Bought land and.........

[Tatsujin]

Buying land IS easy . . . but the OP didn't buy it, the wife did (based on his opening comments). And if the OP also funded it from his own bank account, not the wife's and there's also no usfruct or lease then he has no claim on it whatsoever. If that's what he wanted, then that's very easy to do here. A 1 hour job.

Basically, the OP doesn't own it, has no claim on it, and has essentially "given" it to his wife. If that's OK with the OP, then that's fine. To say the OP bought the land however is completely misleading as the OP has NO claim on it whatsoever in absence of any other legal documentation or agreements.

Under the Thailand Civil and Commercial Code foreigners have the same property rights as are available to Thai nationals, however it is under the Land Code Act B.E. 2497 (1954) prohibited for foreigners to own land in Thailand. As ownership of land is an essential element of any real estate (land and house) ownership it leads to the conclusion that, besides an apartment in a licensed condominium, there is NO freehold ownership of real estate (land and house) available for foreigners in Thailand.

Under the Thailand Land Code Act foreigners may own land under the provisions of a treaty, however the last treaty allowing foreigners to own land in Thailand was terminated in 1970 and there is currently NO treaty with any country allowing foreigners to acquire and own land in Thailand. In fact anyone who contravenes with the above section shall be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty thousand baht or an imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both (section 111 of the Land Code Act).

IF A FOREIGNER has a Thai spouse then land could be bought on the name of the Thai spouse but obviously this carries some risk. The property will be registered in the Thai spouse's name and for the spouse to buy the land proof is required that the money used to purchase the property is legally from the Thai spouse, with no foreign claim to it. The same applies in case of the purchase of a condominium unit exceeding the foreign ownership quota in such condominium. In case of acquisition of land, land and house or in some cases condominium and registration of ownership at the Land Department the Thai spouse;