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Can I keep my Bangkok Bank account after moving abroad while maintaining a foreign address?

Annie ************
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If you have had a thai bank account for years but are now moving back to your home country but will visit regularly so would be useful to keep ,will the bank allow you to keep the account with a foreign address ? Anyone with any experience with Bangkok Bank. Thanks 👍
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Several users shared their experiences regarding maintaining a Bangkok Bank account while living abroad. Most agreed that as long as the account remains active—typically by making small transfers or keeping a minimum balance—the bank should not have an issue with a foreign address. They noted that they rarely received mail from the bank and encouraged occasional usage of the account to prevent it from being frozen.
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Gamiiz ***************
Gamiiz ***************
You can but you have to make a small transfer every once in while. If not, they will freeze your bank account and you cannot do anything to your bank account and money until you come to the branch and show your ID to active it. Just make sure it stay active. Not sure about the address.
Ron ******************
Ron ******************
You must just keep enough funds in to pay the account fees and they will not close it. As for your ATM card, it must be used to avoid deactivation.
Phil ******
Phil ******
@Annie ***********
keep your Bangkok bank account and keep it active. Use the app.
Mitchell *******
Mitchell *******
Keep it, and use it occasionally.
Steven ***************
Steven ***************
No different to a bank account in your home country.. use it , pay the fees , keep minimum balance and they won't give a shit where you are.
Annie ************
Annie ************
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Thank you everyone . 👍😊
Irene ****************
Irene ****************
@Annie ***********
good morning Annie. With my daughter account I just transfer 100 baht a month to keep it active. Good luck x
Annie ************
Annie ************
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@Irene ***************
thanks Irene 😊 . I think we'll do what everyone suggests because we don't get any mail except one time a year . Everything else is online .👍
Antonio ***********
Antonio ***********
No problems, you have and you keep.. And get interests😂
Jason **********
Jason **********
@Antonio **********
what are the interest rates like over there??
Antonio ***********
Antonio ***********
@Jason *********
easily 2% before, but now they increased, I don't know now at the moment
Peter *********
Peter *********
Say nothing
Dimitri ********
Dimitri ********
I never received anything in the mail from Krungsri and Bangkok bank. Never.
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
They don't need to know. Do they actually even mail anything? I've had an account for a few years and barely been in Thailand at all the last 1.5 years.
Annie ************
Annie ************
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@Brandon ***********
thanks for that . You're probably right just wanted to confirm what I was thinking 😊
Dave *********
Dave *********
@Annie ***********
And use a VPN w a Thai location when logging into their app and they will never know u r not in Thailand.
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
@Dave ********
that's not necessary. I use my kbank app and kbank website all the time in USA
Thai ******
Thai ******
@Annie ***********
don't tell them lol

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