Hi, I am in Thailand on a non O visa and have to open a bank account to make my 800 000 baht deposit - which requires having a six month lease for accommodation. I am finding it quite difficult to find something suitable in Udon Thani as most condos specify a one year lease. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Is there anyone who can open a bank account for me with an ED visa?

I am looking for someone with connections in the bank to open a bank account with, or someone who is a bank employee. I will pay the fee.

Which is the best, most hassle-free bank to open the required visa bank accounr?

Hello everyone. I am a DTV holder like many of you.

I am a YouTuber, and I applied for the DTV visa by myself. The total cost was approximately USD 400. As we all know, DTV holders are generally not allowed to open a Thai bank account. However, I did not stop trying.

I sent emails to several Thai banks explaining that DTV holders need access to banking services while staying in Thailand. Most banks replied with polite rejections. However, Bangkok Bank replied and invited me to visit a branch to discuss the matter with the branch manager. The email also mentioned that opening a bank account would depend on the branch manager’s consideration in my case.

I visited the nearest Bangkok Bank branch with all required documents and mentioned the email invitation. Unfortunately, the branch manager informed me that DTV holders are currently not allowed to open bank accounts. It seemed there was no coordination between the email response and the branch itself. I found this experience somewhat confusing but wanted to share it honestly.

At the moment, I am using TrueMoney, and it is very useful. I upgraded my account to the Advanced level using my driving license. For daily use, it works well.

However, I would like to share one important point for fellow DTV holders:

TrueMoney applies fees after a certain number of transactions. After 30 received transactions and 30 transfer transactions, fees may apply. Merchant payments (such as 7-Eleven, Makro, and other registered merchants) are not included in this count. However, individual payments, such as paying taxi drivers, street food vendors, or personal transfers, are included.

I hope this information is helpful to others in a similar situation.

Thank you, and have a good day.

Anyone have experience with Kasikorn Bank. I just arrived yesterday and my Thai wife and her niece both have accounts there.

visited a couple of banks and it seems that it’s impossible to get a bank account with a holding DTV now. the staff mentioned they are much stricter and only with a letter of employment / retirement visa are you allowed to open an account

not sure if anyone had any success?

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When opening a bank account in Thailand to transfer the 800k baht required for retirement visa is this in a savings or current account? 🙏

Is it possible to open a joint bank account in Thailand, my gf is Thai. I’m on dtv and not that critical I get a bank account but would be useful to have!

Have tried on my own but no success

DTV approved, anyone have any tips to open a thai bank account, if it's not possible with DTV is it possible with an agent in Bangkok? Unable to find any solid on this so far.