Expatriate Banking
Wise accepted my DTV Muay Thai visa along with my Thai driving license, even though it was issued more than 3 months ago, no need for any extra paperwork, accepted in like 5 minutes
DTV holders can no longer open a full TrueMoney account, unless they have a Thai driving license or own a condo, existing full accounts are not affected
Just a quick question... I know that to get a retirement visa, you need a deposit of 800,000 baht in a Thai bank. Banks offer different types of accounts: current, savings, and fixed deposits. Fixed deposits offer bette…
*Edited With the challenges at B of B I decided to open a new account elsewhere. As much as I support battling fraud I don’t believe the bank’s approach is of sound mind or ….. I walked into Krungthai with my lease, pas…
Bank account update. Hi last week I posted here asking for personal experiences opening a bank account and I got some helpful advice. I also got the usual doom sayer , keyboard warrior stuff suggesting I had no chance w…
My husband went to three banks today in Chiang Mai trying to open a bank account with his DTV. All saying they couldn’t do it. Anyone have success opening a bank account recently?
Question for those receiving social security from the United States in Thailand Do you maintain a US address of record? Direct deposit to US Bank and then transfer to Thai bank? Trying to get things in order for my move…
I have Non B extension of stay based on married to Thai. Can my bank account go below 200k as long as it is back to 400k 3 months before I apply for my next extension? Sorry to ask again but I have conflicting informati…
Anyone else having issues with Wise ( transferwise)? I always use them with no issue. Tried 4 times to transfer money yesterday and it just fails. Phoned my bank, they said try again, but still fails.
Hopefully a helpful (and visa related enough) message for all US citizens in the BKK area grappling with the coming end of affidavits out of the embassy: opening a Thai bank account can be ‘challenging’ but it is now re…