406 replies to this topic
Posted 2009-04-30 22:08:00
 Searcher25, on 2009-04-30 13:01:12, said:
bernie66, on 2009-04-30 13:59:28, said: Thanks for all the feed back guys. I can only imagine how much time I would waste running around Bangkok like a chicken with its head cut off if I did not have all of you to fall back on for advice. I could never express enough gratitude to you all no matter what the response. My non "O" has expired so I will be trying to open a bank account on a tourist visa, US passport, and Thai drivers license. My time is very limited at home so I don't want to spend it traveling to get another non O visa only making the time fly faster than it already will. My personal reason for wanting to open the account is simple to us but unfortunately maybe not so valid for them. That is, for any future visa of any sort that I might try to obtain I will have to show one of two things. A: Employment and B: Money in a Thai bank account. The only time I will need to stay home for more than 30 days would be because I was unemployed and waiting for a new job to pop up. My current job in Afghanistan is not going to last forever. I don't want to be in the position of trying to get another non "O," having no job and only money in a US bank. Immigration policies are changing every year but never to our benefit. It's not far fetched to think that I might run into that one officer who says that money in a foreign account doest count or that this won't become more difficult if not an enforced requirement tomorrow. Of course, thanks to all of you I realize that I better be wearing a tie, have my wife present, and a better reason ready for them than this. Of the top of my head I will probably tell them it is for paying utilities and setting up a direct deposit from my employer. "COMMENTS ABOUT THIS WELCOMED!" Don't worry about off topic comments as some times we learn something from them as well. Kasikorn at Ramkhamheang is sounding pretty good to me from the current post being given.
Bernie,
For what its worth:
When I first came to Thailand (on a non-O visa) I thought that what I wanted to do was open up a foreign currency account. I went to SCB's main office and spoke with a bank officer. His advice was to forget considering a foreign currency or checking account. He told me that as a foreigner without business interests in Thailand the only real option for me was a Savings account - with debit card of course. He further counseled me that I should try to open an account at a branch that is close to a large expat population such as Sukumwit or Silom, since the management and staff will be more accustomed to dealing with farangs. He also told me that when asked why I wanted to open an account to tell them the truth: I am living in Thailand and need an account to pay my bills and go shopping. The best reason to open an account: You want to spend your money in Thailand.
I took his advice and went to the Thong Lor SCB branch. Opened an account immediately and painlessly. Once a month I painlessly transfer money from my U.S. bank to SCB and then use my debit card for everyday expenses and ATM cash withdrawls. I rarely go to the Thong-Lo branch, but still get great service from SCB. Although, I must admit their online account access needs some work to make it more user-friendly.
You are not on a tourist visa, but I note the response from SCB - IMO good post, but we must take care not to cloud the issue of the OP.
Attempt at Hi Jack - anyone had any success with internet access using just a tourist visa?
Posted 2009-05-01 10:27:09
Internet access is definately the most important factor.
Posted 2009-05-01 16:10:41
You can open a Savings Account with only a Tourist Visa!
I had to go to Kbank @ Sukh Soi 33 yesterday to try to get a copy of my Visa stamp.
No luck.....They didn't make a copy as all that they want from foreigners is a passport and the address of the park bench you might be sleeping on.
No other documents are required.
Other Kasikorn branches may be different, so, go to the Soi 33 branch next to Villa Supermarket, Phrom Phong BTS, open the account and move your account to a branch nearer to where you live at a later date.
Easy peasy. 
The bank was packed with customers yesterday, I was give queue number 979 and sat down to wait hours to see a staff member, within 2 minutes my number was called !!!
This branch is switched on, look for a 6' tall Thai guy directing customers once inside the bank. He speaks perfect English. (so do a lot of the staff)
I hope that this info will put an end to all the speculation, BS, etc., about opening a bank account in Thailand. 
cheers,
gd
edit: Don't forget to ask for K-Cyber (Internet) banking. Very user-friendly.
.
Edited by GungaDin, 2009-05-01 16:37:53.
Posted 2009-05-01 16:38:56
GungaDin, on 2009-05-01 16:10:41, said: I hope that this info will put an end to all the speculation, BS, etc., about opening a bank account in Thailand.
Not quite GD - I have heard that a foreigner cannot open a bank account if it is an odd-numbered Tuesday with a full-moon and a 'k' in the month
And stop sending people to my K-Bank Branch! The queues are becoming ridiculous - two minutes is a long time to have to sit on an air-conditioned couch with nothing but attractive young women in tight skirts to look at.
I've heard good things about their Mae Sai branch...
Posted 2009-05-02 22:27:58
phaethon, on 2009-05-01 16:38:56, said: GungaDin, on 2009-05-01 16:10:41, said: I hope that this info will put an end to all the speculation, BS, etc., about opening a bank account in Thailand. 
Not quite GD - I have heard that a foreigner cannot open a bank account if it is an odd-numbered Tuesday with a full-moon and a 'k' in the month
And stop sending people to my K-Bank Branch! The queues are becoming ridiculous - two minutes is a long time to have to sit on an air-conditioned couch with nothing but attractive young women in tight skirts to look at.
I've heard good things about their Mae Sai branch...
Yeah, GungaDin, stop sending people to our bank fer youknowhat sakes! I want to be able to walk up to the Starbucks counter in the bank common area without a person ahead of me! Actually, when Starbucks staff see me coming, they have already started the cafe mocha. :-) BTW, I've sent two friends there and they've become immediate customers and happy ones too. (Qualification: I'm going to open a new thread about my experience in requesting a wire transfer to another country.)
Phaethon wrote:
Quote I've heard good things about their Mae Sai branch...
Me too.
Posted 2009-05-02 23:19:07
^^^^ ^^^^
Posted 2009-05-03 10:24:49
Thanks gungadin!
Posted 2009-05-05 02:01:39
[quote name='GungaDin' date='2009-05-01 16:10:41' post='2705165']
You can open a Savings Account with only a Tourist Visa!
Thai laws say that you must have a work permit or a non immigrant visa to open a bank account in Thailand.
Many banks in Thailand don’t follow these laws, but they follow the International Funds Transfer very strict...
Posted 2009-05-05 11:18:11
^^^^ ^^^^ Source & link otherwise it's just more rubbish.
Thai law is very flexible!
Posted 2009-05-05 16:59:04
The OP has promised to get back to us. He seems now to have two options. Bangkok Bank head office which will work and Kbank @ Sukh Soi 33, which additionally offers internet access.
I am interested in the outcome.
Posted 2009-05-06 13:09:10
pkrv, on 2009-05-05 16:59:04, said: The OP has promised to get back to us. He seems now to have two options. Bangkok Bank head office which will work and Kbank @ Sukh Soi 33, which additionally offers internet access.
I am interested in the outcome.
I will let everyone know around the 25th. Thanks guys, its always a pleasure.
Posted 2009-05-07 12:59:19
bernie66, on 2009-04-27 16:06:12, said: I have heard from many people that claim to have opened a bank account with no more than a passport. I have heard the passport and a letter from the embassy. I got denied at Siam Commercial Bank in the mall with a current non O visa, a letter of employment (not in thailand), Thai drivers license, a letter from the embassy, and my wife standing there with her account book from that bank. I have come to the conclusion that it is only the branch you go to as to weather they will give you an account or not. It has been about 2 years since I tried last. I am coming home in a couple of weeks and want to try again. Can everyone who has a bank account in BKK please leave me some info so I can make a list of places to try.
1) Branch name and location that let you open the account.
2) What documentation you had to provide to open the account.
Thanks guys,
Bernie
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Posted this recently---somewhere ??---it was the Patong branch Phuket in 2007
Re--the post below----That seems a lot of shagging around for a Savings Account----easier to do what I did --walk into the Ayudhya Bank with passport---mine had the 30 day visa on arrival stamp ---fill out the application--I gave my TgF address--deposited 5000baht--walked out with a passbook and ATM card----Simple ?---or did they just like my face ? --also got online access--- so I can transfer funds into the account from overseas.
Bucko
QUOTE (pkrv @ 2009-04-30 18:20:43)
I thought this may be a good place to post information on opening a Bangkok Bank passbook savings account. My experiences are logged here and are valid only for Bangkok Bank's head office near Soi 3 Silom Road.
http://www.thaivisa....nt-t154359.html
Note: Critical to this information is we opened a (in our case joint) passbook savings account, the only account I am aware you can have on a TOURIST VISA ONLY. This information is quite old (2007) so fees may have changed. But I can assure you that I tried everything, and lots of banks, wasted lots of holiday time, and got nowhere. IMO Bangkok Bank has the best ATM's, passbook update machines (available everywhere), machines that credit cash to your account, you get interest and an international direct debit and cash point card (for which a fee is charged, they show up as two ATM charges on the 31st December, a bit confusing). You can also set up automatic (direct debit) payments of utility bills at counter 54.
You will need the following:
1) Time! - Assign two half days to the task.
2) Proof of address – I used my blue book and property (condominium) registration documents.
3) A letter from your embassy a.) Certifying your passport, b.)Provide proof of address in Thailand, and c.) no record to your detriment has been logged with the embassy. A link to an example of the letter for British passport holders provided by Bangkok Bank is here: (but none the less gives a general overview of what is required).
LINK to example letter is at end of post...
4) Money (or credit/debit card) to pay the fee for the required letter. This was 2,448 THB (per letter) at the British Embassy
For a British passport Holder:
Step 1 - Simply download the sample letter print it out and take it to the British Embassy (whose address is shown on the sample letter) along with the other documentation (take everything!). Here is a link for the opening times:
http://www.britishem...d=1065714376732
Step 2 – Ask for the passport (and notarisation) section. You need to go up the stairs on the left just after the entrance door that you are shown to.
Step 3- Take a queuing ticket by pressing the top button – take your seat and wait to be called. This could be 1-2 hours.
Step 4 – Present the sample letter, documentation etc and explain what you need. You will be asked to return the next day to pick up the letter.
Step 5 – Return to the same department the next MORNING but this time press the second button on the queuing system as there is a dedicated pick up counter operating in the mornings only. This is a quicker process (if you get it right).
Process continued below….
Non British Passport holder
To get a sample letter from Bangkok Bank for your particular embassy, go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). Once you have your example letter you can go to your embassy. BTW It is very possible someone at Bangkok Bank may simply just offer a helping hand if you look unsure.
Note you may be able to use the UK Embassy letter, because it is the generic text that counts.
Generic steps at Bangkok Bank
1) Return/Go to Bangkok Bank head office fully armed with all documentation, 500 THB opening credit deposit and 600 THB for an international cash point card and separate debit card.
2) At Bangkok Bank's head office go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). After that just be polite and courteous and you will get a passbook cash and debit card BUT sadly no internet banking. This is pretty much the only account you can open on a tourist visa but it does help when it comes to paying local utility bills by direct debit.
NOTES:
I did ask Hemaraj a .SETI 30 listed company to see if they could help. Much to their embarrassment they could not assist in making the process any simpler. They kindly provided a letter stating I was a good client and could the bank assist, but how much this helped I don't know. I understand that this has changed but have no personal experience of this.
YOU MUST have the letter from your embassy FULL STOP.
IRRITATINGLY Bangkok Bank will keep the original, a copy is not enough. I did not know this at the time but consider the embassy letter to be a useful document in its own right. Just a thought but it may be prudent to ask for several copies to be produced by your Embassy as this may save time in the future.
Sorry I can't help with other banks or other Bangkok Bank account branches.
PKRV.
Posted 2009-05-08 07:58:54
Full service banking with Kasikorn Bank! When I went to open a passbook savings account in a Bangkok branch, all that was required was a passport. an address, and of course, some Baht. I signed up for the internet access and atm card also.
Just to let you know how much they care for their customers. They were giving away condoms in a nice green wrapper too.
Posted 2009-05-08 17:51:16
Bucko, on 2009-05-07 05:59:19, said: bernie66, on 2009-04-27 16:06:12, said: I have heard from many people that claim to have opened a bank account with no more than a passport. I have heard the passport and a letter from the embassy. I got denied at Siam Commercial Bank in the mall with a current non O visa, a letter of employment (not in thailand), Thai drivers license, a letter from the embassy, and my wife standing there with her account book from that bank. I have come to the conclusion that it is only the branch you go to as to weather they will give you an account or not. It has been about 2 years since I tried last. I am coming home in a couple of weeks and want to try again. Can everyone who has a bank account in BKK please leave me some info so I can make a list of places to try.
1) Branch name and location that let you open the account.
2) What documentation you had to provide to open the account.
Thanks guys,
Bernie
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted this recently---somewhere ??---it was the Patong branch Phuket in 2007
Re--the post below----That seems a lot of shagging around for a Savings Account----easier to do what I did --walk into the Ayudhya Bank with passport---mine had the 30 day visa on arrival stamp ---fill out the application--I gave my TgF address--deposited 5000baht--walked out with a passbook and ATM card----Simple ?---or did they just like my face ? --also got online access--- so I can transfer funds into the account from overseas.
Bucko
QUOTE (pkrv @ 2009-04-30 18:20:43)
I thought this may be a good place to post information on opening a Bangkok Bank passbook savings account. My experiences are logged here and are valid only for Bangkok Bank's head office near Soi 3 Silom Road.
http://www.thaivisa....nt-t154359.html
Note: Critical to this information is we opened a (in our case joint) passbook savings account, the only account I am aware you can have on a TOURIST VISA ONLY. This information is quite old (2007) so fees may have changed. But I can assure you that I tried everything, and lots of banks, wasted lots of holiday time, and got nowhere. IMO Bangkok Bank has the best ATM's, passbook update machines (available everywhere), machines that credit cash to your account, you get interest and an international direct debit and cash point card (for which a fee is charged, they show up as two ATM charges on the 31st December, a bit confusing). You can also set up automatic (direct debit) payments of utility bills at counter 54.
You will need the following:
1) Time! - Assign two half days to the task.
2) Proof of address – I used my blue book and property (condominium) registration documents.
3) A letter from your embassy a.) Certifying your passport, b.)Provide proof of address in Thailand, and c.) no record to your detriment has been logged with the embassy. A link to an example of the letter for British passport holders provided by Bangkok Bank is here: (but none the less gives a general overview of what is required).
LINK to example letter is at end of post...
4) Money (or credit/debit card) to pay the fee for the required letter. This was 2,448 THB (per letter) at the British Embassy
For a British passport Holder:
Step 1 - Simply download the sample letter print it out and take it to the British Embassy (whose address is shown on the sample letter) along with the other documentation (take everything!). Here is a link for the opening times:
http://www.britishem...d=1065714376732
Step 2 – Ask for the passport (and notarisation) section. You need to go up the stairs on the left just after the entrance door that you are shown to.
Step 3- Take a queuing ticket by pressing the top button – take your seat and wait to be called. This could be 1-2 hours.
Step 4 – Present the sample letter, documentation etc and explain what you need. You will be asked to return the next day to pick up the letter.
Step 5 – Return to the same department the next MORNING but this time press the second button on the queuing system as there is a dedicated pick up counter operating in the mornings only. This is a quicker process (if you get it right).
Process continued below….
Non British Passport holder
To get a sample letter from Bangkok Bank for your particular embassy, go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). Once you have your example letter you can go to your embassy. BTW It is very possible someone at Bangkok Bank may simply just offer a helping hand if you look unsure.
Note you may be able to use the UK Embassy letter, because it is the generic text that counts.
Generic steps at Bangkok Bank
1) Return/Go to Bangkok Bank head office fully armed with all documentation, 500 THB opening credit deposit and 600 THB for an international cash point card and separate debit card.
2) At Bangkok Bank's head office go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). After that just be polite and courteous and you will get a passbook cash and debit card BUT sadly no internet banking. This is pretty much the only account you can open on a tourist visa but it does help when it comes to paying local utility bills by direct debit.
NOTES:
I did ask Hemaraj a .SETI 30 listed company to see if they could help. Much to their embarrassment they could not assist in making the process any simpler. They kindly provided a letter stating I was a good client and could the bank assist, but how much this helped I don't know. I understand that this has changed but have no personal experience of this.
YOU MUST have the letter from your embassy FULL STOP.
IRRITATINGLY Bangkok Bank will keep the original, a copy is not enough. I did not know this at the time but consider the embassy letter to be a useful document in its own right. Just a thought but it may be prudent to ask for several copies to be produced by your Embassy as this may save time in the future.
Sorry I can't help with other banks or other Bangkok Bank account branches.
PKRV.
YEP That was me - You have no idea how many times I have posted this information. This question just keeps coming up and is ever changing. Quite frankly I got bored and posted to a pinned thread. BTW you should look at my posts on the first page of that thread on onshore/offshore transfers (back then, time has moved on). I have been around and lost holiday time listening to idle chatter. Sort of an attempt to spare others the mind numbing tedium. ];-)
http://www.thaivisa....s...0&start=100
Page 1
http://www.thaivisa....Mo-t127371.html
Edited by pkrv, 2009-05-08 17:51:59.
Posted 2009-05-09 07:24:13
yabaaaa, on 2009-04-28 22:02:02, said: GungaDin, on 2009-04-28 09:28:58, said: Billion, on 2009-04-28 02:04:15, said: You'll need either a work permit or a non-O immigration visa in your passport to open a Thai bank account these days.
What a load of Rubbish!
SECONDED
CARRIED
Posted 2009-05-09 07:36:34
pkrv, on 2009-05-08 02:51:16, said: Bucko, on 2009-05-07 05:59:19, said: bernie66, on 2009-04-27 16:06:12, said: I have heard from many people that claim to have opened a bank account with no more than a passport. I have heard the passport and a letter from the embassy. I got denied at Siam Commercial Bank in the mall with a current non O visa, a letter of employment (not in thailand), Thai drivers license, a letter from the embassy, and my wife standing there with her account book from that bank. I have come to the conclusion that it is only the branch you go to as to weather they will give you an account or not. It has been about 2 years since I tried last. I am coming home in a couple of weeks and want to try again. Can everyone who has a bank account in BKK please leave me some info so I can make a list of places to try.
1) Branch name and location that let you open the account.
2) What documentation you had to provide to open the account.
Thanks guys,
Bernie
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted this recently---somewhere ??---it was the Patong branch Phuket in 2007
Re--the post below----That seems a lot of shagging around for a Savings Account----easier to do what I did --walk into the Ayudhya Bank with passport---mine had the 30 day visa on arrival stamp ---fill out the application--I gave my TgF address--deposited 5000baht--walked out with a passbook and ATM card----Simple ?---or did they just like my face ? --also got online access--- so I can transfer funds into the account from overseas.
Bucko
QUOTE (pkrv @ 2009-04-30 18:20:43)
I thought this may be a good place to post information on opening a Bangkok Bank passbook savings account. My experiences are logged here and are valid only for Bangkok Bank's head office near Soi 3 Silom Road.
http://www.thaivisa....nt-t154359.html
Note: Critical to this information is we opened a (in our case joint) passbook savings account, the only account I am aware you can have on a TOURIST VISA ONLY. This information is quite old (2007) so fees may have changed. But I can assure you that I tried everything, and lots of banks, wasted lots of holiday time, and got nowhere. IMO Bangkok Bank has the best ATM's, passbook update machines (available everywhere), machines that credit cash to your account, you get interest and an international direct debit and cash point card (for which a fee is charged, they show up as two ATM charges on the 31st December, a bit confusing). You can also set up automatic (direct debit) payments of utility bills at counter 54.
You will need the following:
1) Time! - Assign two half days to the task.
2) Proof of address – I used my blue book and property (condominium) registration documents.
3) A letter from your embassy a.) Certifying your passport, b.)Provide proof of address in Thailand, and c.) no record to your detriment has been logged with the embassy. A link to an example of the letter for British passport holders provided by Bangkok Bank is here: (but none the less gives a general overview of what is required).
LINK to example letter is at end of post...
4) Money (or credit/debit card) to pay the fee for the required letter. This was 2,448 THB (per letter) at the British Embassy
For a British passport Holder:
Step 1 - Simply download the sample letter print it out and take it to the British Embassy (whose address is shown on the sample letter) along with the other documentation (take everything!). Here is a link for the opening times:
http://www.britishem...d=1065714376732
Step 2 – Ask for the passport (and notarisation) section. You need to go up the stairs on the left just after the entrance door that you are shown to.
Step 3- Take a queuing ticket by pressing the top button – take your seat and wait to be called. This could be 1-2 hours.
Step 4 – Present the sample letter, documentation etc and explain what you need. You will be asked to return the next day to pick up the letter.
Step 5 – Return to the same department the next MORNING but this time press the second button on the queuing system as there is a dedicated pick up counter operating in the mornings only. This is a quicker process (if you get it right).
Process continued below….
Non British Passport holder
To get a sample letter from Bangkok Bank for your particular embassy, go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). Once you have your example letter you can go to your embassy. BTW It is very possible someone at Bangkok Bank may simply just offer a helping hand if you look unsure.
Note you may be able to use the UK Embassy letter, because it is the generic text that counts.
Generic steps at Bangkok Bank
1) Return/Go to Bangkok Bank head office fully armed with all documentation, 500 THB opening credit deposit and 600 THB for an international cash point card and separate debit card.
2) At Bangkok Bank's head office go through the revolving doors and walk straight ahead. You will come to a lectern in front of a dividing wall. To the left is a ticket queuing machine. Select the green savings button for opening a savings account with an English speaker. Proceed on and wait for your ticket to be called (note the screen is separate and to the right at the back of the room). After that just be polite and courteous and you will get a passbook cash and debit card BUT sadly no internet banking. This is pretty much the only account you can open on a tourist visa but it does help when it comes to paying local utility bills by direct debit.
NOTES:
I did ask Hemaraj a .SETI 30 listed company to see if they could help. Much to their embarrassment they could not assist in making the process any simpler. They kindly provided a letter stating I was a good client and could the bank assist, but how much this helped I don't know. I understand that this has changed but have no personal experience of this.
YOU MUST have the letter from your embassy FULL STOP.
IRRITATINGLY Bangkok Bank will keep the original, a copy is not enough. I did not know this at the time but consider the embassy letter to be a useful document in its own right. Just a thought but it may be prudent to ask for several copies to be produced by your Embassy as this may save time in the future.
Sorry I can't help with other banks or other Bangkok Bank account branches.
PKRV.
YEP That was me - You have no idea how many times I have posted this information. This question just keeps coming up and is ever changing. Quite frankly I got bored and posted to a pinned thread. BTW you should look at my posts on the first page of that thread on onshore/offshore transfers (back then, time has moved on). I have been around and lost holiday time listening to idle chatter. Sort of an attempt to spare others the mind numbing tedium. ];-)
http://www.thaivisa....s...0&start=100
Page 1
http://www.thaivisa....Mo-t127371.html
Bangkok bank atm's are not very handy in pattaya, they charge you a 20bht fee , unless you use the atm bolted to the branch your account is at, 2 road and soi 6, geting internet access to your bangkok bank account involves mailing letters with a password, they cant just tell you at the branch???? Why not??? Kasikorn Bank at north end big c are able to tell you the password in the branch and you have internet access that day with out waiting for a letter to arrive from Bangkok, Kasikorn also does not charge you a fee if you withdraw from any Kasikorn atm in Thailand. I have stopped using my Bangkok Bank be1 card as it is much handier and cheaper to use Kasikorn. Kasikorn gave me internet access, an atm card and 2 accounts in a half hour, with a passport , Bangkok Bank gave me 1 account and a 2 week wait for an atm card. Kasikorn wins hands down.
Posted 2009-05-09 16:50:49
bernie66, on 2009-04-27 18:06:12, said: I have heard from many people that claim to have opened a bank account with no more than a passport. I have heard the passport and a letter from the embassy. I got denied at Siam Commercial Bank in the mall with a current non O visa, a letter of employment (not in thailand), Thai drivers license, a letter from the embassy, and my wife standing there with her account book from that bank. I have come to the conclusion that it is only the branch you go to as to weather they will give you an account or not. It has been about 2 years since I tried last. I am coming home in a couple of weeks and want to try again. Can everyone who has a bank account in BKK please leave me some info so I can make a list of places to try.
1) Branch name and location that let you open the account.
2) What documentation you had to provide to open the account.
Thanks guys,
Bernie
I opened a joint account at K bank on suhkumvit 77 up from on nut bts with my tourist visa and with my wife - we just showed up with my passport and married cert and all was ok - it definitely helps when they like you. I think they thought we were a cute couple haha. I put 20,000 baht or so - took an hour or so. the weirdest thing for me was they charge you for the debit cards. I think it was 300 baht per card. I got really good service at that branch though.
Posted 2009-05-14 16:58:31
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I opened a joint account at K bank on suhkumvit 77 up from on nut bts with my tourist visa and with my wife - we just showed up with my passport and married cert and all was ok - it definitely helps when they like you. I think they thought we were a cute couple haha. I put 20,000 baht or so - took an hour or so. the weirdest thing for me was they charge you for the debit cards. I think it was 300 baht per card. I got really good service at that branch though.
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Thats sounds easy. Does that come with internet banking access, with statements of account & activity online? Do they send hardcopies to the address you provide, and can you choose to receive soft copies only?
Posted 2009-05-15 08:10:25
I can't answer for K bank but my accounts with SCB all had the extra charge per ATM/Debit card and there is an annual fee of 200 per card also. SCB has internet banking that is included. A normal savings account has no statements. Updating the passbook is all you can do but with internet banking you can see all the activity as needed
Posted 2009-05-16 12:06:00
Is it possile to transfer money out of the country with Kasikorn Bank at this time does anyone know? I went to open an account with SCB yesterday... very unhelpful and wanted more paperwork than they had originally requested.
Is it so that the 'Bank of Thailand' dont allow telegraphic transfers out of the country?
Posted 2009-05-16 16:04:54
Green19, on 2009-05-16 12:06:00, said: Is it possile to transfer money out of the country with Kasikorn Bank at this time does anyone know? I went to open an account with SCB yesterday... very unhelpful and wanted more paperwork than they had originally requested.
Best way, if yr in BKK, go in to Kbank, Soi 33 branch & ask them. Do not rely on telephone conversations over something like that.
Good luck.
Posted 2009-05-28 17:30:10
OK The OP has promised to get back to us (and I have PM'ed him to remind him ];-) he has been in Bangkok for a few days now. He is in a similar position to me (Bangkok and Visa position)
1)He is going to attempt to open a passbook savings account on a Tourist Visa ONLY
2) He is after internet access - This is my main area of interest in this thread as I don't currently have this on my Bangkok Bank passbook savings account - I know that Juristic have refunded 100,000 to me (an insurance for structural work carried out) but cannot actually check this until I return, and put my book in the machine.
3) He is Bangkok Based.
Lets see what happened - I think he will get back to us.
Posted 2009-05-28 19:41:49
pkrv, on 2009-05-28 17:30:10, said: OK The OP has promised to get back to us (and I have PM'ed him to remind him ];-) he has been in Bangkok for a few days now. He is in a similar position to me (Bangkok and Visa position)
1)He is going to attempt to open a passbook savings account on a Tourist Visa ONLY
2) He is after internet access - This is my main area of interest in this thread as I don't currently have this on my Bangkok Bank passbook savings account - I know that Juristic have refunded 100,000 to me (an insurance for structural work carried out) but cannot actually check this until I return, and put my book in the machine.
3) He is Bangkok Based.
Lets see what happened - I think he will get back to us.
What is it that you didn't understand in my post about Kasikorn @ Soi 33?
Post # 28
or phaethon's posts
Is English not you native language?
You are now a PITA! Repeating the same old rubbish in all of your posts.
I doubt that you would be allowed to cross Sukhumvit road on your own.
Posted 2009-05-29 03:02:33
GungaDin, on 2009-05-28 13:41:49, said: pkrv, on 2009-05-28 17:30:10, said: OK The OP has promised to get back to us (and I have PM'ed him to remind him ];-) he has been in Bangkok for a few days now. He is in a similar position to me (Bangkok and Visa position)
1)He is going to attempt to open a passbook savings account on a Tourist Visa ONLY
2) He is after internet access - This is my main area of interest in this thread as I don't currently have this on my Bangkok Bank passbook savings account - I know that Juristic have refunded 100,000 to me (an insurance for structural work carried out) but cannot actually check this until I return, and put my book in the machine.
3) He is Bangkok Based.
Lets see what happened - I think he will get back to us.
What is it that you didn't understand in my post about Kasikorn @ Soi 33?
Post # 28
or phaethon's posts
Is English not you native language?
You are now a PITA! Repeating the same old rubbish in all of your posts.
I doubt that you would be allowed to cross Sukhumvit road on your own.
There is a question of mutual respect here - I think the OP question was correct - and only he can answer it, I am interested in any help he can give me on internet access, actually on my existing account.
Is that OK?
Posted 2009-05-29 07:43:07
pkrv, on 2009-05-28 17:30:10, said: OK The OP has promised to get back to us (and I have PM'ed him to remind him ];-) he has been in Bangkok for a few days now. He is in a similar position to me (Bangkok and Visa position)
1)He is going to attempt to open a passbook savings account on a Tourist Visa ONLY
2) He is after internet access - This is my main area of interest in this thread as I don't currently have this on my Bangkok Bank passbook savings account - I know that Juristic have refunded 100,000 to me (an insurance for structural work carried out) but cannot actually check this until I return, and put my book in the machine.
3) He is Bangkok Based.
Lets see what happened - I think he will get back to us.
For 2) Why don't you call the automated phone line system and check on your balance?
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