Which banks allow account opening with a 90-day Non-O retirement visa for transferring 800,000 THB?

All residential banks here but steer clear of Bangkok bank.

Also some are preferred by Wise as well David Vankerkhoven

Thai bank account opening MINIMUM pre-requisites:

*** have a longterm visa, like a 90-days Non-Imm-visa type, an LTR or Non-O/A

*** be properly registered per TM30 Online System at your accommodation

*** visit Immigration and get the “certificate of residence”. Immigration in this document will ask the bank explicitly to open a bank account for the applicant

*** have a Thai mobile number and the SIM-card registered to your name and passport number

*** your passport as a valid document of identification

(some banks have started to ask you for another piece of identification, like your home country driver’s license)

*** a work permit (only if applicable – it is NOT a mandatory requirement!)

Here a list of NOT commonly NECESSARY pre-requisites, but which CAN get asked from (incompetent!!) bank staff:

*** a rental contract - actually irrelevant- but it is okay if you got one, or if you got a blue housebook indicating ownership of a condo.

*** a third piece of identification (check above)

*** a mandatory life-insurance or accident insurance the bank offers you for yearly 5000 Baht (they love to earn a sidekick)

*** your foreign Tax-number or Social Security number (which would be okay so far, why not)

Try several branches of different banks, you might find one that opens an account for you under the minimal requirements. Sometimes it takes a day or two of running around until you find a bank willing to help you.

I don’t recommend Bangkok Bank. Better get a Kasikorn or Siam Commercial Bank Plc. Account. Other good banks are Khrungthai and Khrungsri

In case you consistently meet bank staff who resist and pull out of their noses random requirements, use the service of an agent. In Pattaya for example, you can get your Thai bank account opened for 5000 THB.

K bank. Impossible Bkk bank

K green bank at market village. No problems, helpful staff

Have opened an account 3 months ago for your same purpose in Kasikorn in Phuket. They asked me for TM30 or residential agreement lease contract, mobile number (also not registered) Visa copy and passport in original to show. One hour and was done. Also have an account on Bangkok Bank but I'm very disappointed, want to close it ASAP.

I've had good luck with both SCB and Bangkok Bank Central Chaengwattana branches.

i would open a few different accounts. its always handy

Dag David, ik heb de dag nadat ik in Thailand aankwam een bankrekening geopend bij kasikornbank zonder problemen. Zorg dat je het bewijs van verblijf hebt , en een Thais telefoonnummer geregistreerd op uw naam, en uiteraard uw visum. Veel succes.

Try UOB .

You already have the non-O retirement visa. What you need the bank account for is the one year extension. I use and like SCB.

In preparation you can make sure a TM30 has been filed where you live and then go and request a certificate of residence from immigration which may or may not be asked for by the bank, it certainly can't hurt. Register a SIM card to your passport and get a receipt from the internet provider and take that along to the bank to activate mobile banking app.

You can probably open a bank account at any of them with a 90 day O. But they will possibly all have different other requirements. Pick a bank that is convenient to you, then go in and ask what they require at that bank.

Kasikorn is usually pretty good. Got My accounts in about an hour after SCB said no.

Avoid Bangkok Bank. They are a nightmare to deal with and do not want business from farangs. I recommend Kasikorn, K-Bank.

Bangkok Bank has had some difficulties in recent times. They implemented stricter KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements and were subjected to a large scamming loss that involved some of its own staff. As a result of these two events, the bank stopped allowing tourists and short-stayers to open new bank accounts, use mobile banking, or apply for credit cards.

The 2.2 billion baht scam involved corrupt bank employees who helped Chinese nationals open fraudulent "mule accounts" for call-center fraud operations. Over this period, many accounts were frozen and sometimes closed. In addition, to get a banking certificate for a visa extension, you now have to maintain a balance for 4 months (not 2 months like Immigration requires). If you have less than 2 months, you must freeze the funds for 4 months at the point of issuing the bank certificate.

As a result, they lost a lot of goodwill and customers switched to KBank or another bank.

You shouldn’t have any issue with any bank in case you have a Non-O visa.

I recommend you think of this as a 3 visit process.

No 1

Visit your chosen bank and ask them to open an account… this is to discover what documents you have versus what they want.

No 2

Go to immigration to get the missing documents.

No 3

Back to the bank to open.

K (green one) at central.

Whatever bank will let you. It's a matter of going to different banks, and different branches even of the same bank, until you find one that will let you open an account.