US-Thai Treaty of Amity: 100% American Ownership & FBC Certification

Establish eligibility throughout the ownership chain

Start with the ultimate owners and trace each intermediate entity back to the Thai operation. US incorporation identifies a corporate domicile but does not necessarily prove American ownership. Maintain share registers, nationality evidence and control arrangements as one consistent chain.

Do not assume every director must be American, or that any third-country director can sign independently. Ask Commercial Service and DBD to confirm the current director-nationality and signatory requirements for the proposed structure. Treaty business eligibility is separate from immigration status and permission to work.

All six reservations and the land distinction

The Thai reservations cover communications, transportation, fiduciary functions, banking involving depository functions, exploitation of land or other natural resources, and domestic trade in indigenous agricultural products. Preserve those distinctions: the wording is not a blanket exclusion of every financial service or every agricultural activity.

National treatment does not create a general right to own Thai land. Premises, leases and any separate statutory land entitlement require their own checks. A treaty certificate is not a substitute for reviewing title and land restrictions.

US certification followed by Thai certification

Obtain the current Commercial Service checklist, assemble nationality and ownership evidence, and prepare corporate documents with required translations. The US certification supports the subsequent section 11 notification to DBD. It is not, by itself, permission to commence a restricted business.

Section 11 specifies a 30-day certificate-issuance framework following receipt of the notification under its statutory conditions. That is not a guaranteed end-to-end timetable from initial preparation. Document authentication, eligibility checks and requests for additional evidence are separate steps. After issue, track the certified scope and relevant changes.

Assessment scope and evidence

This guide is an editorial explanation of the cited official materials, not individual professional sign-off or an agency ruling. The desk assesses accounting and tax against your facts. Legal entitlement and applications should be confirmed with qualified counsel and the relevant authority.