Is having a Thai bank account sufficient for obtaining a visa?

Go to Thailand,

Stay at least 3 month on a longterm visa,

Get a lease,

Then go ask a bank.

With a lot of money, to be put into the account.

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.

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.

@Joanna ****

if you need one with tourist visa, the only method is paying around 5,000 baht to an agent, that is