How can I open a Thai bank account without a visa for my marriage visa application?

Go to small branch with your paper and let one person know that you will pay insurance for one year and see

Before I left Chiang Mai the last visit I hired Siam Legal to take care of my retirement visa while I was back in the states. Within a few months I received my visa after submitting several documents visa email. Once I arrived in Chiang Mai to live permanently we met at a Thai bank with the proper documents and opened an account after transferring 800,000 THB. On April 17th I will go to the bank and update my bank book and obtain a statement for the last 2 months proof of 800,000 THB, then on April 18th the visa agent will meet me at the immigration office to extend my visa for a year, total of 15 months.

HSBC do not have retail accounts in Thailand.

Try USB bank if there is one near you, you only need your passport

I hope all your marriage certificate is translated.I could not get a marriage visa because my documents needed translated.i opted for retirement visa and it was much easier.

If you are married to a Thai national you can show proof of funds using their bank account

Just use an agent to "grease the wheels" .. nudge nudge, wink, wink. 😉

It's Way too much trouble to move to Thailand.

This couple did ..watch the video .They have a DTV

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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Can you open a bank account on a 60 day tourist visa

Marry first maybe.

I was told Bangkok Bank will open an account with a TM30.

No. Any bank would ask for a visa other than 60 days stay stamp.

Use an agent

I got a bank account w/o a visa (on my passport waiver while waiting for my visa). You need to go to a branch that does a lot of business with foreigners. So look for branches in tourist and expat hotspots and go during the week when they're not that busy.

Branches who do not have many foreigners walking in are simply not interested in dealing with the hassle that comes with foreigners.

Must have visa first so you can open bank account

You do not need a Thai bank account if you apply for a non O visa, based on visiting your Thai wife, outside of Thailand. When you have a non O visa you can open a Thai bank account. The 400k baht must be in your Thai bank for 2 months before you can apply for a 12 month extension based on marriage. As your non O visa lasts for 90 days there is time for this but don't hang about. Ifyou apply for a non O visa while in Thailand then you do need a bank account. This is where your confusion is. HSBC account cannot be used as it is a foreign account. HSBC only operate commercially in Thailand. There is no retail banking.

Get a non-o visa on line. 90 days. Get here then you need a letter from

Immigration , then you can get bank account. Once you have this get a 12 money extension ( you need 0 bhat in account ). Then you have time to sort marriage visa (the criteria changes often but this worked for me Dec 24)

Edit: wrong information it changed recently. Sorry.

Road trip to savannakhet laos and get the 3 month Non-O and don’t need to show income to get it. You need to be quick when they open slots for online appointment. Pretty easy process still once you have an appointment. Come back to Thailand and open a bank account.

No buddy no use HSBC have you got the 90 day None O visa

Go see an agent, cost about 4,000 baht

Tourists cannot get a bank account. If you needed a visa, you should have applied from your Thai embassy before you traveled to Thailand.

You will need to pay an agent to get a bank account, or you will need to go outside of Thailand and apply for the visa at a Thai embassy through the evisa system.

You can only apply in Thailand with a THAI Bank account in your name only. At an embassy you should be able to use any bank account.

Currently bank accounts are running 12-15k baht if you use an agent.