Is Bangkok Bank freezing foreign accounts affecting Retirement Visa holders?

@Robert **********

nonsense, it’s a KYC/AML clampdown by BOT due to the large rise in mule accounts.

@Brenda ******

...following. I'm in the same situation.

@Cris *****

it might actually be an idea to go to your bank and show your current visa. Their records will show your on a ED visa so you could actuallybe at risk of your bank closing your account.

@Dave ***

and chinese and then ?

@Poul *********

even when the name of SIM card holder and bank account holder was not matching, you could withdraw 50,000 per day. It's so for a while. It's all to confirm with international KYC rules, like any other country. Those few, who are affected need to submit residency certificates or similar and show proof that they legally stay in Thailand on a longer visa, same like any other country. Those, who are impacted, should not have been able to open a bank account in the first place and never updated their details. For some nations, new sanction rules kicked in and restricted further the ownership and transfer of funds from bank accounts outside their home country. Very much standard everywhere. For those, who know all and claim it is all BS and against foreigners, might consider relocating to their home country and living free again.

I'm wondering what will happen with accounts that got opened on long-term visas and the customer is no longer on one. But I won't ask...

@Poul *********

this is not the same issue as the Bangkok Bank policy that is being well publicised today in many news articles

@David ******

no targeting but it’s been picked up and widely circulated in the Russian press via TASS.

@David ******

Nope, all accounts without a long term visa on their bank records.

@Oo ****

make sure your account is active ie, make small deposits occasionally. Even Thai nationals living in Australia have to do this or when they return to Thailand their account is suspended.

@Oo ****

don’t you check via an app or web browser?

@Colin *********

end of the day they can and will do what they want.

@Colin *********

published where?

@Ian ****

happened to me British had to go unlock

@Ian ****

Think every country soon will be doing that. In Thailand the Russian are one of the most disrespectful countries .

@Ian ****

Any nation if no 1 year visa or no own condo. New accounts before 1.5 year old