Can I open a bank account in Bangkok with a certificate of residence? Which bank should I choose?

@David ***

no point in trying to apply logic to this, we had to do our Retirement Visas in our home country for this reason, only way round it is to pay an agent

@David ***

I know. It starts with e.g. a 90 day non-o and once you fulfilled the financial requirements (2 months so and so much in the bank) you can extend for a year.

(Not detailing all requirements for all types of visa)

The 90-day non-o is not really a long term visa, but having one demonstrates that you will possibly qualify for a long term visa.

If you don’t even have a 90 day non-o then having a Thai bank account won’t help you get one.

What visa are you on?

@Us ****

no it doesn't mean he just filed his 90 days report. Certificate of residence (if that's the same as proof of residence) can have different purposes - you can get it for opening a bank account - you can get it for getting a drivers license etc etc. The purpose is mentioned in the certificate. I opened a bank account in Krungsri about a year ago with that and I just got one for a drivers license

@Us ****

it is totally easy to open a bank account with a non-o visa, which is exactly what I wrote.

If someone else start writing about flying to the moon visa them feel free to answer to that person.

My statement was, and is, that anyone with a non-o visa and a residence certificate can open a bank account. Period.

BTW A residence certificate is, contrary to your statement *not* proof of a 90 day report, but proof of either a lease of property, or a tm30 from a hotel for more than 15 days, as stated to me by the lady of immigration and demonstrated with a written requirement list at same immigration. Do not write nonsense when you don’t know the facts!

Same same but different

@Graham *****

that’s what the banks quote, and their law is what matters - very hard to open a bank account anywhere in the world now without resident status - spent last five years having my accounts in Dubai, HK and South Africa closed….they say it’s due to Money Laundering legislation but that can’t of course be the case here 🙂

@Steven ****

you have only once choice. Bangkok Bank, the agents in Pattaya have connections with them