Is opening a UOB bank account in Thailand possible for expats on a tourist visa?

Avoid Bankgok Bank! In two months they blocked my account twice because they had changed their rules without notification. I went to the EMQuartier branch were they were absolutely inflexible and even treated me as though I was on illegal migrant because I was not producing my work permit -which I did not know they needed. Mobile app plus debit card blocked: not allowed to retrieve even 100 thb. Is it legal to totally bar client from accessing their own money? I am filing a complaint with Bangkok Bank, Financial Consumer Protection and Office of consumer protection. Might be useless but if many complaints some corrective actions could be taken by Bangkok Bank so it does not happen to other people in the future…..

Looks like those with older accounts should be fine, if they have conducted their account well, without lots of very large transactional activity. They are really closing mostly what they consider “mule accounts” A good clean up operation, get rid of the criminality. Just wondering if they are doing the same for some Thai national?🤔

Is it not 1 million Baht deposit to open UOB? It was with Citi when I worked in that building and asked.

I have already lived here for one year and I still don't see any reason to have a Thai bank account.

Unrelated but I have a TTB account and I can’t transfer funds into it from my Wise because of some new regulations. So it’s like I don’t have an account at all 🫠

Opening a bank account on a tourist visa, like a DTV, or exemption, is nearly impossible and accounts are already being closed. Why risk it?

Did you open an UOB acct in your home country? If so where?

And so you have been using it there in Thailand?

Uob requires a non immigrant visa. Can't open on a tourist visa

UOB is an intentional bank and understand the consequences of freezing an account without reasoning.

I find it highly unlikely that they will open an account for someone with a DTV.