Answered2 years ago
What bank should I choose in Patong after receiving my Non-O visa?
Banks? I live in Karon Beach. I just received my. Non-O immigrant visa. Next is to open a bank account. I assume it probably would be a branch in Patong.
Do people have a Bank to recommend?
Bangkok ? Kasikorn?
I guess I’m looking for decent customer . Also if I put ฿800,000 in there for a year, I would like to get some kind of return
Suggestions 
Do people have a Bank to recommend?
Bangkok ? Kasikorn?
I guess I’m looking for decent customer . Also if I put ฿800,000 in there for a year, I would like to get some kind of return
Suggestions 
Answer summary
The user seeks recommendations for banks in Patong suitable for expats who have just received a Non-O immigrant visa. They are particularly interested in decent customer service and potential returns on a deposit of ฿800,000 for a year. Commenters provide various suggestions for banks such as SCB, Bangkok Bank, and Kasikorn, discuss interest rates, and mention the importance of activating the visa to open a bank account.
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Jim *******
This is murky. Had to be some agency and their shaddow process.
John *********
OP@Jim ******
at the end of my 60 days I flew to Cambodia and submitted the E visa online the evening that I arrived. It took 10 business days so two full weeks. But Cambodia it was so cheap. It was not a problem. I had great hotels for less than $30 a night. Getting into Cambodia you just fill out a form on an iPad and pay $30.
Parker ********************
@Jim ******
yes, he was very sketchy as to how he obtained it in the first place. Sounds like some sort of miracle?
J **************
1900 baht return and you will like it
Bulent ********
Hello, did you work with a company for your retirement visa or did you do it yourself?
John *********
OP@Bulent *******
at the end of my 60 days I flew to Cambodia and submitted the E visa online the evening that I arrived. It took 10 business days so two full weeks. But Cambodia it was so cheap. It was not a problem. I had great hotels for less than $30 a night. Getting into Cambodia you just fill out a form on an iPad and pay $30.
Craig *******
You get little in interest. Bkk bank will throw in some health insurance. SCB are easy to deal with
Michael *******
SCB Easi Pass pays 2.5% interest…….
Nongnuch ********
@Michael ******
hey . . . the "SCB Easy Pass" is the SCB online banking App. . . . What you mean is called SCB Easy Savings AccountMichael *******
The name of the account is SCB Easi Pass, comes without a pass book, and a very user friendly online app, there is a small one page book which immig accept for visa renewal, but not the traditional passbook you update….very user friendly, made the switch 4 years ago……
Graham ******
If you "just received" your Non-O and you live in Karon then you'll need to exit and re-enter Thailand to activate it to use it to open your bank account
John *********
OP@Graham *****
I received the non-O when I went to Cambodia for two weeksGraham ******
@John ********
so you used it to enter and have a 90 day Non-O entry stamp, get a residence certificate from Immigration to open a bank accountMichael *******
SCB never let us down Bangkok Bank FOS…….
Tracy *****************
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Jay ***********
O-A most likely
Stuart *********
How did you get the Non O without a bank account? You applied from outside Thailand?
John *********
OP@Stuart ********
at the end of my 60 days I flew to Cambodia and submitted the E visa online the evening that I arrived. It took 10 business days so two full weeks. But Cambodia it was so cheap. It was not a problem. I had great hotels for less than $30 a night. Getting into Cambodia you just fill out a form on an iPad and pay $30.
Sharron *******
@Stuart ********
Thats what I was wonderfing?Nongnuch ********
@Stuart ********
a very good question. Myself I am wondering, too. If he applied for the 90-days Non-Imm-O by the e-visa system of his home country (which is possible if you got your ducks in a row, like the proof of residency) he has received the visa by Email. If that's what happened, he needs to exit and re-enter Thailand in order to activate the 90 days from that Non-O visa!
Ivan *********
@Stuart ********
how do you get a bank account without a visaActivity
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