DTV approved applied on Jan 5 and approved on Jan 12 from Hà Nội.
Now looking to open a Thai bank account. Anyone know how to get this done with or without agent?
From chiang Mai BKK or Hua Hin
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TLDR : Answer Summary
A user seeks advice on opening a Thai bank account with a DTV visa, highlighting they received approval for their visa. Responses indicate that while some banks may allow account opening with certain documentation like a house contract and registration, generally, DTV and tourist visas may face restrictions. Users recommend considering the assistance of an agent and note that banks prioritize stable customers with long-term residency and predictable income. Additionally, the process may be complicated by recent compliance regulations.
DTV and other touristvisa’s are not eligible for bankaccounts in Thailand.
Even if you have a proper longterm visa and a permanent adress in Thailand and have to deposit 400.000 800.000 Baht for visa purposes, it will be hard to find a bank that will give you a account.
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.