@Ant **********

you CAN be asked for proof of funds from Immigration. If THAT happens, you need to show CASH. No bank statements, no credit cards. ONLY CASH will be accepted. 20,000 THB in cash or the equivalent in USD, GBP or Euro

@Maitin ******

complete nonsense. If it doesn't work, after visiting three banks in vain, use an agent service, as 5000 THB will get you a bank account opened if you have entered on the correct visa. And if you move to another province, just take your existing bank account with you. You don't have to open a new account, you just moved your adress, you visit a branch in your new location and change the adress

@Sanchez ******

No. Being on a Non-Imm-O visa type or on an extension out of a former Non-Imm-O visa type does not require a mandatory health insurance

@Jesper ******

many people who managed to open a bank account by themselves have reported that the bank forces them to contract an accident or Life insurance, costing them 5000 THB a year. I'd rather avoid this and pay the agent

in case you want to apply for the initial Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa inside Thailand, a process called "change of visa type", you need a rental contract of a minimum of 3-6 months and a minimum of 800,000 THB sitting in a Thai bank account in your sole name. In case you are married to a Thai husband, you don't need any financial proof, but you would need a rental contract and the TM30

when you apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa through the online E-Visa System of the Thai embassy in your home country, your proof of residence can be an utility bill or your driver's licence or a similar document. For the renewal of the 1-year Extension inside Thailand, you need to be TM30 registered as proof of residence

@Jesper ******

the 6-months lease contract is the pre-requisite to do a "change of visa type" from a touristic entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-visa type. It is a requirement from Immigration, not from a bank. If a bank asks for for such, LEAVE them as they are completey ignorant and incompetent and making up their own rules pulling them out of their noses

@Jesper ******

if this happens, the bank staff are incompetent imbeciles. Then you should contact an agent, pay 5000 THB and get your bank account opened until next day. Period. We still haven't heard ANY reports of agents being unable to open a bank account for somebody who is on a 90-Days Non-Imm-O visa type

Max Fredriksson we are a visa advice group. We do NOT support rumours spread from you (for which you are known and already have a very BAD reputation) or telltale-fairy tales from people we don't know. It is ABSOLUTELY and DEFINITELY possible to get a residence certificate from Immigration while you are a guest in a hotel. It is a pre-requisite to get a bank account opened, and MOST Immigrations of all 85 Immigrations will be helping you with it. THAT's a FACT

@Grant ********

Well, this obviously was the price because you entered on a Non-Imm-O visa. Because on this visa, opening a bank account is a breeze. So you only paid for the 12-months extension and didn't have to use own funds. The same would also be the quote of the threadstarter agency - 30-32,000 THB. And a re-entry permit would cost something on top of this price. You have to understand what this topic is about: It refers to the "change of visa type" from a touristic entry to a 90-days visa and from there to the 12-months extension. On a touristic entry, you cannot get a bank account opened any more since February 2025 - THIS is the hurdle the threadstarter offers to remove