Bank staff don't know anything about immigration. OX visa is simply not used.

In order to open a bank account they just need to be on a long-term visa or extension. Even a non-O visa suffices, and it's only 90 days. Those 90 days are meant for opening the bank account you must have in order to get the 1-year extension.

But each bank branch manager sets their requirements for that bank branch. There are many that simply won't deal with foreigners so they will make rules that are impossible. Just go to the next bank branch down the street and try there. Eventually you'll find one that will open a bank account with a long-term visa and a residence certificate from immigration.

Don't even bother trying if he's in Thailand as a tourist, as banks no longer open accounts for tourists.

@Jeff ******

Deleted it then

@Jean-marc *******

since July 2024, visa exempt was increased to 60 days. So visa exempt and tourist visa are both 60 day entries. And both can be extended for 30 days.

In your case, the was likely no point in doing the application and you wasted your money.

Both not everyone qualifies for visa exempt and therefore they need a tourist visa. And at some point visa exempt may go back to 30 days.

You are correct that there is no point in arguing, because you are wrong.

You should check what you are applying for before you actually apply.

A tourist visa is valid for 90 days. That means you have 90 days to enter Thailand.

When you enter Thailand, you then receive a tourist entry stamp, which is valid for 60 days of permission to stay in Thailand.

You can go to your local immigration office near the end of your 60 days and apply one time for a 30-day tourism extension.

A tourist visa is ALWAYS for 60 days when you enter Thailand.

@Russell *****

That doesn't make it legal.

@Paul ******

Never heard of that before. And it sounds like if it does exist, it would be a process for Thais and not for foreigners.

I also doubt a DLT would ever send someone to a police station when they're already at the DLT.

Nobody will see anything. You won't even go to a person. Exiting Thailand is through automated gates.

They'll see your re-entry permit when you return and attempt to enter Thailand. That's when you need to make sure they stamp you in correctly.

Police have nothing to do with getting a license. Maybe they want you to have a residence certificate from immigration and there's a miscommunication.

Only the DLT can issue drivers licenses.

@Nick ********

then why would you spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a visa when you already qualify for a regular one?

Yes