How can I open a bank account in Bangkok with a DTV visa?

Yes I opened one with no issue with my DTV on my second day here at SCB. I shared details yesterday when someone else asked.

There is only one magic bullet visa for opening a bank account, an Elite visa. So get on a bus and go to Pattaya and any of the numerous agents that will get you a bank account pretty much that day. Or spend the next couple weeks hoofing it. One such reliable agent is Tik Tok Services Thailand

Go to Bangkok bank headquarter, they will open bank account for you. All of the staff can speak English. I had the same problem too. I opened mine at headquarter of Bangkok bank. No need to give money to agents. Its near saladaeng BTS. Thank me later. They will open for free, just take 500 baht cash to deposit in bank account.

Wait a couple of months, then much easier, than straight after arriving in Thailand.

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 even 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.

Use an agent. 5,000 baht to open an account. I opened my account with Bangkok Bank on a lowly tourist visa

There is a YouTube video. I think it’s a German guy that you can check out. He explains how he got his Bangkok Bank. He will help you out I’m sure. Some thing like Bank staff getting trained about Constantly changing obscure Visas that a handful of foreigners may show them in any branch may take a while, I’m sure most of the staff don’t even know what it is yet.

Not possible, walk branch to branch until one says yes or get an agent

You have better chance once you are in the country like 6 months, overall, they like you to have long stay.

Then it is literally branch by branch.

You can as well just pay an agent and that's it.

Lastly, do you really need Thai account? You might be a subject to paying taxes at some point if you will be moving money to a Thai bank.

We used a visa consultant and opened one for my Filipino GF so we could apply for the DTV on a run to Laos later this month.

8000 and we went next day had a contact and went right up to the lady to open the account. Very smooth. No issues.

Interestingly even Siam Legal only offers to open one in Pattaya (where they must have a contact), not in BKK. If you want to use the account in other provinces that’s not practical as there are fees and sometimes you actually need to go to your home branch to do things.