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

Only real long term visa have a slight chance to open a Thai Bankaccount, if they have a permanent adress on a long lease, a easy controllable moneyflow in and out of the account

Like most other countrys, tourist are not able to open a bankaccount, and DTV is a touristvisa, given to nomads that by definition are moving around frequently.

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 reluctant 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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If it’s of any help I was informed today that KBank now offers a prepaid QR Scan Account for tourists.

Basically, Alex, as you may have gathered there are many keyboard warriors that say it can be done, as they read about it somewhere x months / years ago. Bottom line, the agents are saying they can't help. When the agents can't get you a bank account then you have close to zero chance. Best of luck .

They dont want us to open bank accounts. so they dont want us to pay tax 🤣🤣

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Some will most won’t. It is possible but you’ll need to try a large number of branches. Some people have said high traffic areas seem to more likely to let you

It's possible at some banks I've heard

Keep asking various branches and different banks and eventually you’ll find one that says yes. Might take you asking 5 more or even 20 more, eventually one will accept you. Don’t listen to the people that tell you it’s impossible, because it’s definitely not!

With things like Qrospay, and I think one of the banks (starts with K) have a tourist card that does qr codes, not sure it’s worth the effort?

Try BKk bank on Châng Puak road

Generally speaking, no, you can't. However, there are some exceptions; some people have managed to do it with or without the help of an agent. However, locations are constantly changing, and what was possible one day may no longer be possible.

Varies from bank to bank branch to branch, even with different staff. But totally possible if the stars align.