Which banks in Thailand welcome Non-O retirement visa holders to open bank accounts?

None. It's the degree to which they hassle you that differs

I have used KASIKORN BANK close to 20 years- using SWIFT to transfer between Canada- TD BANK - BANK - never an issue

Bangkok Bank is the best if you have everything serious what you need and if you dont use a agent

SCB is good. Go to the branch and ask them what they will require to open you an account. Get everything ready.

Get a Residency Certificate from Immigration and produce it in lieu of a Yellow Book. At same time ask Immigration for preferred banks as my local office even gives out a listing. Avoid Bangkok Bank for many reasons.

Suggest start with bank branches close to your regional immigration office, they will have more experience. You'll need statements etc on the day of applying for extension, so local to the office helps!

Small local village and town branches generally don't want the hassle.

Good luck with yellow house book, you'll generally need to have been living in Thailand at least 6 month, very, very dependent on the local ampur office.

I have found Kasikorn Bank very good, the only bank to avoid is the Bangkok bank.

getting Tm30, resident certificate, driving license etc.. costs money and time. If i were you, I just go to any of banks near you. And ask what they want or if they can open an account for foreigner etc.. just bring your passport and lease agreement ( if available) without anything else. according to banks reactions, you can know what you need. Again, some banks or branches do not want foreigners. Just dont want foreigners.. So this bank or branch will just pass to another one. Some banks or branches only need your passport and visa in it. some needs resident certificate and driving license, Thai phone number ownership certificate etc.. If you have good luck, you just can find a bank that just opens your bank account with your passport only. Good luck to you.

I am on a Non O visa and need to open a bank account. I am in Isaan and have a residence certificate from immigration and a new phone contract.

I went to two banks yesterday. The first, SCB, said that they could not open an account until I have the extension of the visa. Pointing out that I couldn't get the extension without the bank account, they would not budge. The second, Kasikorn, would not recognise the residence certificate and said I needed a yellow book.

Today we are off to register our UK marriage at the amphur and hopefully get the yellow book after.

We are in a small provincial town in Udon Thani and I am not sure whether it is the bank staff that are not fully conversant with the immigration process or if there is a tightening of the bank rules. The staff at SCB said they are tightening the rules for opening an account because of the abuse by foreigners in using accounts. This leads me to think they are confusing tourist visas with Non O visas. I cannot believe there are many that are using Non O visas just to get a bank account and not going through with the extension process.

If getting the yellow book proves difficult, we will have to go to one of the big cities and try banks that may be more used to dealing with foreigners.

I had good luck with Kasikorn in Hua Hin last year. They were great to work with while all the government rules were randomly changing daily. The app works great too. Good luck Sir!

Whatever bank you choose, check what kind of documents you need.

Use wise much better rate i use rbc in Canada and they convert to usd first and then to thb and you get bad exchange rates on both. wise uses the mid market rate and its same day on most transfers

Go with SCB or Kasikorn, stay away from Bangkok Bank.

It’s more a question of which branch will accept a Non-O than which bank.

Get a residence certificate and a Thai SIM card. Bring your passport and national driving licence, then just try a few branches.

I transfer money from Europe to Thailand and it normally arrives within a couple of days.

Do you already have a Non-O Visa ?

Are you in home country or Thailand ?

Are you familiar with Wise

Many choose to move from Home bank to Wise to Thai bank

Any Thai bank that uses Wise is fine - probably not Bangkok Bank