Is a TM30 sufficient for opening a bank account in Thailand with a Non O visa or is a certificate of residence required?

@Alan ********

Then go to the next Kasikorn who probably won't have such a stupid requirement. Getting a bank account is a numbers game, and any branch that doesn't want to deal with foreigners just makes up rules to get them to go elsewhere.

Marianne Holmen This is FB, hardly anything older than 1 or day comes up to posters.

I posted that before.

1. Kasikorn expositure said my TM30 is from another province (Samut Prakan) although the provinces, Bangkok, have a common border, I can even see their expositure from my balcony. Refused my application.

2. Another Kasikorn, their manager said my Certificate of residence has my surname and then my name. That is my passport name. No. Go to Immigration to issue another certificate and make the name around. They simply made it impossible.

3. Kasikorn asked to see my Thai wife (what if I was not married). When she appeared, they opened my bank account on the spot.

Gary Parks I can not understand how that would be possible. There are copies to be signed, banks would not have the way (blocked by the banks) to send the copies like that.

Tom Whyte That is what I did. My Thai wife was with me at Imm and had to show her Blue Book, her Thai ID and sign the copies in front of the officer. I think she had to sign some more papers, me signing the copies of my passport.

What about Imm office being far away (in the provinces, could be 100kms) and the Blue Book holder has work and have to take day off for that?

Mat Matulka Yes, if one has it. Most people here do not have it, even splattered at me that the Yellow Book is useless.

@John *********

There nay be more to that. If, one arrived to Thai Jan 1 and asks Immigration Jan 10 for residence certificate, Imm may ask why they did not lodge TM30 within 24 hours of arrival.