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ABSD Filing — Singapore Foreign Buyer → France 🇫🇷

Notaire + Service de la Publicité Foncière + DGFiP · No FB ban · droits de mutation 5.81% (Ile-de-France) · IFI wealth tax > EUR 1.3M

From THB 18,0007-21 days Thai-side + 14-60 days destination
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To close real estate in France, the ABSD Filing — Singapore Foreign Buyer must be translated to French (assermenté) and Apostilled — filed with Notaire + Service de la Publicité Foncière + DGFiP (No FB ban · droits de mutation 5.81% (Ile-de-France) · IFI wealth tax > EUR 1.3M).

End-to-end: FIRPTA pre-clearance → title commitment review → escrow setup → POA + Apostille → recording → post-closing tax filing.

France foreign-buyer regime: No FB ban · droits de mutation 5.81% (Ile-de-France) · IFI wealth tax > EUR 1.3M — Notaire mandatory · French assermenté translation · Apostille accepted via MFA Thailand.

Treaty: FR-Thailand DTA 1974 · Document language: French (assermenté).

End-to-end: prepare ABSD Filing — Singapore Foreign Buyer (7-21 days) → MFA Apostille → French (assermenté) translation → Notaire + Service de la Publicité Foncière + DGFiP.

First-pass acceptance: 96-99%.

Coverage

FIRPTA Form 8288 + 8288-A
🇫🇷 France
IRS Form 8288-B — Withholding Certificate
🇫🇷 France
Title Insurance Commitment
🇫🇷 France
Closing Disclosure (CD)
🇫🇷 France
Warranty / Grant / Quitclaim Deed
🇫🇷 France
Cross-Border Escrow Agreement
🇫🇷 France
Specific POA for Real Estate Closing
🇫🇷 France
Source of Funds Letter (AML)
🇫🇷 France
1031 Like-Kind Exchange (Foreign Investor)
🇫🇷 France
Canada NRST/SVT Foreign Buyer Tax Filing
🇫🇷 France
FIRB Approval — Australia Foreign Buyer
🇫🇷 France

How it works

  1. 1

    Pre-closing planning under destination rules

    Plan against No FB ban · droits de mutation 5.81% (Ile-de-France) · IFI wealth tax > EUR 1.3M.

  2. 2

    Prepare ABSD Filing — Singapore Foreign Buyer

    7-21 working days at 20,000-55,000 บาท.

  3. 3

    French (assermenté) translation

    Registrar-listed translator with real-estate/tax glossary.

  4. 4

    MFA legalisation

    Chaeng Wattana — 2-3 working days.

  5. 5

    Apostille

    MFA Apostille route.

  6. 6

    File with Notaire + Service de la Publicité Foncière + DGFiP

    e-Filing portal or via destination counsel network.

Frequently asked questions

What foreign-buyer rules does France apply?

No FB ban · droits de mutation 5.81% (Ile-de-France) · IFI wealth tax > EUR 1.3M

Does France accept Thai Apostille?

Yes — MFA Apostille suffices (Thailand Apostille effective Jan 2025).

Which treaty applies?

FR-Thailand DTA 1974

Translation language?

French (assermenté), by a translator accepted by the destination authority or the Thai MFA.

Can a foreigner buy residential in France?

Yes — subject to foreign-buyer tax/approval per state.

Estimated total cost?

20,000-55,000 บาท + translation THB 1,500-3,000/page + MFA THB 400 + free Apostille + Notaire + Service de la Publicité Foncière + DGFiP fees.

Timeline?

Document prep 7-21 days + destination approval/closing 14-60 days.

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