Is a non-immigrant O visa required for opening a bank account and obtaining a Thai driver license in Bangkok?

Reconsider if a Thai bankaccount is need-to-have or nice-to-have.

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 even 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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I opened a bank account and got my Thai driver license in Bangkok by myself. No agent involved

You will need a agent as a foreigner to complete most tasks efficiently

For a driver's license renewal or first time application, a DTV is fine.

For some types of visa, bank account can be open only in the bigger branches

Use a Visa company for it all, small payment, everything is sorted for you, no stress, no leg work, no issues

I got told this yesterday by Siam legal:

license doesnt need any visa..

Bank accounts can be tricky.. I opened one but there were special circumstances (and I hold many other accounts in other banks).

No it's not. It's based on a tourist visa.

no