What should I consider regarding property ownership and visa options in Thailand after purchasing land with my Thai wife?

11 years ago my now wife built a house on land provided by her father.. I supplied the money for our 127 m2 3 bed, 3 bath house in Udon. She did an amazing job..The house and land is all in her name. If I ever were to lose this, pffft, I don't care one iota. The main thing is love and trust, and we have that in spades. People will tell you, contract this and contract that, keep separate accounts, don't trust her, blah, blah, blah. If you love her and she loves you, just go for it. Look forward and not back. Trust her, trust yourself.

Your wife purchased the land not you. And should be sorting out your permission to stay first. Getting ahead of yourself.😳

Visited 8x and bought land? Ain't no way.

Get a lease agreement from your wife and get the "House Book" to list you as the owner of the buildings.

ความฝันของทุกๆคนนะ มันจะจริงแค่ไหนกาลเวลาจะพิสูท wishing to all of you luck! You're only live once! , spend it wisely!

congrats you just f*cked yourself by the most dumbest way possible. See you in 3 years in Pats mate.

Building *her* a house. Honey u didn’t buy anything

I would’ve started with the visas…

1.Make sure your marriage is registered and recorded. A Bhudist ceremony doesn't count in court.

2. Your wife needs a will designating her wishes upon her death. Just as good as a Usufruct in court. Again registered and recorded.

IF she should pass before you a few thousand baht for attorney and court costs enforce her wishes.

Id tell you to give yourself an uppercut but I fear its too late for that.

Let us know when you write your book.

Ask your thaï wife 🤷🏼‍♀️

Life’s a gamble,

Don’t put in more than you can afford to loose.

That’s the world over.

Farang Walking

I’m writing a Substack newsletter about it. More farangs should know about the options when buying in Thailand. If you attempt to structure your Thai assets through a trust, the authorities will simply pretend it doesn’t exist. All you have are three options in terms of property—lease, usufruct and superficies.

You probably heard the recent news that Norwegians can have their land and other property taken by their government? 2079.html Norway has issued wartime requisition notices to 13,500 civilians warning that vehicles, land, buildings and equipment can be taken for defence….with compensation later.

It could easily also happen in Thailand. It’s scary cos Thailand doesn’t even recognize a common law jurisdiction, and it does not recognise the separation between legal ownership and beneficial ownership in the way that the UK, Ireland, Australia, or the United States do. Please DYOR.

Interesting how many seniors can just live such dreams again ? Wish you all the best ! I don’t have your courage 🤣

you bought land without a long term visa complete...thats wild

Good luck

You sound an intelligent man, great business move 👏

Come to live first and rent. Where did you buy the land?

Its a great idea and I am.in the same situation except my wife already owned a lot of island land before I married her. The main issue is, spending part year in two countries means you have to buy 2 of everything and maintain 2 dwellings nit being able to really rent either of them out.

Make sure you get a long lease on the house to stay there for the rest of your life,also get an agreement preventing her borrowing money against the house or land,without this if you separated you can continue living there or an agreement saying you own 49% of the house.

If your wife dies it could be left to her family and they could kick you out ,no matter how well you get on with them get it legal on paper

All year is better than USA.

Good on you mate enjoy life and ignore the what if comments, it’s only money and there’s no point being the richest man in the cemetery, 19 years married and just building on wife’s land and if things go tits up she can have the house no worries 👍🙏

I would not be at all surprised if you have just paid for land that already belonged to her or a close member of her family. It is still theirs. I've seen it happen many times. The land should be at least 300 km away from any close member of her family and preferably nowhere in Issan.

Your moneys gone now. You haven't a clue what you've just done

Never never ever buy a Thai woman land or a house . You will only ever be a lodger with zero rights . You may not understand all the legal complexity but I guarantee she does . Good luck

pre nup, and keep the receipts and bank transfer records.

Hmm, hope it works out, personally I'd bail

Just remember all the money you spending is non returnable, so do not borrow or loan it, it gifted ,make sure you have a fall back plan,and money if it go sideways,remember you are a guest in Thailand,, now after all that ,you must be happy in your mind what you are doing ok

Slow down, you are doing too much at once.

I’m not rendering legal advice, but sharing what I know.

1st - I assume you bought the land for her. (You own nothing and will be happy - maybe happy)

2nd - Prepare a 30 year lease with a Superfices agreement immediately. Include a receipt noting the lease has been paid in full for the amount you gave her to purchase the property.

I’m not married so it’s Lease and Superfices. You usufruct. What ever you signed at the Land Office negated all your rights. If you get divorced it’s hers.

You will then have a lease and rights to build a house.

I got great advice before moving Thailand. Someone told me to just figure what ever you buy and build be willing to and can afford to walk away from at the end.

Right now you have only made a contribution.

One company.

Study up:

Study up, do your homework. Get to the legal website and read the contracts. Some of the websites let you read the entire document but you just can download a usable copy.

Really know something - I’m not cynical but I don’t trust Attorneys my own country why would you just trust Attorneys in a foreign country. I want to know and understand what they’re doing and why.

Moving to and living in Thailand is an on going process not an event with closure.

My 2 cents.

Secure your position now then work on the next thing.

Remember if someone says don’t worry about, worry about it.

Keep us posted.

Even if the house is in your name...who is going to buy it ?? When you don't own the land

Before you spend money and break ground go speak with a good lawyer about how the property (not the land ) can be in your name.

It's her house only remember that

As the title is in her name be careful of her cooking and dont go up any tall buildings.

Your wife purchased land not you

First things first get a letter of Usufruct once you build a house on the land, this will help you out if the marriage goes south

Good luck

For visa best three choices to do more research.

Non OA (no need bank account in thailand but requires.

Non O retirement or marriage.

you bought land for your wife that land belongs to her has nothing to do with you if you can call at yours until she decides it’s not yours

So many negative people.

Do you mean she bought land? Non citizens can not purchase land. I seen many farangs get put on the street after building a house. What you should have done, was lease the land in your name.

It is my understanding you cannot purchase land with your wife, she owns it not you.

My wife recently purchased land and I had to sign documents at the registration office which stated I had no interest.