It's easy enough to do yourself. As long as you have money anything is possible in Thailand.

@Brook *******

so sourcing a good lawyer is bad advice? I believe you are clueless

@David ******

my advice is go to a corporate lawyer and accountant. That is not bad advice. I bet you have lost a few in your time lol

@Brook *******

I have loads of friends that have done it through a company for many years. Through an independent lawyer and accountant.

You are talking about condo 51% owners rule. You and me are not experts in Thai law. I was enquiring for a friend last week and that is where I got my information from.

Yes but only on the phone it was set up with originally.

Yes, you can buy a house in Thailand as a foreigner.

1, Source yourself a good lawyer that works with an accountant.

2, Get them to set up a Thai Company that will own the freehold

3, Annual administration costs around 12,000THB per year.

4, Find a villa or have one built. Is the easiest way. Second hand maybe long winded.

5, make sure your lawyer and accountant are independent of your estate agents, builder, land owner and seller.

6, Some people will say you don't need an independent lawyer? Ask yourself one question? If you buy a house in the UK? Would you use the estate agent? Or Lawyer?

7, Don't trust anyone and you will be OK

Good luck

@JF ******

No, Pirada did it all for us. We were relocating back to Thailand when the Wuhan kicked in. She got us a repatriation flight and an emergency passport and Thai Birth Certificate for Anna. So, she entered Thailand has a full citizen.

On arrival we went to Ban Chang, Rayong. Town Hall they registered Anna on my wife's Blue House book. She is 7 next year so she then gets her Thai ID.

If you email Pirada she will send you all the details. Seriously this was painless. Even at the Embassy because Anna was 2. She got VIP service. No waiting everybody dropped everything for Anna.

Totally different experience to the British Embassy BKK which is not fit for purpose.

Because of the help Pirada gave us. This meant also when we arrived and the schools reopened. Anna got accepted straight away into a Thai Technical Primary School. In her second year now and loves the school. So pleased we made the move.

@JF ******

She was so helpful. Over two years on our daughter has UK and Thai Birth Certificate and Passports.

Get stuck DM.

I've done it and got the T-SHIRT.

@John *********

unfortunately your mistaken in due respect. My child was born in the UK with a Thai mother. When we were ready to come 2 years later. We got in contact with the Royal Thai Embassy and explained we were returning. We did need to actually visit the Embassy all three of us. I'm a UK citizen so I had to bring my UK Passport plus copies. My wife had to bring Thai Passport and Thai ID plus copies. We at to bring Anna's UK birthday certificate, two photos and copies of UK BC . The Embassy team were so helpful. Within working ten days the Thai Birth Certificate arrived from Bangkok. The Embassy also gave her an emergency Thai Passport so she could enter Thailand with any Visa issues.

When we arrived in Thailand we registered her on my wife's blue book and town hall. Next year she is 7 so we must take her back to the town hall for her Thai ID.

Blessed bilingual daughter English and Thai with dual passports.

Here's the Official Royal Thai Embassy Portal link.

You can apply here and get your visa within 15 working days. Good luck