Do you need a Thai bank account to obtain a visa in Thailand?

All I will say is just turn your brain on and you'll be fine.

You don't need a bank account for most visa UNLESS it's based on marriage or retirement.

You need a bank account

I opened an account with SCB about 12 years ago. At the time I was on a B visa, but had no work permit. The lady I spoke to in the bank told me that without a WP I could not open the account. So, I said to her that I wanted to transfer in XX thousand baht every month and if SCB would not give me an account I would walk down to Bangkok Bank and open one there.

She then asked me EVERY month? I said yes and she then went and spoke to her superior. I could see them looking at my passport and looking over in my direction. After a few minutes she came over as if nothing had happened and opened the account for me.

I opened my first bank account, 20 years ago with 30-days visa exemption, from the first bank I walked into. I'm pretty sure that the "advice" given millions of times since that and to this date remains still the same. Visit as many banks as it takes, until you get the account opened. If someone got account opened somewhere, it does not mean that the next one will be successful in that same branch. I had one account, that hadn't been used for years. I went to the exact same place, where the account was opened before to ask if it can still be revoked. Wasn't possible to revoke and for opening a new account, the work permit was now required. No problem. I went to another bank and got new account opened.

What are you saying? Is this a statement, opinion or question? Hard to know how to help you?

In this group it's not a problem to talk about opening a bank account

@Dimitris ***********

. Never bin. Maybe confused with another group.

It was easy for me in Chiang Rai. I can try to find the address if anyone is trying to open in Chiang Rai 🙏

Opening a bank account is so easy. Opened my first on a tourist visa.

Many predators will tell you its difficult for the benefit of THEIR bank account.

If one branch gives you trouble, go to another.

There are hundreds of posts about opening bank accounts

Dont need a bank account for Non B visa

What is this noise???

The FIRST time I opened a bank account in Thailand was in 1984. I was on a Fulbright Grant already attested by the National Research Council of Thiland (NRCT). Still, it sounded like my Thai female householder was working directly with her bank to get them to open a savings account for me (just in case that story helps you).

Fortunately, I have Thailand bank accounts still open from when I was here on Work and Volunteer visas. So just two days ago I was able to get an updated Debit Card from a local branch of Krung Thai Bank, and they handed it to me on the spot (unlike Chase Bank in the USA, which makes me wait for them to mail it to me, for some reason). Did that on a 45-day entry stamp, though it probably helped that they already knew me.. M

Visas you can only get from Embassies and Consulates OUTSIDE Thailand. You might need to show proof of money, but no bank account IN Thailand.

If you mean a "retirement visa", then you only need it for the annual extension, not for the visa itself.

Definitely yes.

Immigration need to see letter from bank to show you have had money come in from your country evey time you renew your visa. A bank account is the 1 st thing you do correct

Yes this is an important part, and has also been posted about and discussed dozens, if not hundreds of times. Search the group and you'll find lots of answers and information on getting a bank account.