@Max *****

I am not aware of any banking app on this planet that does such a thing, it’s totally impracticable. Kbank and Bangkok Bank let you log in by password

@Max *****

you don’t need to have money on it, just for it to exist in their database, a cheap prepaid works fine

@Max *****

I used a prepaid card for this. AIS gives you a receipt with your name and passport number and you take it to the bank if you change your phone number

@Stuart ********

my family which is made of Thais and foreigners on retirement visas all use Kbank. I was using one of my Thai relatives phone numbers, everyone else was using theirs and I was the only one notified through the app to have it changed.

There is no obligation for all account holders to go to the bank to confirm ownership of the phone number, they already know whether it matches or not. This is what a bank branch manager at Kbank and a guy from their IT department told me there on the phone.

It would be impracticle otherwise, imagine what a disaster it would be if they limited access to millions on the 30 of April

@Roger *******

only for mobile banking

@Daniel ***********

if they use AIS they only have to provide the receipt from the company. I had this problem last month and I went to my banks with the receipt to have it fixed in time. Kasikorn bank has warned the account holders about this 3 months ago

@Aki *******

go to the Bank, give them your new number. They have a system there linked with AIS and other telephone companies where they can check wether your phone number associated with mobile banking is in your name, or not

@Cucina ****

they would make it a lot easier for them and for everyone else if they gave a fixed number of days per year that you can spend in the country as a tourist. How the policy stands now it is absolutely irrational since some people get punished for nothing while serial border hoppers are still allowed to operate with impunity

@Cucina ****

i don’t plan on getting a long term visa, as far as I am concerned 4 months should not cause any problems. I usually spend 2-3 months outside the country anyway. A lot of Thai tourism is people coming back. If they were to start systematically denying entry to people like me they would really screw up. On the other hand I am not surprised that they deny border runners. I have not done a single border run since 2001 when I first visited the country

I will give an advice as someone who spends 4-5 months a year in Thailand on tourist visas, or exemptions, and who at one time had an ED visa (which has not attracted any attention from immigration). Don’t attempt more than two trips a year without a long term visa, 4-5 months is possible, but more is risky.