A certificate of utilisation (Nor Sor 3 / 3 Kor) — what should you know about long-term leases and lease registration?

The matter being asked about is “A certificate of utilisation (Nor Sor 3 / 3 Kor)”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. Once the set is complete, check it line by line against the destination's own checklist before filing. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. Before starting, plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set. The most frequent cause of delay in this group is missing supporting documents on the first submission. The biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. The terms that frame this page are certificate · utilisation · know · long-term. The specifics here are document type: Nor3, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. A lease of immovable property for more than three years is enforceable for only three years unless it is in writing and registered with the competent official under Civil and Commercial Code s.538. Registration takes place at the Land Office, and foreign parties commonly ask for a bilingual version for their own lawyer or bank to review. Usufruct, superficies, right of habitation and servitude are real rights under Book IV of the Civil and Commercial Code and must be registered at the Land Office to be enforceable against third parties. These instruments frequently appear in foreign holding arrangements, so the translation must mirror the registered wording exactly. A land and succession document set must use identical terminology and name spellings throughout — the owner's name as it appears on the ID card or passport, the deed number, parcel number, map sheet and area. A single differing character can lead an officer to treat the file as a different person or a different plot and to request further evidence. ILC handles document work only — translation, certification of the translation, notarial signature certification and the legalisation run at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies. ILC is not the Land Office, not a court and not an estate administrator, and cannot guarantee any authority's decision. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the language pair and the certification steps the destination requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of the title documents together with the instructions issued by the Land Office, court or receiving authority via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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