How can expats with a DTV Visa open a bank account in Thailand amid new regulations?

You can't get an bank account without permit of stay.... dtv is more or less a tourist visa...

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It's very difficult now the rules are changing its a NO from me

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Next time make sure that the visa you choose, also can be used to that you have in mind.

DTV has never been eligable for a Thai bankaccount.

Old times when you go to BKK bank with tourist visa seems long gone...

Better let the dust settle a bit, nearly impossible now...

With Thailand cracking down on money laundering, banks are running scared. The result is they don’t wanna all “any” foreigner opening a bank account. It’s all BS, but I think it will ease up in a few weeks. All these so called “tourists” getting bank accounts doesn’t help. And that’s on the banks.

You need Thai phone number, you need letter of residence from immigration so obviously a TM 30 longer than 90 days lodged

Forget about it, DTV has never been eligble for Thai bankaccounts, since it is a tourist visa, and not a proper longterm visa.

New rules have now stopped getting a bankaccount totally

Reconsider if a Thai bankaccount is need-to-have or nice-to-have.

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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As I understand, NO agent can do it, anyone dare, they will arrest them.

Go to immigration, tell them you are applying for a visa ( pick one that you will qualify for and require bank account balance) Ask them for a letter of permission,

DTV visa must apply from outside the country.

Bank account from your country will do.

If you are inside the country, there are other visa you can apply, go to immigration, ask for a letter of permission to open account, base on your application visa type that requires account balance. Then go to Bangkok Bank.

Go to Pattaya. TikTok services company helped with that 🙂

So if you can't open a thai bank account, how is anyone supposed to get a visa if the requirements are to have money in a thai bank account? Weird.

you can’t unfortunately

Can't be done at the moment! Sorry about that!

I would wait until this latest crack down has settled and there is clarity

Thavorn property agency in Pattaya has a guy that helped me open my Bank account, need it to transfer the money for house purchase.

Excellent service with Bangkok bank .

I thought its better to wait one month and see what happened. Its new rules then last day (17 feb) and big problems to open new accounts fore the moment.

Unfortunately the Chinese effed it up for everyone, just like everything in Thailand. You will have to go to Pattaya and find the right agent that has a reliable connection with a bank person.

No

Bro big problem to have a Thai bank account now.1st you need a pernernant house address and you need to have a Thai mobile register under your name.Just find an agent.All because of scam.