United States ↔ Thailand • Established 2002

Thailand is the destination.
Your U.S. interests still matter.

Asia Counsel is a U.S.-based legal and business resource for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and those with U.S.-based interests who want to retire, relocate, invest, build a business, or create a life in Thailand—with cross-border issues coordinated from a U.S. perspective.

Connecting the United States & Thailand since 2002 • U.S.-based coordination • Independent Thai legal support when Thai law is involved
One plan. Two legal systems.

Crossing borders should not mean losing perspective.

Moving to Thailand can touch far more than immigration. U.S. citizens may also need to consider taxation, business ownership, contracts, estate planning, property, family matters, banking, compliance, and the continuing legal consequences of decisions made abroad.

Asia Counsel provides a U.S.-based point of coordination. We help identify the issues, organize the right professional team, and connect clients with qualified independent Thai lawyers and other specialists when local Thai advice or representation is required.

Thailand roots • Since 2002

Asia Counsel began in Thailand more than two decades ago.

AsiaCounsel.com first launched in Thailand in 2002 as the website for a Thai–American firm. From the beginning, the idea behind Asia Counsel was cross-border: helping bridge U.S.-connected clients, perspectives, and interests with the realities of doing business and building a life in Thailand.

Today, Asia Counsel returns to those roots as a U.S.-based legal and business resource focused on U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and others with U.S.-based interests in Thailand. The structure has evolved, but the mission remains familiar—understand both sides of the relationship, identify which jurisdiction and professionals belong at the table, and help clients navigate the space between them.

Asia Counsel’s historical roots date to its original 2002 launch in Thailand as the website for a Thai–American firm. Current services and professional relationships are as described on this website.

What we help coordinate

Built around the realities of U.S.-connected lives and interests in Thailand.

01

Relocation & Retirement

Planning for a long-term move, retirement, residency strategy, practical legal setup, and the U.S. issues that continue after relocation.

02

Business & Investment

Cross-border business planning, U.S. entity considerations, commercial arrangements, investment due diligence, and coordination with Thai corporate counsel.

03

U.S. & International Tax

Issue-spotting and planning for clients with income, assets, businesses, residence, or other interests spanning the United States and Thailand.

04

Visas & Thai Legal Matters

Access to independent Thailand-based lawyers and specialists for immigration, corporate, property, family, and other matters governed by Thai law.

05

Estate & Family Planning

Coordination of cross-border wills, succession concerns, asset planning, marriage-related issues, and documents that may need to function in more than one jurisdiction.

06

Contracts & Problem Solving

Review and coordination for transactions, agreements, disputes, due diligence, and the inevitable practical issues that arise when two systems intersect.

The Asia Counsel approach

A U.S. point of contact with the right expertise on both sides.

1

Start with the whole picture.

We begin with what you are actually trying to accomplish—not with a single visa, form, or transaction.

2

Separate the U.S. and Thai issues.

We identify which questions belong to U.S. counsel and which require advice from appropriately qualified Thailand-based professionals.

3

Coordinate rather than fragment.

Where appropriate, we help assemble and coordinate the professional team so the pieces of the plan make sense together.

Who we help

For people with U.S. ties looking beyond a vacation.

Whether Thailand is your next chapter, your second home, or the base for a new venture, the best time to identify cross-border problems is before they become expensive ones.

  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents planning retirement in Thailand
  • Individuals and families preparing to relocate
  • Entrepreneurs establishing or expanding a business
  • Investors evaluating Thai opportunities
  • U.S.–Thai couples and cross-border families
  • Individuals with property, income, assets, or other interests spanning both countries
Start with the objective

Tell us what you want your life in Thailand to look like.

We can begin by identifying the legal, tax, business, and practical issues that deserve attention and determine what U.S. and Thailand-based expertise may be appropriate.

Contact Asia Counsel contact@asiacounsel.com
1050 30th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: +1 202 599 5922