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@An**
your opinion. They will be speaking to his Thai accountants.
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@Anastasia **********
yes its in their site. You need a valid passport with 6 months left
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@John *********
correct. He won't give advice yeh he rumbles but alot of so called tax agents have too. Like any business you need to ascertain if your advice meets your needs
Phil ******
Anonymous participant 174 seek advice from a Thai tax accountant. I suspect speak to Ben at Integrity Legal
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@ANONYMOUS MEMBER Yes there's always a chance they may cancel your visa
Phil ******
Ts an occupation banned for foreign nationals here make contact with Integrity Legal as they have thai accountants.
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@Tree ******
they have numbers now to unfreeze. From my friend Greg. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ โ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ข ๐๐š๐ง๐ค ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ

More and more foreigners in Thailand are facing the same nightmare: accounts suddenly frozen.

No warning. No access. No way to pay bills or even buy lunch.

Soโ€ฆ whatโ€™s your Plan B?

โœ… Smart Safeguards

Multi-Currency Debit Cards

Wise โ†’
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Revolut โ†’ revolut.com

N26 โ†’ n26.com

Payoneer โ†’ payoneer.com

Remitly โ†’ remitly.com

Hold THB or auto-convert from USD/EUR at real rates. Works at 7-Eleven, Big C, and ATMs. Add to Apple Pay/Google Pay โ†’ scan Thai QR codes like locals.

Keep an Overseas Account Active

Donโ€™t close your home account. Link your Wise/Revolut card to spend in Thailand. Even if your local account freezes, youโ€™re still liquid.

Fintech Platforms

Use Wise, Payoneer, or Remitly for cross-border bill payments and transfers. Faster and cheaper than SWIFT.

Local Anchors

Property ownership, marriage visas, or long-term visas give stronger eligibility. Banks are far less likely to target these than tourist accounts.

Split Your Risk

Donโ€™t rely on one bank. Keep part overseas, part in fintech, part local. If one channel freezes, the others keep you going.

โ„๏ธ If Your Account Is Frozen

Call 1441 โ†’ press 2 (anti-scam/unfreeze hotline)

If unresolved, escalate via BOT hotline 1213 (Financial Consumer Protection Center).

File a complaint with BOTโ€™s Financial Consumer Protection Center (FCC):

Call 1213 or email
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Submit via BOT Helps & Complaints portal

Include passport, account number, branch, visa, proof of address, and evidence of legitimate transactions.

Visit your original branch with:

Passport & visa docs

Proof of Thai address

Thai mobile number in your name

Bank statements / recent transaction evidence

Show proof of legal status (work, retirement, marriage, long-term visa).

Ask the bank to release only the โ€œsuspicious portionโ€ of funds (per BOT guidance).

โš ๏ธ Reality Check

Crackdowns on mule accounts and scams are driving this โ€” but many innocent foreigners are caught in the net.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Donโ€™t wait until your account is frozen. Build your backup plan now.