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What bank should I choose in Patong after receiving my Non-O visa?

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Mar 23, 2025

6 days ago

John *********

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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 

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TLDR : 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.

6 days ago

John *********

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@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.

5 days ago

Parker ********************

@Jim ******

yes, he was very sketchy as to how he obtained it in the first place. Sounds like some sort of miracle?

5 days ago

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Parker ********************

J **************

1900 baht return and you will like it

6 days ago

Bulent ********

Hello, did you work with a company for your retirement visa or did you do it yourself?

6 days ago

John *********

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@Bulent *******

5 days ago

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John *********

Craig *******

You get little in interest. Bkk bank will throw in some health insurance. SCB are easy to deal with

6 days ago

Michael *******

SCB Easi Pass pays 2.5% interest…….

6 days ago

Nongnuch ********

@Michael ******

hey . . . the "SCB Easy Pass" is the SCB online banking App. . . . What you mean is called SCB Easy Savings Account

6 days ago

Michael *******

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……

5 days ago

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Michael *******

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

6 days ago

John *********

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@Graham *****

I received the non-O when I went to Cambodia for two weeks

5 days ago

Graham ******

@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 account

5 days ago

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Graham ******

Michael *******

SCB never let us down Bangkok Bank FOS…….

6 days ago

Tracy *****************

6 days ago

Jay ***********

O-A most likely

6 days ago

Stuart *********

How did you get the Non O without a bank account? You applied from outside Thailand?

6 days ago

John *********

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@Stuart ********

5 days ago

Sharron *******

@Stuart ********

Thats what I was wonderfing?

6 days ago

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!

6 days ago

Ivan *********

@Stuart ********

how do you get a bank account without a visa

6 days ago

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Ivan *********

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