What local IDs and banking options are available for holders of an ED visa in Thailand?

Reconsider if a Thai bankaccount is need-to-have or nice-to-have.

Banks in Thailand are like everywhere in the world, interested in having good stable custormers, 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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Alternative, you can use any agency office to open a bank account for you. They will charge you 5k baht. That's the fastest and easiest way to get a bank account.

Ask the school to give you papers to open bank account. They ask the government for it, it may take like a month. Then take those to the bank.

You need a residence certificate from Immigration to open a bank account

It highly depends, really visa doesn't matter much at all. You can get a drivers license if you meet the requirements to get a drivers license. You can get a pink id card in some places with little requirements and in some it's almost impossible.

A bank account is pretty easy, you can really open on any visa, but having an Ed helps. If you get a resident certificate, and a letter from you school you shouldn't have an issue, but it can be done without as well, but you might have to try multiple places and be persistent.

Are you refering to the Pink ID if so dont think they will issue that with ED visa

Yes you can open a bank account