What should I do about my Bangkok Bank account after being out of Thailand for over a year?

@Tony *********

my accountbwas frozen for 3 days. Deposits were still accepted.

Same happen to me

I did not know that my account was Frozen as I was receiving the same update every day on my account balance and it was no notation in the account on my application. It was when my normal monthly transfer from overseas of 65,000 Baht was rejected by Bangkok Bank and multiple phone calls were made with Bangkok Bank asking me to talk to wise to find out what they were told as to why Bangkok Bank rejected my transfer. Once I had the rejection code and gave it to the telephone clerks of Bangkok Bank was I informed my account had been closed. I went to the bank spent 30 minutes which seems to be the average for English speaker with one teller available and what's happening about 3 hours. I was told I would be contacted by the head office which has not yet happened and it appears as though the monthly transfer method for satisfying the financial requirements of long-term Visa of 65,000 baht has become so expensive, using Swift transfer cost me 3% on the USD/Baht conversion, that it's better to keep $800,000 baht in the account that does not earn interest as that money must remain free to be moved as per immigration requirements.

@David ******

I agree. when I registered my phone only my first and last name to put down by the sales clerk my middle name was not. this is definitely one area that I can see why my account was frozen.

@Martyn **********

are they? The bank official I asked about this said they can only freeze Thai accounts with court orders? Just curious

@Martyn **********

only shady foreigners and Thais are having accounts locked. If you follow the rules and have basic common sense you won’t have a locked account

@Graham *****

Not always!

@Graham *****

Its becoming a global problem.

I had last week a letter to say ANZ were investigating 2 (obsolete) accounts I had.

And failure to provide information and my accounts would be suspended

.in Australia.

@Graham *****

they don't give you prior notice they lock the account and give you 30 days to go to the branch you opened the account at and once you've produced all the documentation they require you can still wait up to 3 weeks 🙉

@Pete ******

many of my friends struggling with banking in pattaya whilst I was there, all ex pats

@Pete ******

not true. Many immigrants and Thai citizens have been affected. It's all well documented.

@Pete ******

They are also blocking university students' accounts, making it hard for them to pay fees, rental etc.

Incorrect I'm on a non o 13 years mine was frozen and married to a thai

@Pete ******

I am on visa NonO si ne one year … and Frozen for the moment, i have access to my a acount but uneable to use it…

Going to See them in 15 days…

@Pete ******

Many Thais have also had their accounts frozen...