Can I open a K Bank account in Thailand on a tourist visa with a residence certificate?

Not the same as in the past cannot do if ot is allowed by the bank it probably won't stay open long or be frozen

Don't open Thai account!!!

Nope Clive Dalton . The banks will look at your entry stamp

Can’t be done

No way with tourist visa.

The banks want to see your visa in your passport

I opened one at k bank not a problem just needed proof of address were I was living witch cost me 1500 Bart

Sorry not going to happen.

They just did a spree of closing tourist account. Many were frozen until ppl could prove they have a proper visa.

And hands were slapped.

I don’t think they are going turn around and start doing it again.

This is crack down time. Not a good time to test the system.

If by some chance you get one. You risk having it frozen and needing to claim your money.

Even if you were lucky they would probably freeze it later on

The first question I was asked at my bank was to see work permit or at least O or OA visa ..... good luck with nothing in PP.

It's possible open a bank account with a residency certificate because Immigration should only issue them to people with a long term visa however if the bank finds out that he doesn't have the right visa they could and probably will freeze the account

Why on a tourist visa would you need a Thai bank account ??

Even with close relatives working in senior positions in two major banks , I was unable to open a bank account as a tourist.

None,try again….get the proper tools

Try Bangkok bank lol 😆 555

It’s true that banks absolutely will not open bank accounts for anyone on visa exempt entry.

It bears pointing out that this is very new. Just a couple of years ago, Bangkok Bank directly marketed savings accounts to tourists on their website.

That doesn’t change the situation now, but some people like to lie and say “its always been that way,” (it hasn’t) and say that “no country in the world will let you open an account as a tourist” which is also a lie.

You can open accounts in Laos, Philipines, and the USA as a tourist. I opened one in Vietnam as a tourist but this may not longer be possible.

Anyway that doesn’t change the current situation but I think some perspective is in order.

I do not think you will find any bank willing to open a bank account for you on a visa-exempt entry, no matter what. Since the banking rules tightened by February 2025, tourists are not elegible for bank accounts anymore

Your chances are very low without a long term visa

You are a tourist. Tourists are not eligible for bank accounts. There are no banks which are understanding. It's the policy of every bank to not open bank accounts for tourists.