@Steve *********

Visited every bank I could find in Tha Bo, Nong Khai and Si Chiang Mai with a 90-day non-o Evisa and after a week and a half I finally got a bank account at Krungthai. I think I was the first Evisa they had seen and they had no idea how to deal with it, not realizing it was the same as a non-o visa without the paperwork. 2 banks told me to get a driver's license, did that, then I get a " sorry, we still can't do it" They wanted a certificate of residency which Nong Khai won't do for a bank account but they will do for a driver's license. The banks won't take accept a copy of the driver's license CoR for a bank account. They didn't even know how to scan an American passport, I had to show them.

@Brandon ***********

I had a branch manager in a Krungsri branch in Nong Khai tell me over and over that my 90-day non-o Evisa wasn't a long stay nor a retirement visa even though it says both of those things on the printed-out pdf. I showed him the Email, the printout and he was having none of it. I don't think he had ever seen the Evisa, so it couldn't have been real in his eyes.

@Tim ********

Nong Khai immigration wouldn't give me a certificate of residency for a bank account in November. They did give me one to get a driver's license, but the banks won't accept a copy. Immigration said the bank needs to request a CoR and none of them would. Even with the 90 non-o it was still a pain to accomplish. Many no's and only one yes from Krungthai. You can only transfer 49,999 each day with them, so not the best option. Turned out to be my only option though.

I was in Tha Bo in November on a 90- day non- o evisa and it was still a pain. The banks all wanted a certificate of residency, which Nong Khai immigration wouldn't do for me for a bank account. They did do a CoR for driver's license, but the banks wouldn't accept a copy of it. Finally was able to open an account with Krungthai in Si Chaing Mai. Every bank in Tha Bo, Nong Khai and 3 banks in Udon Thani wouldn't accept the Evisa as a long term visa as they had not been presented with one before.

@Neil *********

went through the same in Nong Khai with 90 day non-o Evisa. They had never seen the visa before, so they had a tough time accepting it. Turned down everywhere until a nice lady at Krungthai bank helped me out. Biggest drawback with Krungthai is you can only move 49,999 baht per transfer.

@Us ****

That is just dumb. You're on a student visa and see a way to stay longer and are willing to pay for it, but they're like no that won't work.

@Us ****

is it the DTV or their greediness of jacking up the prices that is the cause of their downfall?

@Us ****

555 I already figured that would be the case, one can hope though. If they went back to the old prices, I would do the 20 year in a heartbeat. Not much difference between 800k held hostage or 20 years no red tape.

@Us ****

maybe they will lower the prices to become viable again.

@Bob *********

He was in a cat cafe that pays for a/c. Open door, cats run out not to mention the a/c is on. He wasn't ranting about some friend leaving his house. He was showing respect to the business. How was that hard to understand?