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[Lite Beer]

bangkokgas, on 2007-11-18 20:42:55, said:

tropo, on 2007-10-30 14:49:57, said:

ThaidleHands, on 2007-10-30 14:28:43, said:

An open letter to the Ambassadors and Consuls-General isn't a bad idea. Care to contribute?

Sorry, with the current crackdown on tourist visas it will soon no longer be my concern.  

Tropo,
Got your message, thanks. Agree with everything you said. End result: Thailand 0 Honest law-abiding tourists 1.

Make that 0-2

[xyborg]

[quote name='LivinLOS' post='1582466' date='2007-10-08 12:24:36']<br />[quote name='fiddlehead' post='1582447' date='2007-10-08 12:11:46'][quote name='LivinLOS' post='1582088' date='2007-10-08 02:02:09'][quote name='toret' post='1581234' date='2007-10-07 18:08:39'][quote name='Gimbo' post='1569925' date='2007-10-02 07:35:42']But how to open a Thai bank account without a WP and Visa in the first place? <img src="style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />You open their front door, walk over to the clerk, give him/her your passport and a handwritten note (or hotel business card) with your current address and say you want to open an account.<br />Should take about 10-15 minutes, a few minutes more for activating the ATM card.<br />Don't forget to bring the 500 baht minimum deposit in cash.<br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />Have you tried that lately ?? <br /><br /><br />[/quote]<br /><br />I did basically that (above), walked in,  showed my passport, gave them some cash, walked out about 15 minutes later with another bank account.    No hassles, no one looked at my visa that i know of (they copied my passport front page but not the visa page)    <br />This was at Bangkok bank in Phuket town about 2 weeks ago.   <br /><br />[/quote]<br /><br />BKK bank in Patong was one of the ones that denied him.. <br /><br />But do you have a non imm O (as per your over 50 comment) cos if so thats not the situation I mean, if they copied oit or not having a non imm O and being on retirement changes it..<br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />

I'll clear up the bank account info for you thru what happened to me. Went to SCB with  1 million baht and asked to open bank account, was told cannot even though I already ha d  a Bangkok Bank account . I walked down the road to Kasikorn and they said no problem and I opened it ona  toursit visa. Later I called SCB helpline and asked  them if I could open a   bank account to  try and understand why the branch had turned me down earlier, they told  me "yes" I could open an account no WP  needed and could even do it on a  toruist visa. Then I told them I had been refused by their Seacon Square branch, they said it was entirely up to the manager of each branch!!!!!!
So the  bank has rules but its up to each manager if they want to follow them or not, even when you wave 1  million baht at them. I must say Kasikorn jumped quite high when the 1  mill appeared!!!

[tropo]

xyborg, on 2007-11-18 23:14:38, said:

I'll clear up the bank account info for you thru what happened to me. Went to SCB with  1 million baht and asked to open bank account, was told cannot even though I already ha d  a Bangkok Bank account . I walked down the road to Kasikorn and they said no problem and I opened it ona  toursit visa. Later I called SCB helpline and asked  them if I could open a   bank account to  try and understand why the branch had turned me down earlier, they told  me "yes" I could open an account no WP  needed and could even do it on a  toruist visa. Then I told them I had been refused by their Seacon Square branch, they said it was entirely up to the manager of each branch!!!!!!
So the  bank has rules but its up to each manager if they want to follow them or not, even when you wave 1  million baht at them. I must say Kasikorn jumped quite high when the 1  mill appeared!!!

Xyborg, thats very useful information on opening bank accounts in Thailand but it's wasted in this thread. Perhaps you should start another dedicated thread with this information as a lot of people on tourist visas have queries about opening bank accounts in Thailand.

[Canada]

So, if I understand correctly, if I don't already have a warning stamp, I can get at least one more tourist visa. Correct? I am finishing 2 triple entry visas from Canada next month.

[cali4995]

Yes Canada, that's how I've been interpreting it as well. If you don't yet have the infamous
"red stamp' then you should be clear to get at least one more TV. The funny thing is, they
only  currently seem to be giving out warning stamps in Penang, Malaysia. If you applied at
one of the Thai consulates in Laos for example, I don't think it would be an issue. And people
have reported getting additional TV's even after receiving the warning stamp. Go figure?
I recently started another 6-month cycle with a visa-exempt entry, and the immigration
officer couldn't have been more nonchalant about stamping me in? If you haven't used any
of your visa-exempt days yet, you've got a couple of options left, which is nice.  

[mike_rad]

If Penang's out of the question, what about Kuala Lumper, or even Singapore?


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[tropo]

Canada, on 2007-11-19 06:51:17, said:

So, if I understand correctly, if I don't already have a warning stamp, I can get at least one more tourist visa. Correct? I am finishing 2 triple entry visas from Canada next month.

Previously we thought this to be true but I wouldn't take it to the bank. I've heard of people being refused tourist visas with too many tourist visas from other consulates and no "red stamp warning".

I would recommend that if you decide to go to Penang for a tourist visa, you go with visa exempt days up your sleeve. ie. less than 90 days of visa exempt days within the previous 6 months....just to make sure that if you are refused a visa you can re-enter Thailand to take care of business and investigate other options.

[Canada]

tropo, on 2007-11-19 17:38:32, said:

Canada, on 2007-11-19 06:51:17, said:

So, if I understand correctly, if I don't already have a warning stamp, I can get at least one more tourist visa. Correct? I am finishing 2 triple entry visas from Canada next month.

Previously we thought this to be true but I wouldn't take it to the bank. I've heard of people being refused tourist visas with too many tourist visas from other consulates and no "red stamp warning".

I would recommend that if you decide to go to Penang for a tourist visa, you go with visa exempt days up your sleeve. ie. less than 90 days of visa exempt days within the previous 6 months....just to make sure that if you are refused a visa you can re-enter Thailand to take care of business and investigate other options.

Thank you. I do have 90 days up my sleeve. Does anyone know for sure if they are usable in the case of a refusal of tourist visa? If I was refused abroad, would immigration at Suvarnabumi know and take issue? Thanks.

[The Professor]

There are not a lot of "for sures" on this issue at the moment.

[tropo]

Canada, on 2007-11-19 17:47:27, said:

Thank you. I do have 90 days up my sleeve. Does anyone know for sure if they are usable in the case of a refusal of tourist visa? If I was refused abroad, would immigration at Suvarnabumi know and take issue? Thanks.

I think it's highly unlikely that you'd be refused a visa rather than getting a least one more with a warning stamp (depending of course on your visa history).

If in the unlikely event you were refused a tourist visa, you'd just re-enter Thailand on a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

If a person had already used up their 90 visa exempt days they'd definitely be in a spot of bother.

As one member put it: why risk going to a consulate where there is a good chance of you getting a warning stamp in your passport?

[NanLaew]

Jingthing, on 2007-10-30 12:38:51, said:

As far as people working illegally..., they shouldn't be deported, they should be given a medal!

Is that permissible in your own country?

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BTW, last year it was clearly communicated by immigration officials that the 30 day stamp counting crackdown did not mean that people couldn't still live in Thailand all year, just that they would have to leave the country to get tourist visas. Broken promises I think.

I am with you on that one 100%. Although whenever has a promise and a handshake meant anything outside of Texas?