{"id":6500,"date":"2026-09-05T19:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/nor-sor-3-gor\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:26:32","slug":"nor-sor-3-gor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/nor-sor-3-gor\/","title":{"rendered":"Nor Sor 3 Gor (N.S.3 K.): Surveyed Certificate of Utilisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c \u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 3 \u0e01\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/strong> (\u0e19.\u0e2a.3 \u0e01., also written <em>Nor Sor 3 Kor<\/em>, <em>N.S.3 K.<\/em> \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d <em>NS3K<\/em>) is a certificate of utilisation issued by the Department of Lands that confirms a right of possession over a plot whose boundaries have been fixed from aerial photographs, with a green Garuda emblem at the head. It ranks one step below the chanote and one above the plain Nor Sor 3. Because its boundaries are surveyed, sales, leases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/mortgage\/\">mortgages<\/a>, usufructs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/superficies-right\/\">\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e49\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e34\u0e27<\/a> on Nor Sor 3 Gor land are registered without the 30-day public notice, and the holder can apply to convert it into a chanote.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#what-the-certificate-means-under-the-land-code\">What the certificate means under the Land Code<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#buying-or-leasing-this-land-as-a-foreigner\">Buying or leasing this land as a foreigner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nor-sor-3-gor-compared-with-its-neighbours\">Nor Sor 3 Gor compared with its neighbours<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-certificate-means-under-the-land-code\">What the certificate means under the Land Code<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>\u0e40\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/land-code\/\">\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19<\/a> reserves ownership (\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e4c) for land under a chanote. A Nor Sor 3 Gor certifies that the named holder has the right to possess and use the plot (\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07) and that the State recognises that possession. The document was introduced in the 1970s when the Department began mapping rural land from the air; each plot was marked on a photo map at a set scale and given a number, which is why the certificate carries a map sheet reference rather than a GPS survey.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Registration works as it does for a chanote.<\/strong> Transfers, mortgages, leases over three years, usufructs and superficies are entered on the back of the certificate at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/land-office\/\">\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19<\/a>, without the public notice that plain Nor Sor 3 land requires. A bank will usually lend against Nor Sor 3 Gor land, though often at a lower ratio than against a chanote. The difference from a chanote is the precision of the boundary and the legal character of the right, possession rather than ownership.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"buying-or-leasing-this-land-as-a-foreigner\">Buying or leasing this land as a foreigner<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Nor Sor 3 Gor land is common in the provinces and on islands developed before the chanote programme reached them, and it is often what is behind a resort villa or a hillside plot. A foreigner can register a 30-year lease, a usufruct or a superficies on it, and the fees are the same as for chanote land. The photo-map boundary, however, can be tens of metres out compared with the fence line, and a neighbour&#8217;s Nor Sor 3 Gor may overlap the same ground.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Ask for the chanote conversion first.<\/strong> The holder applies at the Land Office for a ground survey; adjoining holders are notified and, if nobody objects, the office issues a chanote in exchange for the certificate. The process commonly takes a few months and is inexpensive compared with the plot&#8217;s value. A buyer who makes the purchase or lease conditional on the upgrade ends up with a red Garuda deed and a surveyed boundary; a buyer who skips it inherits whatever dispute the aerial line has been hiding. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/due-diligence-in-thailand\/\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e34\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e32\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e19\u0e30<\/a> on this class of land should always include a surveyor walking the boundary posts, or their absence.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nor-sor-3-gor-compared-with-its-neighbours\">Nor Sor 3 Gor compared with its neighbours<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e15\u0e34<\/th><th>\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e42\u0e19\u0e17<\/th><th>\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c \u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 3 \u0e01\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/th><th>\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 3<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Right recorded<\/td><td>\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e4c<\/td><td>\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07<\/td><td>\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Garuda colour<\/td><td>Red<\/td><td>Green<\/td><td>Black<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boundary method<\/td><td>Ground survey, GPS, concrete posts<\/td><td>Aerial photograph<\/td><td>Description only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-day notice before registration<\/td><td>\u0e40\u0e25\u0e02\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48<\/td><td>\u0e40\u0e25\u0e02\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48<\/td><td>\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bank financing<\/td><td>\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48<\/td><td>\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e1b\u0e01\u0e15\u0e34<\/td><td>\u0e19\u0e32\u0e19\u0e46 \u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Upgrade<\/td><td>Not needed<\/td><td>To chanote on application<\/td><td>To Nor Sor 3 Gor or chanote<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The names confuse buyers because the difference between Nor Sor 3 and Nor Sor 3 Gor is one syllable and one colour. The distinction matters: the plain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/ns3\/\">\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 3<\/a> has no survey and a 30-day notice on every transaction, while Nor Sor 3 Gor is close enough to a chanote that most lawyers accept it for a lease or usufruct. Possession on either can be lost more quickly than ownership if someone else occupies the land and the holder does not act within a year, so a Nor Sor 3 Gor plot should be fenced, visited and, ideally, upgraded.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Is Nor Sor 3 Gor a good title in Thailand?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>It is the second-best land document after the chanote. Boundaries are fixed from aerial photographs, transactions are registered at the Land Office without public notice, and it can be converted to a chanote on application. Its weakness is boundary accuracy, so a survey before purchase or lease is advisable.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Can Nor Sor 3 Gor be changed to a chanote?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Yes. The holder applies to the Land Office for a ground survey. Adjoining holders are notified and, if no objection is raised, the office issues a chanote in place of the Nor Sor 3 Gor. It usually takes a few months and is worth making a condition of any purchase.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What is the difference between Nor Sor 3 Gor and Nor Sor 3?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Nor Sor 3 Gor has boundaries surveyed from aerial photographs, a green Garuda and no public notice requirement; plain Nor Sor 3 has no survey, a black Garuda and a 30-day public notice before any sale, lease or mortgage can be registered. Both record possession rather than ownership.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>\u0e14\u0e39\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e40\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/chanote\/\">chanote<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/ns3\/\">\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/sor-kor-1\/\">\u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c \u0e01\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/rai-ngan-wah\/\">rai, ngan and square wah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/title-deeds-in-thailand\/\">\u0e42\u0e09\u0e19\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/a> \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand\/\">\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e42\u0e09\u0e19\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nor Sor 3 Gor (\u0e19.\u0e2a.3 \u0e01., also written Nor Sor 3 Kor, N.S.3 K. or NS3K) is a certificate of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"nor sor 3 gor","rank_math_title":"Nor Sor 3 Gor (N.S.3 K.): Surveyed Title | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Nor Sor 3 Gor (N.S.3 K.) is a Thai certificate of utilisation with aerial-survey boundaries. 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