How can I open a bank account in Thailand as an expat?

@Jef *******

you like it more than true money? Thanks for the info

@Alexander ********

yeah it’s accepted more places and you can link it to wise or a normal credit/debit card.

Plus I haven’t tried this feature but I’ve been told you can also use it in Laos and Cambodia (and maybe Indonesia)

True money isn’t really excepted many places to be fair

Sorry Phillipines not Indonesia

@Toni ******

tax laws are changing often, so difficult to decide about that. First they want to tax money you bring in, latest proposals are money brought in same or next year will be tax free, we will see...

@Luit ****************

Im from a DTA country where taxes are higher, but atleast I save time because no need to do reporting when I dont need to bring more :)

@Tommy *******

@Andrew *******

stop talking nonsense. It has nothing to do with DTV. Of course there are dtv holders among them, but thats marginal. Get your facts right and do your googling.

There are dtvs approved and 0 accounts frozen. It has nothing to do with the dtv. Its bigger than that. People who actually have an account here knows what message the bank sent them, you 2 obviously dont so stop pretending you know ok?

@Toni ******

actually there’s a lot more DTV’s approved than that. Was updated by officials today.

@Toni ******

my bank account was frozen a month ago without any message (no email,sms notification in the app or what ever) When I called bangkok bank they refused to tell me why and just told me to go to my branch, when I went to my branch they told me my account was frozen because it was opened on tourist visa. I showed them that I have Dtv and they said it's not enough. Only retirement, maybe Ed, work permit with 1 year lease. Gave me all my money back and I deposited some to the TrueMoney app. You said that bkk bank sent msg jan-apr . What message was that?

Anonymous participant 712 they asked people to update their info with bank and/or sim operator, if not by the end of april, account could be closed. So people who are not in thailand, had not much chance

@Andrew *******

I had my bank account frozen for requirements update and I am on a NON-B with BOI visa and work permit. I went to the bank, they took a pic and all back to normal.

@Alessandra ******

im with dtv and opened account 2years ago with exempt, I followed the introductions that bkk bank sent me and everything ok 👌

@Toni ******

You didn't open a bank account 2 years ago with a DTV. DTV program first started July 2024.

@Robert **********

thats right, i have never said so. I opened it with visa exempt. Point stands: they dont target dtv holders, they target a lot of people with wrong info, you can google why they do it.

@Kenan ***********

you’re just like a boomer - “oh I bought a house when I was 25 it’s not that hard, young people just need to save better”

@Kenan ***********

can you read the room? Have you seen any of the hundreds of posts in this group lately about how fkn impossible it is to open an account? Obviously not if you still think it’s “easy” lol

@Marb *******

No I can't read sry

@Kenan ***********

then it was possible to get a Thai bank account opened with the DTV visa. Now, it's NOT possible. And those who have been able to get the bank account by use of the DTV visa, may find their bank account closed. It's happening with Bangkok Bank account holders

DTV_Begpacker Love the name 😂 just saw Travis’s video bagging 💼 on begpackers

@Alexander ********

they’re the scourge of the earth

DTV_Begpacker God has to teach us patience somehow 😂