How can I successfully open a bank account in Thailand for a Non-O visa?

@Steve *********

Thank you, but I'm aware of that. I was offering assistance to the OP, not asking for advice. 😀

@Stacey ***************

trigger much? ❄️

Sleep it off grunt.

@Stacey ***************

you made my point. Thx

@Stacey ***************

and have the retirement money or crypto millionaire.

Not so easy for the more meager people that are not sitting on a big govt pension. No offense. lol 😆

@Stacey ***************

each to there own its a matter of opinion I've also been to veitnam phillipines Indonesia laos cambodia and Malaysia but Indonesia to me is much better overall including cost of living don't get me wrong I love thialand and i will still visit have many thai and expat friends whom live there and i am happy for you stay there

@Steve *********

exactly.

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@Steve ******

dude, I’m old enough to remember when you could do a lot of things in 2006. Lmao 🤣

@Steve ******

Sorry,but I don"t have that problem.I opened an account in 2006 in my own name in Bkk bank in Pattaya on a 60 days touristvisa and used the name of my hotel as an adress.I also had an account in my name in Bkk bank in Phuket on a 60 days t.visa in 2000 and used the homeadress of a thai bargirl. That account i didnt use for 10 years so the bargirl got a letter home before it got cancelled.

@Alistair ********

I had no problem getting the letter from immigration that you then take to the bank. Kasikorn bank was where I went and they told me about the letter I needed from immigration. I brought immigration a letter from my condo confirming my residence there, copies of passport, non tourist visa stamp, filled out the form request, paid a couple hundred baht, waited an hour for them to process, and left with a letter that brought back to Kasikorn and they opened me an account straight away.

It was easy once I found out what was actually needed, which no one had told me before.

I do think it’s easier in the areas with higher foreign residents. My Thai wife and I had tried out in the rural areas and kept getting the same run around that it couldn’t be done.

I was able to get it done by myself in Cha Am, along Thai drivers licenses once I had the right documents for immigration to give me letters.

@Dennis **********

deported on what basis?

@Dennis **********

You don't do sarcasm (or, yanno, just humor), do you? 🤦‍♂️ The again, it's Facebook. Some retard might actually try it 555

@Bob *

GROAN (well played, Sir)😂

@Nick *********

May have but don't need to. If they force you verbally - just walk to another branch in another city or another bank. I opened it for my hubby in 2022- he needed a copy of a passport, visa, TM30 and my relative who is a government officer to verify his ID( person). Yes, they tried to sell the insurance but I declined to get it.

@Nick *********

Things Have Most Likely Have CHANGED Since I Opened My Acct. They Almost Always Do, And I've Heard Rumors That They Have Gotten Tougher. I've Also Heard Un-Substanciated Rumors Of Farang Bashing These Days, We Will Be Spending 2 Months In Pattaya/Hua Hin In July Guess We Will Find Out.

@Nick *********

that’s just bull. Yes they want you to do but it’s just to get a sale. Yi7 think every Thai does that?

Just ask them for their exact requirements in writing. Do it and go back to the same branch

@Neil *******

If living in someone else's house , have a lease and TM- 30.

Kasikorn was easy for me. As was Bangkok and Ayuthia banks

@Neil *******

yes it does

@Neil *******

yes it does because the owner of the house must fill out a tm30 which is the basis for the proof of residence. I fill out the tm30 for my wife when I visit her and went to immi when I visited her lately and got a proof of residence with the purpose of opening a bank account

@Chris ***

You need to be persistent to get a beer in a Thai club.......TiT

@Steve *********

You can disagree all you want. If you want to open a bank account on a tourist visa or exempt entry you can pound the streets and visit 30 or so branches until you find the one that will open an account for you. Or you could use an agent and have the account opened by the next day.

No one on here states you need an agent for an OA visa. You can only get that in your home country.

Some use agents for a Non O because they can’t meet the requirements. Some because they just don’t want the hassle.

The ones spouting about getting a driving license are spam and are banned as soon as we notice them or the comment reported.

@Steve *********

the land of scams, brown envelopes under the table deals 5555

@Jan *****************

Oboy..

what a circus one has to endure in Thailand. Spent 15 minutes in vietinbank here in Hoi An, to open an account on a Canadian passport. Now direct bank to bank transfer. Cost CDN$ 2.99 per transfer of $1000. Only glanced at my visa stamp.