Power of Attorney to Accept Land as a Gift (Thai Department of Lands, T.D. 21)

หนังสือมอบอำนาจ (ท.ด. 21) is the standard power of attorney form of Thailand’s Department of Lands (กรมที่ดิน). This version has the subject “รับให้ที่ดิน” — acceptance of land as a gift — printed on it. With it the person who receives the land (principal) authorises another person (agent) to accept the gift at the Land Office on his or her behalf: file the application, give statements to the officer and sign until the registration is completed.

The form records the land as shown on the title deed (โฉนด): map sheet, land number, survey page, deed number, sub-district, district and province. The printed powers text says the land is received from the named donor “out of affection, without consideration” (โดยเสน่หา ไม่มีค่าตอบแทน) and names the building on the land if it is given with it. The form is filled in in Thai.

• the principal — the person receiving the land as a gift (ผู้มอบอำนาจ);
• the agent — the person who goes to the Land Office (ผู้รับมอบอำนาจ);
• two witnesses who certify the principal’s signature or fingerprint.

The donor (the current owner) is only named in the text; the donor signs his or her own documents or a separate power of attorney for giving land. If the agent is the donor or represents the donor, the note on the form requires adding consent that the agent acts both in his or her own name and on behalf of the other party.

• place and date (year in the Buddhist Era, พ.ศ.);
• land details from the โฉนด title deed;
• name, Thai ID number, age, race, nationality, parents’ names, address and phone of the principal and of the agent;
• the building on the land (house, building or shophouse, storeys, house number) — if given together with the land;
• the donor’s title and name;
• signatures of the principal and two witnesses — by hand.

• copies of the principal’s ID card and house registration, signed by the principal;
• the agent’s ID card or passport;
• the donor’s documents and the original title deed are brought by the donor’s side;
• where relevant — marital status documents or the spouse’s consent.

The exact list, registration fees, taxes and processing time are not stated on the form — check with the Land Office (สำนักงานที่ดิน) where the land is registered. Under Thai law a foreigner generally cannot acquire land, including by gift, so check this in advance.

1. Open the chat on this page and describe the gift in any language: who gives the land, who receives it, who will act as agent and which plot.
2. Send photos of the title deed and ID cards or answer the questions — the assistant writes the data in Thai script and converts the year to พ.ศ.
3. Check the fields and download the PDF.
4. Print it, sign it before two witnesses and hand it to the agent with copies of your documents.

Thai Department of Lands form “หนังสือมอบอำนาจ (ท.ด. 21) — รับให้”: dol.go.th — รับให้.pdf (Wayback archive copy); Department of Lands: dol.go.th. Checked on 2026-10-08. This is not legal advice.