What are the drawbacks of opening a Bangkok Bank account if the closest branch is 10km away in Asoke?

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Dec 21, 2024

20 hours ago

Mark ********

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Say i hire a an Agent to help set me up a Bangkok Bank account in BKK.  Is there a downside to my future ease of banking if the only branch he has hook-up is 10km away from my Condo in Asoke?  Is it easy to later transfer account to branch closer to my home, like one can in US? Additionally, would like recommendations from anyone who knows agent whose turf is in sukhumvit. Thanks.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Opening a Bangkok Bank account at a branch 10km away from your condo in Asoke may present some drawbacks, particularly regarding account management and convenience. There are indications that once you open an account at a specific branch, it is considered your 'home' branch, making it difficult to transfer the account to a different branch later on. This can lead to extra costs when using the account outside Bangkok, and necessitates returning to the original branch for administrative tasks like updating personal information. Recommendations for agents in the Sukhumvit area are also mentioned, with users sharing their experiences with various agents.

Tim *********

Bangkok Bamk don't do transfers. You just open another account each time you move and have to do all the associated admin with regular payments etc. That's why when I moved, I opened a Kasikorn account.

8 hours ago

Leong ***********

I find K-bank much better than Bangkok Bank.

BB still has the concept of a “home” branch….you need to go back there with your passbook to update your passport, phone number, etc.

16 hours ago

Lynnette *******

Also I needed 2 forms of I.D.

I went with someone assertive who spoke Thai. That helped.

17 hours ago

John *******

The only issue is u pay extra costs while using a BB account in other provinces. Like bank transfers and such.

18 hours ago

Lynnette *******

If you have a visa and lease on a condo you should be able to open a bank account.

18 hours ago

Colin **********

I worked in bkk and Bangkok accounts, when I moved into the sticks I had to go to Bangkok to make changes etc to my account, I closed the bkk accounts and now bank locally.

19 hours ago

Vinay ********

I used

@https://www.faceboo*******************

Straight forward and no issues

19 hours ago

Marty *********

Once you get an account at a branch then that is your branch. I got my Kasikorn account at a BKK branch. Then I moved outside Bangkok. I couldn’t just move the account to my countryside branch. I even had to come to Bangkok to close the account

19 hours ago

Michael *********

I now live in Krabi and both my bank accounts are in Bangkok. Never been a problem

19 hours ago

Ian **********

@Michael ********

my bank charge me 20 baht when I use atm outside my district

18 hours ago

Bernd ***********

@Ian *********

you should use cardless ATM withdrawal. Free of charge everywhere within Thailand.

17 hours ago