Power of Attorney for Registration of Usufruct (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 “สิทธิเก็บกิน” — usufruct — printed on it: the right of another person to possess and use the land and take its fruits for a fixed term or for life. With it the landowner (principal) authorises another person (agent) to register the usufruct at the Land Office: 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 powers text names the usufructuary (ผู้ทรงสิทธิเก็บกิน), the term in years or “for life”, and whether there is consideration. The form is filled in in Thai.

• the principal — the landowner named on the title deed (ผู้มอบอำนาจ), who grants the usufruct;
• the agent — the person who goes to the Land Office (ผู้รับมอบอำนาจ);
• the usufructuary — the person who receives the usufruct; named in the powers text;
• two witnesses who certify the principal’s signature or fingerprint.

If the agent is the usufructuary or represents the usufructuary, 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.

The authority text on the form reads: “โดยข้าพเจ้าเป็นผู้ทรงสิทธิในที่ดิน นาย/นาง/นางสาว…”. FoxDocs fills it in as a power of attorney from the land owner: the person named in the text is the usufructuary who receives the usufruct. The DOL form for a usufruct over part of a plot is worded the same way.

The wording can, however, also be read the other way round — as a power of attorney from the usufructuary (ผู้ทรงสิทธิ) on the named owner’s land. Land office practice for this form may differ, so before signing show the completed form to the land office (สำนักงานที่ดิน) where the registration will take place and confirm it is suitable. If the power of attorney is given by the usufructuary rather than the owner, FoxDocs does not fill in that variant.

• 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 term of the usufruct in years, or “for the life of the usufructuary”;
• whether there is consideration for the usufruct (no amount is written on the form);
• the usufructuary’s title and name;
• signatures of the principal and two witnesses — by hand.

• the original title deed (โฉนดที่ดิน);
• copies of the principal’s ID card and house registration, signed by the principal;
• the agent’s ID card or passport;
• where relevant — marital status documents or the spouse’s consent, documents of the usufructuary.

The exact list, fees, taxes and processing time are not stated on the form — check with the Land Office (สำนักงานที่ดิน) where the land is registered. Under the Thai Civil and Commercial Code a fixed-term usufruct may not exceed 30 years; check any conditions for foreigners in advance.

1. Open the chat on this page and describe the transaction in any language: who owns the land, who will act as agent, which plot, who receives the usufruct and for how long.
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 the title deed and copies of documents.

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