from an easement across the neighbour's land legally guaranteeing you access by foot and vehicle?

 

Is there an easement that allows you to pass electric cables from the main road to the piece of land you are interested in?

 

If not, the price needs to reflect this.

The small side road is not a private road. The farm land can be legally accessed from this road.

As stated earlier the land is for farming only. Does not require electricity

2 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

But in the opening post you said it was 'chanote'.

It is my understanding that a chanote relates to the ownership of land.

That said I do not think that it is relevant to my question..

12 hours ago, blackcab said:

It depends on many factors:

 

Location of land

Shape of land

How accessible is the land

What was the land used for previously

Does the land have any buildings with a blue book

Category of title deed

Are water and electric already installed

If not, does an existing PEA electric supply run past the land

What prices have been paid for similar land

How motivated is the seller

The land is 100% farm land -and always has been

Access vis small side road . No access via main rd.

no power -never had buildings on it.

It is square shape.

I have no idea about category of the deed. My wife intends to farm at some point n the future.

As things stand i am the only prospect..

No idea about prior sales in the area

The farm land is 2 Rai.

The village is approx. 30 KM  Northwest of Korat.

It is  a farming village-that said it does sport a noodle factory and a resort style hotel..

Of course the Chanote will be in my wife's -if the deal goes ahead.

Does anybody know?

Perhaps you could consider putting the condo into company.

Yes you will need a FET.

That money has to be displayed -but not spent..

Then as your demise becomes closer -you can add her name as MD and remove yours.

It also means that she can bequeath the condo at the appropriate time.

The replacement of MD names in a company condo is very cheap.

A will is still required should you have lots of money to bequeath -unless you give it to her -close to the end

With this  company way you retain control.

If you will the condo -then the Mrs. has to bring in the FET .

EDIT

Just had a further thought.

If you make a will which  has the Mrs as sole beneficiary and the administrator.

The post probate court will put  the condo in the name of the  Mrs as administrator- the administrator of your estate

The trick is to leave it there- she do not transfer to Mrs as beneficiary.

There is no legal demand with reference to time  to do the transfer - from Mrs (administrator )to Mrs (beneficiary)

When she sells the new foreign buyer provides the FET

Another point.-you have have multiple originals-as many as you like.

No benefit -that I can see -using the local Amphur

 If I were you-I would use an accountant. Your transaction is about commercial law -not criminal law.

Accountants specialize in the former. they are also much cheaper.

 You will need  a letter from the bank confirming that you  indeed  do have a bank account.

This is a requirement for retirement visa-I am assuming that this  is a requirement for spouse visa.

You will also need several other things .photos of yourself and spouse etc.

I believe plenty of etc.

Thanks for the information.

 The site is probably easy to navigate for a Thai national.

Too difficult for me.

Clearly  they  are not interested in foreign buyers.

Thanks again

3 apartments in the condo building where I live have not paid fees for several years.

The condo manager(employed by a management company) states that all 3 have now completed the legal process and are now up for auction via some government agency.

Q. Does anybody have a link to this government agency?

Everything is taking place in Pattaya

 The UK pension service will pay your State pension directly into your Thai bank account.

 I got this from an official website. Non 'O' seems to me the simple way to solve the OP's problem

2. O VISA CONDITIONS

2.1 O Visa is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance. Travellers must enter Thailand within the said 90-day period. They will be allowed to stay in Thailand for a period of up to 90 days, counting from the date of entry. During the 90-day period of stay, if they wish to leave and re-enter Thailand, they are required to apply for a re-entry permit (single or multiple) before departure. If they leave Thailand without a re-entry permit, the current stay permit shall be considered void.

2.2 Extention of visa is possible. Those qualified may obtain an additional one-year stay permit, counting from the date of entry to Thailand. The extension of stay is at the discretion of the immigration officer. Extension application can be made at the Office of Immigration Bureau. Please visit www.immigration.go.th for more information)

2.3 If the O Visa holder breaches the entry conditions, the stay permit will be revoked and he/she will be prohibited from entering Thailand in the future.

Best guess so far -Thanks

49 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Seems to be a simple admin error.

They took your application and didn't bother checking previous date would be my guess.

Think yourself lucky and just carry on.

????

 

 

 I agree. The admin error on their part is one explanation.

Maybe there is another

1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said:

You were nearly two months late filing your 90-day report.

You submitted online late, it was accepted.

You received an approval email with a downloadable PDF of your 90-day approval with a next due date of August.

 

Nice!

100 % correct

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Your post does not make lot of sense. 

There have been reports of folk not receiving email reminder.

BTW not good policy to reply on that.

 

Don't know what you mean by ..

"Today I had a quick look at my passport and noticed that the expiry date was 29 march 2023".

 

If you are doing 90 day reports online why would you consult your passport. 

The approval email would contain your TM47.

 

Did you happen to apply for an extension renewal during this period. 

At some offices the io does a 90 report update.

 

Today I had a quick look at my passport and noticed that the expiry date was 29 march 2023

 This means what I stated. I looked at my passport to get the number for a completely different purpose. The 90 note was visible. Earlier I had written the expiry on the 90 day note.

If you are doing 90 day reports online why would you consult your passport. 

To get the passport number -necessary for a further application.

Did you happen to apply for an extension renewal during this period. 

No -as I stated I relied on their reminder system

The most important thing in relation to organising Will(s) is the full details of the administrator (In Thailand ) or the executor (in the UK and I suspect other countries).

For example -if you live and die in Thailand and have assets in the UK -who advises the executor.?

Unless that person is alerted -then probate will not occur.

That person will also require a death certificate-with an official translation. who -in Thailand is going to organise that?

Plus the UK based executor must have sufficient funds to pay for a probate lawyer. Possibly this cost can be paid for from the estate of the deceased.

 If you just need your UK bank to accept monthly inflows from your pension providers -then I think it is possible for them to pay into your Wise account.

Given that this is possible - you will not need  a UK bank account.

I am aware that digit nomads receive their payment using this method.

1 hour ago, Mansell said:

I prefer Lazada mainly because they do COD. I had an issue with something I had to return….I got my money back, especially when I called them and told the woman I was a good customer, check all I buy. Money was in my bank account next day.

I found paying on Shopee a bit annoying etc. And Lazadas website is in English. Sometimes they cancel my order but don’t inform me….so I tell them off because I’ve been waiting. Otherwise they are great.

 I  tried to buy 2 small items from Shopee.

However I could not register-so no actual order was placed by me.

Last week the items were delivered COD -just 99 Baht.

Strange!