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I am going to Thailand soon for permanent stay. My wife is Thay and we plan to live in Isan. We do not yet have a permanent address.

I have seen that it’s best practice to enter Thailand on a 90 day non-O visa. That makes me very nervous. I will need to open a bank account, get money into the account, and the timeframe is really very short. I understood the THB400k money must be on the account two months before applying for the extension. The extension must be requested no later than 15 days before the expiration date of the visa.

That leaves only 2 weeks to open an account and get money on it.

We will stay in Bangkok the first few weeks to arrange various things, so we will open the bank account in Bangkok (BKK bank). Will they give us trouble if we do not yet have a fixed address? Can we open an account using a hotel address? Can anyone refer us to a financial service company which can assist in opening a bank account for a reasonable fee?

Any (good) help is appreciated.

Banking question.

So an agent in Pattaya can open the account for me as I am having difficulties opeining one on my TR60.

However they would use own TM30 because I am based in Issan. That would then mean any post would go to the address they have set up. So I asked the question can I change my address after the account is set up on the same day. They say this is not possible. Obviously from a security standpoint it’s not safe to have bank mail going to someone else’s address.

So what have other people done?

Also I will be in Bangkok for a day or two does anyone know of a bank branch that are currently allowing TR60 to open an account?

Hi all,

Can you get a residence certificate in a different province to your 90 day / tm30?

I'm in isan and buying a car don't fancy travelling home just to get a RC