What are the best agents to help open a bank account in Phuket, Pattaya, and Hua Hin?

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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In Hua Hin. The best I found was this agent. She charges 2000 baht and pay after opening the account

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Great agent open Bank Account no problem

PS consulting company; ONESTOP; NettyVisa Service; and Mr Singh of Thai Visa Pattaya. How to rate them? Which one is the best? Or, they are the same in service proficiency & fees which cause you no hassle?

Netty was great to deal with and very professional

Why use an agent?

Banks are kinda funny here, in my experience. Many times the bank customer must use the branch where they opened their account. Recently, I had to update my passport and I could only do that at the branch where I opened my account. I think this same is true for some/most/all immigration paperwork. Hence, your friend may want to open the bank account where they plan to settle.

I’ve not used them. I’ve seen Mots in Pattaya recommended a lot when this question is asked. This popped up in my YouTube feed yesterday. They do everything- banks / licence / visa

I got good advice to leave it in the hands of an agent. They do it all

ONESTOP Pattaya, Excellent service x

If coming as a tourist there is no need to open a bank account hrtr. Bring enough money.

For Pattaya I can highly recommend

@FS ***********************

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Also tell him to do soon as because he needs a certain amount of time on his entry stamp not 100% sure about this

The order he will visit isn't important. What he should consider is where he will be living or spending most of his time.

ATM withdrawals outside the province your bank account is opened in have a fee.