What is a certificate of residence and do I need a lease agreement to open a bank account in Thailand with a Non O-A visa?

Banks in Thailand are like everywhere in the world, interested in having good stable customers, 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 reluctant 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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Go to a different branch

Bangkok bank didnt say what the form is they need but showed me an example it is the translated copy stamped by your embassy

You go to your embassy and get a copy of your passport page stamped then get it translated to thai

Bangkok bank needs a copy of translated passport page stamped at your embassy then translated you also need a letter from immigration once you have a certificate of residency the letter is okay ing the bank to open a bank account I recently did this

Bangkok Bank will have a whole new list of reasons why they will not open an account for you. Currently, they are not willing to do what you need. Go to Krungthai Bank for helpful and immediate assistance.

The last time I went to Bangkok bank. They did give me a printed copy to bring to my embassy to get them to stamp. Try asking them for a printed copy ?

I had to get yellow house book and Thai I'd card from City Hall , Would not accept certificate from immigration

So not good apply for my visa in state immigration office why is that I want retirement visa long term

Immigration issues a certificate of residence but some embassies issues an equivalent to that certificate. Thats the one the bank asked for. You can ask them if immigrations certificate will suffice.

You didn't get your visa from immigration if you have a non-OA visa. You got it from a Thai embassy.

A certificate of residence is issued by immigration.

Whether or not you need a lease will be up to each individual bank branch and what their policy is for new bank accounts. The manager at each branch gets to set the requirements. If you don't like the requirements at the branch you go to, leave and go to another one.

Q1) To open a Bangkok Bank account you need a certificate of residency. You get this from your local immigration office.

Q2) Most branches require a 1 year lease agreement or proof of ownership on a property.