Everyman

To my knowledge the US embassy does not issue such letters. But is good to know that it is not outright prohibited at Bangkok Bank to open accounts for people on visa exempt stamps.

I know you don’t want to hear this but you should buy a new phone. The non Apple batteries are <deleted> and an Apple battery is going to cost at least 4000 baht. For that you could buy an iphone 8 in decent condition. But if I were you I would get a better phone than that. If you like the small form factor the new 2022 SE is about 15,000 baht.

Do you mean they let you open an account? When was this? What visa were you on? Thanks

I have been rejected from 12 SCB branches in 5 different provinces over the course of a year. They usually tell me I need a work permit. One said I need a year visa.

Do you have a company registration document from the department of business development? I have been reading the requirements for business owners to open accounts at KBANK and this document is mentioned. It may be the same at SCB, even if the staff are unaware at individual branches.

It never gets as far as showing them documents or having long conversations in Thai. They ask to see my passport, find my tourist visa and tell me no. Every single time, at 40 different branches. I think there needs to be a sticky thread or something telling people that is no longer possible to open an account on a tourist visa unless it is Bangkok Bank, and it may not even be possible there either. I don’t know.

Several debit cards also have no foreign transaction fee. Any capital one debit cards for example.

“I don’t have a phone number.” You can get easily get a VOIP number.

i’ve noticed this too. they also asked me to re-verify one of my accounts.

What was the result please?

How do you invest in Youtube videos? Are you talking about handing over money to a content creator? Really sounds like a scam. If you want to invest in Youtube videos then buy Youtube stock on the NASDAQ

Your “group?” Group of what? I haven’t heard anyone use the term “multimedia” since the 90’s. Choose Option C. Take your money and run.

I took this ferry in 2019. Is it running again?

I already have an account with Bangkok Bank that I opened many years ago, I am in need of a second bank account with another bank. Currently I am on a tourist visa. I have tried to open an account with 30 (yes thirty) different branches in Chonburi, Bangkok and Phuket and been told very consistently that they do not open bank accounts for people on tourist visas and that a “one year visa” is required. The representative at Krungsri in central festival in Pattaya told me it is illegal to open accounts for tourists. I would like to know if someone out there has been able to open a Thai bank account at bank that is not Bangkok Bank, on a tourist visa, recently (in the year 2022, not ten years ago) and where that branch is so I can go there and open an account. Thank you.

Years ago i tried and failed to get a credit card from Bangkok Bank. This is when i had a NON-B and work permit. I gave up. In the end, depending on what country you are from “originally,” it’s best to maintain some address there (however artificially) along with a credit score, cards, accounts, etc. Plenty of banks offer cards without foreign transaction fees with attractive “cash back” offers. It can be important to maintain a good credit score too, so many things in the west depend on it that shouldn’t.

Anyone know what time the earliest bus from Pattaya goes to suvarnabhumi? Where does it leave from? Thanks

The USD to THB rate has dropped because currency traders think the US Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates. It isn’t. As far as English teachers “thinking they are smarter than currency markets,” it’s not about who is smart, or who is a trader and who is a teacher. What matters is who is right.

Exactly. When i heard they were shutting down in Thailand my thought was “wow, that still exists?”

Can anyone suggest a reputable place to hire an armed bodyguard in Bangkok? Also would be good to know prices for about 12 hours.

Interesting how a 500 baht ATM fee is a big deal but 5k USD is “nothing” and “holiday money.” ????

I don’t understand why people still carry foreign currency into Thailand in cash. I haven’t done that in 20 years. As soon as I got a Thai bank account I would just use my foreign debit card to take money out and then deposit it in my Thai account. This is back when ATMs were free of charge for foreign cards. I would only lose a few percent from the foreign currency fee. These days I tend not to even carry baht and just pay with prompt pay everywhere.

It’s hard to find current information in current COVID rules in Laos. Are bars open? Do they have “social distancing” rules? Are they enforced? Do you have to wear a mask?

Does anyone have an account at Islamic Bank of Thailand? Was it easy to open? Is it any good? They don’t seem to have any ATMs.

I’m mostly thinking of westerners, but also Thai people - why does it seem like 80% of the former and 50% of the latter, smoke cigarettes? I don’t get it.

I am a social person but I am fed up with having to breathe everybody’s cigarette smoke. Is there a busy, social bar in Phuket (hopefully in or near Rawai) that is inside with aircon and no smoking? Thanks