Foreign ownership of land is generally restricted in Thailand, but BOI-promoted companies can apply for permission to own land for the project's office, production facility or employee housing, subject to conditions set by the BOI and land authorities.
Without BOI promotion, most foreign-owned companies lease land long-term or hold it through a majority Thai-owned structure — arrangements that must be structured carefully and legally. If owning the site matters to your project, raise it at the planning stage so the application is framed correctly from the start.
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