Can a letter of guarantee from my condominium owner help me obtain a longer visa or open a bank account in Thailand?

Sep 18, 2021
3 years ago
Hello everyone .. the owner of the condominium where I always stay for about 3 months every year, will make me a "letter of guarantee" ... it can be useful to me at the bkk migration office to obtain a visa longer than the one normal tourist visa that I have? and also to open a bank account? I would appreciate any information or advice that you can give me to be able to obtain a visa without many complications, thank you very much in advance.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The letter of guarantee from your condominium owner may not assist in extending your tourist visa or opening a bank account in Thailand. Most comments suggest that immigration requires more specific documentation, such as a lease agreement and the landlord's identification, rather than just a letter of guarantee. While a Thai bank account can potentially be opened with your lease, it is essential to understand the exact visa requirements to stay longer in Thailand. Additionally, the discussion includes information on the retirement visa for those with sufficient funds and points towards the importance of staying informed about current Thai immigration rules.
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Jan *********
U stay in Thailand 3 months every year and you're unaware of the visa rules.... You're a strange man.... Get yourself informed from your Thai embassy for correct information....

Btw, I wouldn't bother going now or in the next months until they got rid off all the covid paperwork menace...
Kool *******
There is actually nothing a letter of guarantee from your landlord will do for you. Immigration could care less about it, as any visa/extension that requires proof of living arrangements require a whole different set of documents from your landlord. A letter of guarantee means nothing. Banks don't care about it. Immigration doesn't care about it. It can't be used to get a driver's license. It is basically a waste of paper. Any visa/extension requiring proof of rental require a lease, a copy the owner of the property's Thai ID card, and a copy of the house book he is listed in, not a letter of guarantee, and he must file a TM-30 the day you move in, that shows you live there.
Salvador *******************
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@Kool ******
of course have I have a lease, and bills for the payment of electricity, water and more services.
Salvador *******************
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@Kool ******
thanks very much
Steve *******
There's no 'letter of guarantee' that gives you a longer visa.
Garrett ***********
If you have 800,000 Thai baht you can apply for a retirement visa, in your country or in Thailand good for a year.
Paul *******
@Garrett **********
I have never heard of a permanent visa. Can you provide an Immigratrion link explaining it?
Benjamin ******
@Paul ******
There is no such thing as a permanent visa. There is PR. You can read more about it at

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Paul *******
@Benjamin *****
Thank you. I thought the same but wanted to check.
Salvador *******************
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@Garrett **********
I can request it in bkk ..? Doesn't it matter if I enter as a tourist?
Salvador *******************
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hope to see you all at bkk in november
James ********
There are ways to stay longer but you need to meet the visa requirements. Just what is it you are really wanting to do?
Salvador *******************
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@James *******
now when i come back in bkk .. i hope without quarantine, the first open account bank .. later i see what happens ... for now i stay 3 months ..
Garrett ***********
@Salv****
Anyone can open a bank account, you don't need a special visa or a letter from your land lord, just the lease.
Salvador *******************
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@Garrett **********
Actually, the owner of the condominium is very kind to me and he has told me that he would make me this letter of guarantee and any other document necessary to help me in getting some visa extension .. and I thank him very much for his treatment, I also thank you very much and everyone who has taken the time to answer and help me with my question ... thank you from the bottom of my heart ... I have a dream ... and it is ... to live the last years of my life in bkk ..πŸ™β€
James ********
In June you were asking about staying two months

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James ********
Having a lease agreement in a condo does not have any help with getting you a longer visa.

Which country are you flying from to Thailand?

Are you fully vaccinated?

Are you age 50+ ?
Salvador *******************
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@James *******
I'm Italian, living in Santo Domingo, have 58 years old, flying from Miami, I'm fully vaccinated in Dominican republic with Pfizer
Sean *********
Open up an account at a Thai bank but open it in YOUR name alone--if the bank will allow for this; sometimes you can have a Thai bank account as a farang, sometimes you cannot. Good luck with this!
Sean *********
No problem--good luck with it; I think Bangkok Bank would be your best bet but Kasikorn Bank has potential, too.
Sean *********
Best of luck with all of that, Salvador! I'm hoping to get back into Thailand in late December but for right now, it's simply day-by-day waiting to see what's going to happen next with both Covid itself AND when Thailand decides WHEN it's going to fully open up again.
Salvador *******************
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@Sean ********
see you in bkk
Salvador *******************
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@Sean ********
thanks... I come back in bkk in November now... I will post here how it would have gone ... I also hope I have no problems entering bkk ... because of the covid.
Salvador *******************
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@Sean ********
thanks very much broπŸ™
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