Can I open a bank account in Pattaya on a DTV visa?

How did you get the dtv, can you suggest met the agent

Banks in Thailand are like everywhere in the world, interested in having good stable custormers, that have a permanent address, a steady easy traceable income, and use the account all year round.

That is why the banks are reluctant to give accounts to people on short time ( read: tourist ) visas, and who only spend part of the year in Thailand.

Don’t expect to get a residence certificat, until you have stayed at a permanent adress in at least 3 month, since that is what the residence certificat should confirm.

Furthermore the added attention on whitewashing of money, is an added burden on the banks, so even depositing large amounts isn’t a guaranteed way to open an account.

The value of a resident certificat, had gone down, since Immigration Officers are giving them to people that are not on a longterm visa, or have stayed severel months at 1 adress in Thailand, so even if it is a formal requirement, the bank make up their own assesment of the stability of the want-to-be customer.

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And if you do tell us the secret, my understanding is you need a residency certificate from immigration

If you're asking does holding a DTV cut you any ice at a bank to open an account that answer is no.

However Pattaya is the easiest city in thailand to open a bank account in, so just start hitting banks

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