Has anyone stuck outside of Thailand tried getting a replacement debit card from Kasikornbank sent overseas? If so, how did you activate it outside the country?

Can anyone recommend a agent that can open a bank account for me please?

I'm loosing the will to live with so many ropes to jump over to get a visa. You need a visa to get the bank account, need a bank account to get a visa 😭 I got a rental agreement, I got a letter from immigration, I got my son a year's visa (he's 5) and still cannot even get them to consider opening me an account, and I take my Thai friend with me 😐

I opened a bank account at Kasikornbank mainly for the purpose of link that account with Grab. I am using Grab a lot and paying by Kasikornbank is 20-100 thb cheaper per ride then when you pay cash.

Opening an account went very smoothly no issues at all. Linking grab with Kasikorn bank seemed not possible so I returned to the bank and asked for help. The lovely lady called the callcenter in Bangkok and she told me that it’s not possible to link any Kasikorn account to Grab if the holder is a foreigner. If it’s a Thai nationality no problem!!

Anyone else has the same issue?

Went to Hua Hin Immigration yesterday to do my retirement extension. I use the regular income method from my super pension and transfer from oz as needed. First went to Blueport weeks ago and told I needed Thai bank statement (not Aust) so I went to Kasikhornbank and got a full statement for 14 months (200baht)

New immigration office is a bit of a nightmare compared to old. Old queuing system not installed. Had to sit with Officer just inside door who "checked" all documents and eventually gave me a number. Place was full of waiting people at 3.30pm

After about 30 minutes my number was called. Officer looked at my statement which showed the deposits which exceeded the amount required per month each month. He consulted a fellow officer and then the boss and told me I needed a further statement from Kasikhornbank International that showed details of the international transfers. Said it could take 2 weeks.

Headed straight to Kasikhornbank with a handwritten note of requirement. Was going good as girl charged me 100 baht for a letter then when gf arrived and explained again what she had been told (and I assume was written on the paper in thai) I was advised a statement from Kasikhornbank International would cost 1500 baht (yes 1500 baht as K had recently raised it's fee for this service) and indeed could take 2 weeks (although I was promised it in I week)

This appears the new requirement as at Immigration I was shown another applicants statement as an example (no privacy in Thailand 😏)

Will be interested to here costs of other banks for this service.