How to Obtain a Yellow House Registration Book in Thailand

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Yellow house registration books indicating the name of the property owner in Pattaya can be obtained at the City Hall by providing the following documents and information:

Requirements

1. Long-Term Visa

You must be staying in Thailand on a long-term visa.
Those entering Thailand on a visa exemption stamp or tourist visa are not eligible to obtain a yellow house book.

2. Residence Certificate

You must obtain a Residence Certificate from the Immigration Office.
Purpose: obtaining a house registration book (Tabien Baan).

3. Passport

  • A copy of the first page of your passport must be:
    • certified at your consulate
    • translated into Thai
    • legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Important:
The name in Thai in the title deed (Chanote) and in the passport translation must be identical.

4. Proof of Personal Information

One of the following documents is required:

  • a guarantee letter from your embassy, or
  • a birth certificate, or
  • a family certificate, or
  • a document from the Land Department confirming property purchase, or
  • other documents confirming personal data, translated and certified by an authorized translator

5. Photos

  • Two photographs

6. Witnesses

  • Two Thai citizens must be present
  • They must:
    • confirm the applicant’s identity
    • provide their ID cards
    • provide their house registration books

Important Limitation

A yellow house registration book with a foreigner’s name can be issued for only one property.

For second and subsequent properties:

  • you will receive only a blue house book
  • without the foreign owner’s name

Benefits of Having a Yellow House Book

  1. Significant reduction in property tax rates starting from 2020
  2. Can be used as a Residence Certificate in certain situations
  3. In some banks:
    • simplified procedure for opening a bank account
  4. Possibly:
    • access to discounted services in public hospitals as a “local resident”
      (this information is not officially confirmed, but such cases have been reported)

For practical details on obtaining a yellow house book, please call:
+66 65 665 1970.

Author: Alexandra Agapitova.
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