Welcome to Thailandblog.nl
With 275.000 visits per month, Thailandblog is the largest Thailand community in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter and stay informed!
Newsletter
Language setting
Rate Thai Baht
Sponsor
Latest comments
- Johnny B.G: “I usually give a decent tip at the end to compensate.” This is what it's all about, right? Many Thais are stingy
- Nicky: The easiest way is through English. Using Dutch you usually get complete chaos,
- GeertP: Dear Frans Do you want to get married for the law or for Buddha? The latter has no consequences for your benefit provided you are not at the same time
- Freddy: Hello, I have never completed my tax return with the intention that the tax authorities will not see it... Never received a question in all these years, AI
- Johnny B.G: Could it also have something to do with the fact that 90 days is quite long? A 2-week stay request makes everything so much easier
- Sacri: Machine translations almost never work very well for unique tonal languages such as Thai or Chinese. Thais also has a complex
- walter: I still have the concern that many people just mess around (sorry for the expression used) and then go against the proverb
- Henk: For example, a large study in the leading medical journal The Lancet shows that worldwide more m
- Werner: Strange indeed. Alarm bells are going off everywhere and you don't notice any difference from before. My Thai wife already has me
- Eric Kuypers: Walter, your son will first have to obtain a work permit and the employer will apply for this. Does that go together with the word '
- Eric Kuypers: Frans, assuming that you now have the single state pension and a pension, things will certainly change upon marriage. Your AOW pension
- Eli: Everything has consequences. Take a look at the SVB website or place a search on this site. When you get married and you
- John: I don't think people with (small) children are allowed on the exit seats. The intention is that these people
- Aad: April is always very warm in Thailand, isn't it? Notice no difference from previous years And that people die from the
- Chris: There is also such a thing as mismanagement. I rented a 2-room apartment in Bangkok for 4.000 Baht per month (excl. water and electricity).
Sponsor
Bangkok again
Menu
Arrivals Bangkok Airport
DOSSIERS
Learning objectives and topics
- Background
- Activities
- Advertorial
- Diary
- Tax question
- Belgium question
- Sights
- Bizarre
- Buddhism
- Book reviews
- Column
- Corona crisis
- The Culture
- Diary
- Dating
- The week of
- Dossier
- To dive
- Economy
- A day in the life of…..
- Islands
- Food and drink
- Events and festivals
- Balloon Festival
- Bo Sang Umbrella Festival
- Buffalo races
- Chiang Mai Flower Festival
- Chinese New Year
- Full Moon Party
- Christmas
- Lotus Festival – Rub Bua
- Loy Krathong
- Naga Fireball Festival
- New Years Eve celebration
- Phi ta khon
- Phuket Vegetarian Festival
- Rocket festival – Bun Bang Fai
- Songkran – Thai New Year
- Fireworks Festival Pattaya
- Expats and retirees
- state pension
- Car insurance
- Banking
- Tax in the Netherlands
- Thailand tax
- Belgian Embassy
- Belgian tax authorities
- Proof of life
- DigiD
- emigrate
- To rent a house
- Buy a house
- In memoriam
- Income statement
- King's day
- Cost of living
- Dutch embassy
- Dutch government
- Dutch Association
- News
- Passing away
- Passport
- Retirement
- Drivers license
- Distributions
- Elections
- Insurance in general
- Visa
- work
- Hospital
- Health insurance
- Flora and fauna
- Photo of the week
- Gadgets
- Money and finance
- History
- Health
- Charities
- Hotels
- Looking at houses
- Isaan
- Khan Peter
- Koh Mook
- King Bhumibol
- Living in Thailand
- Reader Submission
- Reader call
- Reader tips
- Reader question
- Society
- marketplace
- Medical tourism
- Environment
- Nightlife
- News from the Netherlands and Belgium
- News from Thailand
- Entrepreneurs and companies
- Education
- Research
- Discover Thailand
- Opinions
- Remarkable
- Calls
- Floods 2011
- Floods 2012
- Floods 2013
- Floods 2014
- Winter prices
- Politics
- Poll
- Travel stories
- Travel
- Organizations
- Shopping
- Social media
- Spa & wellness
- Sport
- Cities
- Position of the week
- The beach
- Language
- For sale
- TEV procedure
- Thailand in general
- Thailand with children
- thai tips
- Thai massage
- Tourism
- Going out
- Currency – Thai Baht
- From the editors
- Real estate law; and
- Traffic and transport
- Visa Short Stay
- Long stay visa
- Visa question
- Flight tickets
- Question of the week
- Weather and climate
Sponsor
Disclaimer translations
Thailandblog uses machine translations in multiple languages. Use of translated information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for errors in translations.
Read our full here disclaimer.
Royalty
© Copyright Thailandblog 2024. All rights reserved. Unless stated otherwise, all rights to information (text, image, sound, video, etc.) that you find on this site rest with Thailandblog.nl and its authors (bloggers).
Whole or partial takeover, placement on other sites, reproduction in any other way and/or commercial use of this information is not permitted, unless express written permission has been granted by Thailandblog.
Linking and referring to the pages on this website is permitted.
Home » Reader question » Reader question: Arranging a will in Thailand?
Reader question: Arranging a will in Thailand?
Dear readers,
Living in Thailand you can really arrange (almost) everything here in the Netherlands. Calling companies with skype in the Netherlands they have no idea that you are calling from afar. Just like doing business with the notary, you can arrange (almost) everything from Thailand. Awesome. And with digid it's all super.
But one thing you cannot arrange from Thailand in the Netherlands and that many people living here have to deal with. Namely arranging or changing a will in the Netherlands. For me this means that I have to go to the Netherlands especially for this. And this is personal, but is no fun for me. Can take the first plane back but what a time and money to come and sign.
I was wondering does anyone have a solution for this problem or can a notary come to Thailand once every two years. I'm willing to pay hundreds of dollars for this. And probably more people or not? Maybe a nice free trip for a notary.
Saves a long journey and expensive hotel rooms.
Who has a solution?
Peter
If you want to make a will, the following steps are essential: 1) Knowing what you want in it. 2) An interview with a notary to hear what you have forgotten. If you don't belong to the super rich, you don't have to cover all the 'risks' mentioned by the notary, but I would think about the points the notary mentions. 3) After that you have to sign the deed in person. In short, a visit to the Netherlands is unavoidable. Go 'shopping' first, because the rates vary from a few hundred € to several thousand €€.
If you do not have a will, the legal regime applies. For many people this is a good (grstis) solution. If you want to let everything go to Thailand (which I strongly advise against) there are all kinds of tax snags. And of course the devoted girlfriend who turned out to be only after your money.
I think you can revoke your will at any time and draw up a new one, the last one is legally valid.
I think it is easy to arrange via fax. Or send the papers by post or courier, add a copy of the passport with signature, and send it back.
An important point: your Dutch will is not legally valid in Thailand and can lead to many problems for a possible Thai partner. So always have a Dutch and a Thai will made!
Success!
Hi Peter
I think it can, because I had it changed in my will last December.
Some things had happened and I urgently wanted to change my will.
Called my notary in the Netherlands and he told me that I had to go to a notary or lawyer in Phuket.
There must be a will made in English with 2 witnesses.
Dan had to send it to him and his office would have it put on the will register.
And the best thing is it is even cheaper than having a will made entirely by them in the Netherlands.
Gr Rob
Hi Rob,
Am very curious about this.
Would also like to change something in my Dutch will and if it can be done legally this way it is a good solution
Would you mind sending me some info
My e-mail address is known to Thailand Blog.
Peter
Hi Peter
I would like to help you maybe it is better if you call me then I can answer your questions.
Because otherwise you will get 100 emails later I prefer to call.
I will email you my number but I don't have your email address.
Greetings Rob
Yes and I am also very curious about this.
And Rob and other Peter it is also important to know if it is included in the will register whether it has legal force for 100% so that it cannot be challenged.
I would also like to have that information.
And yes my address is also known at Thailand Blog. And if desired, I will investigate this further, keep other Peter informed as well.
In the coming period after receiving the information, I will approach a number of notaries for information in nl
Peter
Hi Peter and Peter
Yes it is possible because I did the change of my will in December.
If you want you can call me for information.
Give me your email address and I'll send you my phone number.
Greetings Rob
I think the following is possible.
In the Netherlands, have a will drawn up by a civil-law notary and have it sent to you.
Then sign at the Dutch Embassy at the Consul and send it back.
Anyone with experience???