@Jim ******

No.

I have opened all of my accounts with a pre-paid SIM.

Last ones around 3 months ago.

But even if you did in fact genuinely need that, you will need to go to Immigration for a Residence Certificate to open a bank account anyway, so I don't really see the problem here. Just get both of at the same time.

Some offices give them out the same day as the application. Mileage will vary on that.

I assume that money back guarantee only applies to their actual service fee and not the fee for the visa.

@Pete ******

I stand corrected, but those are obviously special cases. 😅

@Pete ******

Tell me one tourist account that lets you open a bank account, please

Anonymous participant 924

But it is a tourist visa. So not eligible for bank account.

Anonymous participant 448 As far as I can understand it, actual bills can be paid at for example 7 Eleven.

You should apply for the Non-O based on retirement before you arrive.

Don't need to make it stupid expensive by hiring an agent.

The Non-O should enable you to get a bank account, which you will need to get sorted and filled with the required amount of money for your 1 year extension within the first 30 days of your arrival.

DTV is classified as a tourist visa.

Tourist visas are no eligible for bank account, and even agents are not really opening them for people on tourist visas anymore.

สมองควาย ๒๕๖๘ Why would it matter what Thais do?

สมองควาย ๒๕๖๘ lamination keeps the document reusable.

Pretty sure they give it back to you anyway.