Just a head up for people with a Barclays Premier account in the UK.

Transfers are free from these accounts to a Thai Bank account.

Before you start

To complete an international payment you’ll need:

a PINsentry device

the IBAN or SWIFTBIC number of the bank you’re paying intoThey will

let you know how long the payment will take and if there are any charges before you confirm.

Today’s exchange rate is 42.93 GBP to the Baht

I know this doesn’t suit everyone but it’s for information purposes only

Also if you are trying to transfer 800k baht in from wise you can only do this in 50k baht increments so it’s a. Minimum of 16 transactions at approximately £8 for each one.

I’ll let everyone do the maths on this one

Just watching a YouTuber who says he's lived in Bangkok for the last 10 years, and doesn't have a Thai bank account?! Is this a wind up, it seems most of the posts on here are about the importance of opening a Thai bank account?

So I went to a random local bank to ask the question of opening up an account on a DTV status? The teller told me I either have to be employed by a Thai company or be on a retirement visa. Is it safe to say that this is not possible whilst being on a DTV?

Please let me know your personal experiences and suggestions if there is a possibility of being successful. CNX location.

Khop khun Krub in advance 🙏🏼

Just sharing my experience with the others here. There was a lot of talk last month about how we DTV holders could get bank accounts at the TTB bank branch at True Digital Park. In my case, I went there and, while they tried to be very helpful, they would not grant me an account since I am a freelancer and don't have an employment contract. They referred me to their main headquarters branch saying that I might be able to get one there. I then went to the main branch but again, I was rejected since I don't have a contract. But it did sound like I could have gotten one if I'd had a contract. Without a bank account, I'm going to be forced to pay my rent by depositing cash to my landlord's bank account (which the banks will allow you to do). I'll also have to pay my electric bill using cash at the 7-Eleven. I'll probably also be able to pay my water bill with cash. I've been approached by a number of so-called "agents" who say they can get me a bank account, but I'm suspicious and don't think the hefty fees they charge are worth the convenience. I've heard that True Wallet and Revolut can be used to do QR code charges, but I haven't tried them yet. I'm sure there will be people here who say they're DTV freelancers and managed to get a bank account on their own. I say, good for them, but I wasn't able to.

On another topic, I left Thailand recently for a few days and I had to show my DTV visa when I passed through immigration, so be sure to take yours if you leave. Just having the DTV stamp in my passport wouldn't have been enough to allow me back in.

Hope this helps!

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Niche DTV bank account post info that might help others in a similar situation. I've had a BKK bank account for a few years that I opened on a Non-O retirement visa back before DTV's were a thing. Switched to DTV when it came out as it works best for the wife and I. My debit card expired last week and I'm on a new passport since I opened the bank account. Thought uh-oh I'm on a DTV now, maybe BKK bank won't let me get a new card. They sent all the details off to Bangkok head office and 1 week later I had a new debit card good for 4 years. So even though we are now on DTV's I could still get a new debit card. While bank people were helping me and talking in Thai I could hear the phrase DTV a couple of times so they definitely knew I was on one. Only thing I use the card for is Grab as we always do card-less ATM withdrawals to avoid skimmers. The card spent it's life in a drawer and only when Grab stopped working did I know it had expired.

hi

i got my DTV and i am searching for a thai bank to open account (I am in bangkok now) but right now all banks told me they cant open with DTV visa, anyone had same experience? any advice? thank you

Hi. I have a single thai savings account keeping the 800k as well as monthly xfers of 65k. I regularly draw from the 65k for living expenses with a debit card.

I would like to seperate these to 2 different accounts so the 800k is 100% safe.

If I go to the bank and ask for a second account, is it important to keep the 800k in the same account? Or will immigration accept seeing it bump over to the other account?

I ask because of the debit card - if I should request one for the new account or if they tell me to use the one card for the current account. Hope that makes sense. I will ask the same question at the bank but welcome any pointers here for immigration purposes. Thanks