MikePH Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 My wife is looking at buying a house here in Thailand. She is Thai and is a dual citizen of both Australia and Thailand (holds both passports). Can this be a problem when buying land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 No, she is Thai. Full stop. The law that a Thai wife with a foreign spouse could not buy land changed many years changed many years ago. If married to a foreigner the foreign spouse might need to sign a paper that (s)he doesn't have any rights/claims to the land, but that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 as long as she has her thai id.card no problem,my wife has uk and thai passports.when she does build she needs her former address clarification to register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Yes she can. My Thai wife is a dual citizen and is the proud owner of our (her) land, but I have a Usufruct on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkoutcomplete Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have the understanding by thai laws that the thai wife who has taken a western name is only entitled to 1 rai of land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukey1979 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have the understanding by thai laws that the thai wife who has taken a western name is only entitled to 1 rai of land. Absolutely not true mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have the understanding by thai laws that the thai wife who has taken a western name is only entitled to 1 rai of land. Bar stool talk, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkoutcomplete Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/land-ownership-and-thai-spouse.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkoutcomplete Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 In that case it's time to start buying land in my sons name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Bob Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It seems to be common knowledge that dual citizenship (one citizenship being Thai) is legal in the Kingdom of Thailand, and many go on to say it's legal because there are no Thai laws against dual citizenship. When confronted by a Thai immigration officer, however, who "never got the memo," how does one respond? Is there any Thai rule, regulation, or law to support dual citizenship? If not, it's checkmate. The officer says "prove it," and you respond "you prove it first." Confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Response is to politely persist and if to no avail ask to speak to a superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dighambara Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 http://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/land-ownership-and-thai-spouse.html This my be the law, but it is often ignored. When buying a house, it was very obvious to all that I (a foreigner) was supplying the money, regardless of what the documents say. This law is arcane - obsolete and the primary reason Thailand has fallen behind Singapore as the leading country of South East Asia. When Singapore separated from Malaysia, they began allowing foreigners to invest, buy houses, etc., and immediately began climbing from the poorest nation to the wealthiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 There is nothing wrong with giving your spouse money, including for buying land. What is not allowed is that a Thai national buys it as a front for a foreigner. That is a whole different thing and much harder to proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I have the understanding by thai laws that the thai wife who has taken a western name is only entitled to 1 rai of land. Bar stool talk, that. http://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/land-ownership-and-thai-spouse.html Do not seen anything in that link that supports your original post that land can not be owned if having a western name - it can - but it can not be jointly held with a foreign spouse - it is held in the Thai citizen name only (regardless of what that name may be) and to buy the money must belong to the Thai citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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