What are the steps for opening a bank account in Thailand as an expat on a Non-O visa?

@Peter *********

There are computers set up at bottom of the ramp. About 6 of them. You just walk up to one of them and it is already on the first page. And it's within 72 hours of arrival.

@John *******

Yep. Do they still offer assistance at the terminals?

@Peter *********

Not when I came back last week but being not real flash on a computer I was able to get through it. Last time there were 3 or 4 great ladies to help if you need it.

@Peter *********

this is correct.

@Peter *********

not earlier than 72 hours before arrival you say which means later than 72 hours before arrival which is wrong. You meant not later than 72 hours before arrival. Can be filled at arrival and up to 72 hours before that.

@Kim ********

I meant what I wrote and my language was perfect.

“Not earlier than 72 hours before arrival” means exactly “During the last three days before arrival”. Not earlier, so not 3.5 days before arrival.

If you don’t know the meaning of the word “earlier” I suggest you take some lessons of English language.

Don’t you tell me erroneously what I meant. I wrote exactly and precisely what I meant and it is the correct wording.

It *must* be later than 72 before arrival. You can even fill it out 12 seconds before arrival, which is 71 hours, 59 minutes and 48 seconds LATER than 72 hours before arrival.

Next time when your arrogance tells you to correct someone at least assure that you are right because otherwise it might make you look really stupid! 🤣

@Peter *********

your arrogance is overwhelming 😂 not earlier than 72 hours before arrival means later than 72 hours before arrival - which could be for example 3 months before arrival - and that's not what you mean. So it is in fact within 72 hours before arrival and no - your language was not perfect since you wrote the opposite of what you meant.

@Kim ********

Damn, do you have a thick skull!

Imagine someone arrives on the 20th.

72 hours before the 20th it’s the 17th.

You can not fill out the TDAC *EARLIER* than the 17th.

You can not fill out the TDAC *EARLIER* than 72 hours before the 20th.

You can not fill out the TDAC *EARLIER* than 72 hours before arrival.

You are a programmer? How many morons did it take to debug your stupid mistakes???? Geez!!!

@Peter *********

. Your stupid insults I don't care about.

@Kim ********

That’s fine. Your skull is too thick to catch that anyway.

I hope my explanations, confirmed by many others here, have taught you something. Then at least I made a small contribution to the world.

And maybe, just maybe…. some day far far away… you might see the light. I hope for your sake, and for the sake of those that need to bear your presence, that this day will come soon. I wish you well.

@Kim ********

Peter"s grasp of English is correct. You are wrong. "not earlier than 72 hours before arrival" means exactly what you should do: if you filled out the TDAC as "early" as 94 hours, 80 hours, 75 hours etc. etc. before arrival, the TDAC system won't accept it. That's why the TDAC should not be filled out "earlier than 72 hours before arrival". And of course you also can fill out the TDAC "later than 72 hours before arrival", which would mean any time between 0 and 72 hours before arrival . . your problem seems to arise from ignoring the negation

@John *******

or on your phone where there isnt any lines.

@Mike *********

Yeah. Just don't be in a hurry. I forgot to mention that.

@Steve *******

not true

@Peter ********

Actually very true. My Bangkok Bank account has never been frozen, and I've always done the right thing. It's surprising the number of people who have used agents to falsify the 800k lump sum have been suspended.

@Steve *******

well I also did the right thing and my account was frozen until I took the same documents I opened the account with only 6 months ago , BTW still got 1M baht in the account

@Peter ********

So an agent didn't open your account, and you've never been on a tourist visa?

@Brandon ***********

got it