Can I switch from a retirement visa with monthly deposits to one with a bank deposit without losing my visa status?

No bankaccount on touristvisas

You may be able to initially open one , but you risk the chance of it being being frozen then closed …

Just sign up for a Thai course

As a student you can open an account

DTV is a tourist Visa

You can not open a bank account on a tourist visa

How much money does a DTV holder actually save by having a Thai bank account?

Honestly, probably not that much.

If a shop accepts Wise or another international card, the saving is close to zero. Your foreign currency still needs to be converted into Thai baht, whether you pay directly with Wise or transfer the money to a Thai bank account first.

The main financial advantage is avoiding the Thai ATM fee, which is usually around 220 baht per withdrawal, plus any additional Wise fee once you exceed your monthly allowance. Depending on how often you withdraw cash, a Thai account might save approximately:

- Mostly card payments: 0–300 baht per month

- Occasional ATM withdrawals: 400–800 baht per month

- Frequent cash withdrawals: 800–1,500 baht per month

However, tourists and DTV holders can also use the KBank PAY&TOUR prepaid card with TAGTHAi Easy Pay. It supports PromptPay QR payments and free cash withdrawals at KBank ATMs, although the card generally needs to be topped up with foreign cash at a KBank exchange booth.

So if someone pays an agent 10,000–20,000 baht to open a Thai bank account, it could take years to recover that cost—and for someone who mainly pays by card or uses TAGTHAi, it may never pay for itself.

A Thai bank account is undoubtedly more convenient for local transfers, rent payments, QR payments and ATM withdrawals. But for most DTV holders, it seems to be more about convenience than any significant financial saving.

Am I missing something? What financial benefit does a Thai bank account provide that Wise and PAY&TOUR with TAGTHAi Easy Pay cannot reasonably replace? Just asking.

You ain't opening a bank account!

Baking Bangkok or ask GPT . Dtv dunno ask your Agent

yes, everyone open bank account with DTV in theys dreams every night

Can not have bank with DTV

Do you know how to use the search section within a group to make sure your question hasn't been asked 10,000 times before posting? I'm starting to think people don't realise they can do that.

No. Thailand changed the rules and it’s not going to happen.

No law bans opening a Thai bank account on a DTV or tourist visa. However, strict KYC/anti-money-laundering rules mean branches can reject you at their own discretion. I posted a list of suggested documents in another blog you can go see it

More than possible many have done it. Find the right agent it will be done no problem.

I would try Bangkok Bank, or any other Bank at the Immigration center. (Immigration Division 1) Chang Wattana. They have good English speaking staff, and if you need a Certificate of Residency, you get it right there, too.

Ignore the nay sayers. There is no rule that you can not get a bank account on DTV or Tourist Visa. They are just parroting stuff they have heard here and there - look at them: most post anonymous, lolz.

Just yesterday one reported here, he successfully opened one, himself.

You can’t open a bank wwith a DTV. You should know this before you applied for it.

Can we stop these posts? You cannot open a bank account with a dtv. It's as simple as that. Why is this asked every day? Do people not use the search anymore?

Get a Thai, trust him, and give him/her full control of your account! What could go wrong?!

Has any one named Anonymous actually looked at previous posts?

This is discussed almost daily.

Sorry…no.

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Can not. A DTV visa is just a glorified tourist visa.

NOT 🚫❌ possible.

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Try blood bank or sperm bank

You're going to end

up in a Thai prison.

This question again from another anonymous 😆 and

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Many statements unfortunately do not correspond to reality. I had my DTV visa translated into Thai by a recognized translation agency with a stamp and also inquired at numerous bank branches; each branch and bank decides independently! A little off the beaten tourist track, it's no problem, otherwise you have to find an agency that can also do it.

Can open true money wallet

Kasikorn Outside Bangkok with Dtv No Problem..,

Can’t believe this question keeps coming back. 2 mins of research and you would have known

If you have a blue or yellow book and or a pink resident card you definitely can

Literally asked every day here... Can we please start blocking these posts?

I know one bank which allows me to open bank account with DTV and should try outside of Bangkok area. It is not a well-known bank but you can have a bank account as well. But the daily transcation limit is up to 10,000 thb only

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked this question here…

Most banks will open one with a copy of your passport and your DTV Visa. The trick is to wear Thai traditional wedding clothing to show respect . You may have to try a couple different branches. Make sure you dont wear shoes in the bank tho.

SOL - It sucks though because tourists COULD OPEN BANKS via Bangkok Bank.

The Thai government would rather inconvenience millions of people than actually go after scammers and traffickers. 99% suffer. Unbelievably stupid government decisions ruin Thailand for so many

just go to any bank, ask for the manager and tell them you have a DTV visa. that’s it.

DTV = Tourist Visa Type

Can’t open Thai Bank Account.

Doesn't matter what paperwork you have, you can no longer open bank accounts as a tourist (DTV is officially classified a tourist visa)

Bank account, lol. You’ll be lucky to enter the country :-D

No chance

Who asked you to open Bank Account ? Prohibited.

Here we go again 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Wrong visa for a bank account...

You can't. Just load up your true money account.

Just use True Money. My stupid Bank wouldn't let me make an iherb purchase. I used the True Money app and paid straight away.

You can't. And even if somehow you manage to, they'll close it sooner than later.

That ship sailed 2.5 years ago

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Wise

Boring 🥱

You cant , this has been asked hundreds of times on here

Check this out, very good option :

Impossible … you can use wise, Revolut, true money .. it’s ok !

You cannot open a bank account with a DTV.