What should I do upon entering Thailand with my DTV visa and how can I open a Thai bank account?

Go from bank to bank or pay an agent about 5000

A bank account can easily be opened with an agent.

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 like DTV, which are not eligable to get a bankaccount.

Don’t expect to get a residence certificat, that will be recognized by banks, 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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Print the pdf of the visa , there will be no visa sticker placed in your passport. For bank account it will be very difficult as DTV is just a glorified tourist visa.