The key requirement of Thai law: for a freehold to be registered to a foreigner, the funds must arrive in Thailand from abroad in foreign currency — documented by the bank's FET form.
The key requirement of Thai law: for a freehold to be registered to a foreigner, the funds must arrive in Thailand from abroad in foreign currency — documented by the bank's FET form. Without it, the Land Office will not register the transaction.
Direct transfers from Russian banks do not work. The working routes of 2026 run through banks in third countries — the UAE, Kazakhstan, Armenia — or through licensed payment agents with a transparent fee.
Every route requires checks on two levels: Thai compliance (source of funds, the correct payment purpose for the FET) and Russian currency law (foreign-account notifications, transfer limits).
This service is part of the baseline, because without it deals simply do not happen.
Typical reasons for a Thai bank's refusal: a payment purpose without the words “for purchase of condominium”, a transfer in baht instead of foreign currency, a mismatch between the sender's name and the buyer's name in the contract. Any one of them means weeks lost.
Phuket Prestige manages the payment route as part of the transaction: verified channels, correct wording and a lawyer on the buyer's side. This service is part of the baseline, because without it deals simply do not happen.
