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How can I report my hotel address, extend my Non-O visa to an annual visa, open a bank account, and find a trustworthy realtor in Bangkok?

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Nov 21, 2025

19 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

I need urgent advice here : this is my 3rd day in Bangkok, my realtor agent promised to take care of my biz ; but as soon as I realized that he tried to rush me into an expensive rental contract, I decided to pull out.  I need to take care of the following steps :  🙏🙏

1)  where may I report my hotel address ?

can I rely on my hotel to do this for me ?

 2)  how and where may I extend my Non-O (3-month) visa into an annual visa, so that my visa will be good for a year and I can renew it a year later ?

what is the official name of this type of visa ?

3)  what banks do you recommend to open an account with ?

4)  please recommend a trustworth realtor agent you have dealt with before for a rental.

(prefer a single room with co-work space、gym、pool、sauna and/or steaming room、within 10-minute walk from subway station, budget 14k-17k baht)

Thank you very much for your sharing !  🙏🙏🙏🙏

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The individual seeks urgent advice on several topics after realizing concerns with their realtor in Bangkok. They need to know where to report their hotel address (TM30), how to extend their 3-month Non-O visa to an annual visa, recommendations for banks to open an account, and trustworthy realtors for renting a suitable apartment. Responses suggest the hotel handles TM30 reporting, recommend banks like Kasikorn and SCB, advise finding a specialist rental agent, and note that a budget of 14,000-17,000 baht may be unrealistic for their desired amenities.

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Minh *******

Cannot open bank accounts with short term visa and without work permit.

8 hours ago

Wayne *********

@Minh ******

can so. Open on non O 90 day visa. Also dont need work permit. I dont work and have 2 accounts

8 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Wayne ********

Which bank is this ?? 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I just asked Bangkok Bank and they require Non-O 1-year visa. 😢

6 hours ago

Wayne *********

@Yaoyu **********

Seacon square

6 hours ago

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Wayne *********

Minh *******

@Wayne ********

since when you did it? Recently someone has been going to many banks and they read out the requirements that included those.

8 hours ago

Wayne *********

@Minh ******

think about it. How can a person retired have a work permit ? Yet they have bank accounts to get their extension

7 hours ago

Minh *******

@Wayne ********

good to know. Just witness the refusal not so long ago hence the comment.

7 hours ago

Wayne *********

@Minh ******

maybe didnt have a retirement visa. Maybe had a tourist visa

Minh *******

yes she did

Wayne *********

did have what ?

Minh *******

tourist visa :)

Wayne *********

thats why the say no. It's just a tourist visa.Get a Non O visa can open an account

6 hours ago

Wayne *********

@Minh ******

I open Bangkok bank account 6 weeks ago

7 hours ago

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Wayne *********

Nick *******

are you over 50? married to a thai?

11 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Nick ******

Yes, over 50, single. 😃

8 hours ago

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Yaoyu ***********

Bill *********

I'd recommend securing the services of a Visa agent to get all of that straightened out. The agent will lay out a course of action to ensure a stress-free and time efficient process. The realtor I used was affiliated with fazwaz.com. They worked pretty well on my behalf and got me the condo I'm in now, going on my third year. Given your criteria for a condo I think you're dreaming. A more logical budget range should be about B25k-30k.

15 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Bill ********

Thank you for sharing ! 🙏🏻

I did see though yesterday 3 condos asking for 16k、17k baht at On Nut, Phra Khaning、Huai Kwang (this station sounds very Mandarin to me 🤔)

13 hours ago

Brandon ************

@Yaoyu **********

that's a very Chinese area, but nowhere near phra Khanong or on nut

13 hours ago

Bill *********

@Yaoyu **********

It sounds like luck might be with you! Hope you find something.

13 hours ago

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Bill *********

Dora *****

Don't worry ,relax.😘

The hotel needs to do the TM 30 for you when you are staying in their place.

But if you move to another place? you need to do it again,but still it is resposibilty of the room owner.

Just remember,you don't hand in money to anyone,unless you are sure you are paying to the right person,and you really like the room that you see.😊

Beware of scamer,I.heard that even you see the condo and you move in already,it might be still a scam.😝

16 hours ago

Sukanya ***********

She is a kind real estate agent.

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17 hours ago

Brandon ************

1) Just ask hotel for proof of your TM30 if you need it

2) assuming you have a non-O based on retirement, you need to open a bank account ASAP and transfer your 800k. You might need to get the TM30 from the hotel and go to immigration to get a residence certificate for bank account. While you're there, ask them for their handout for the 1-year retirement extension.

3) Kasikorn or SCB

4) Rental agents are specialized by area. So you need to find an area you want to live in first then find agents that know that area.

17 hours ago

Jürgen ********

@Brandon ***********

SCB needed a yellow book(yesterday). Kasikorn don't.

11 hours ago

Brandon ************

@Jürgen *******

every single bank branch has different requirements. Just because the branch you went to required something doesn't mean the one a km down the road will.

5 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Jürgen *******

What is the yellow book ?? 🤔

8 hours ago

Jürgen ********

@Yaoyu **********

Yellow Tabien Baan the house registration book for foreigners living in Thailand

8 hours ago

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Jürgen ********

Jeremy ********

Look into apartments in OnNut area

Work space and the other amenities are not worth the added costs…there are enough coffee shops and food courts to hang out in all over Bangkok which are free or cost a coffee etc to stay in for hours a day

Get a normal apartment no amenities and use that to buy a water at Starbucks for 16 hours of sit time

18 hours ago

Frank **********

Nan services. PATTAYA

18 hours ago

Yaoyu ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Frank *********

What are Nan services ? 🤔 I'm in Bangkok.

18 hours ago

Frank **********

@Yaoyu **********

Visa.bank Agent

18 hours ago

Reply to

Frank **********

Ph 087 345 9104

18 hours ago

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Frank **********

Michael ********

Hotel will do your TM30 daily.

Banks Krungsi or Kasikorn people having to much hassle with Bangkok Bank.

You seem a bit lost dont normally recomend agents but why dont you contact Thai visa center who will assist (for a cost) in sorting out your bank account and first years extension.

18 hours ago

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Michael ********

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Can I open a bank account in Thailand while staying in a hotel on a retirement visa?

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