They want to see that you have at least 500.000 Baht in a bankaccount in your name, in a account where you can access them immidiately.

For further information, search or scroll the group, since it is answered close to every day.

In Thailand it is the norm, that new things are not publiced in detail until the last moment, before it comes into force.

So forget about doing anything in advance.

Wait until a week before travelling, then ( perhaps ) everything will be better informed, from your airline, travelagency, Thai Embassy websites etc.

It is the worst possibel time to change bank.

Be happy you have a Thai bank account and live with the bank you have allready.

Won't work in most banks.

You need to have stayed for months at a permanent adress on a long lease or owner, show a monthly large deposit to the account, which are easy traceable.

or in short be reagarded as a thru resident and not a tourist.

Banks in Thailand are like everywhere in the world, interested in having good stable custormers, that have a permanent address, a steady easy traceable income, and use the account all year round.

That is why the banks are reluctant to give accounts to people on short time ( read: tourist ) visas, and who only spend part of the year in Thailand.

Don’t expect to get a residence certificat, until you have stayed at a permanent adress in at least 3 month, since that is what the residence certificat should confirm.

Furthermore the added attention on whitewashing of money, is an added burden on the banks, so reluctant depositing large amounts isn’t a guaranteed way to open an account.

The value of a resident certificat, had gone down, since Immigration Officers are giving them to people that are not on a longterm visa, or have stayed severel months at 1 adress in Thailand, so even if it is a formal requirement, the bank make up their own assesment of the stability of the want-to-be customer.

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Passportholders from 93 countrys are getting 60 day visa exempt when arriving in Thailand, with the option to extend 30 days at a Immigration office ( 1900 Baht )

Visa exempt was changed from 30 to 60 days 2024

This tread is about the present rules in effect now, not historic discontinued rules.

That is not specific for Thailand, most other countrys also categories tourist travel to be up to 3 months.

International conventions also build on 3 month as a “limit” for tourist travel, such as ex. travelinsurance, international driver license, acccess to bankaccounts, resident status etc., that combined with national laws / rules but up by the individual countrys.

Best to apply from your homecountry since they will be familiar with the way documents are issued in that country, and it can expedite the visa proces, and make it easier.

You will also save travel expenses to go to, and stay in a 3 country, for the duration of the visa proces.

Better to wait in the comfort of your home instead of a hotelroom.