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 even 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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Another victim to RUMOURS, that haven’t been through parlament.

If it ever will be reality, then you can read it on Thai Embassy websites.

Well the price is 1900 Baht.

Are they certified by Thai authorities to do DTV

DO NOT USE AGENTS

Especialy with the DTV, they can’t help you much, but ask for very high prices, but you have to do the difficult part on collecting the right documents.

@Nicole *********

Stop misinforming people.

THERE IS NO WAY TO CHOOSE 7-day EXTENSION.

And you do not want to have that stamp in your passport, it’s a clear alarm that you have not been compliant with with Thai law.

You can not do a 7 day extension, only 30 days.

The 7-days extension stamp is a red flag in your immigration history, and much worse than 1 day overstay.

Never overstay !

Make a extension, even when it cost more.

If your flight is early, you can pass the Immigration before midnight, then you haven’t overstayed.

Next time only count to 58 days.

Cherk the processing time at the Embassy website