@Pete ******

I opened mine with a pink id and yellow house book

@Philip ******

I did it all by myself

DL and all paperwork with Dr note cost me ฿915

Talked my way through it at K-Bank took 30 min no money

AIS took 15 min no extra money

@Phil *******

fyi

With the Pink ID card and 13 digit Thai ID you can use that to get a DL, SIM card and on your Bank Acct

@Pete ******

the OP asked about a yellow book

I answered his question

Not sure what you’re asking

@Pete ******

if you reside in Pattaya and own a condo there have been reports of the Amphur office giving blue books to foreigners

So each place is different

If you own a condo no problems

If you’re living with a Thai significant other and they add you to the blue house book…no problem

If your landlord is cool and adds you to the blue house book for a nominal fee…no problem

If you’re cool with a Thai household that accepts you as family ahd adds you to a blue house book…no problem

That’s it that’s how you do it

It’s more like the correct visa than the best bank

All the banks need to do is put some kind of fraud mechanism on the accts

2 factor authorization, acct freezing if a big transaction is noticed, 2-3 days to clear transactions etc etc etc

I just keep it digitally in the notes app in IOS

@Darren *****

you have to Barney proof everything in life

It’s always better to have and not need than to need and not have