If anyone knows of a branch that has recently opened an account for a falang on a tourist visa, it'd be great if you'd PM me and let me know where.

 

Cheers

I even opened a foreign currency account at Bangkok Bank in Central with a tourist visa. Had to have a residents cert as well obviously.

Try BKK Bank Promenada Branch - When I went in there to have my bank letter (for an account I have with them at their main branch) - issued for immigration I got to talk to the marketing lady about the difficulties some foreigners are having to open a bank account.

 

She told me that their head office is allowing them to open a bank accounts for foreigners because of their strategic location when immigration was still there.

I thought that was great and quickly opened another account with ATM card and Bualuang mbanking.

Passport, residence certificate and obviously a Mobil phone number, email account for mBanking was all I needed - they never asked what kind of visa I was on.

 

 

 

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Can anyone here comment on how a newly arrived tourist, wanting to open an account for legitimate reasons would secure a residence certificate?

1 hour ago, 4raiKohChang said:

Can anyone here comment on how a newly arrived tourist, wanting to open an account for legitimate reasons would secure a residence certificate?

Go to the white building almost directly across the road from immigration and ask if they can assist. They will require cash incentives.

I think you may be able to open a account

Provided you can bank a substantiation amount of money

i dont think they would accept cash incentives

 

500 baht for next day Residency Certificate in CM. Otherwise 4-6 week wait for a free one. 

You need two photos and a completed application form (available at office or download if you search). 

OK I'll give it a whirl. Thanks all.

My recent experience is that they want a work permit. I have a residence certificate but it is not being accepted.

That's why in a separate post I asked if anyone knows of a CIMB branch that is helpful.

I was lucky in that when I left LOS in 2001 after working here for 12+ years I never closed my Bangkok Bank account and just kept a balance of about 2000 baht in it.  Now whenever I visit I have a bank account that I can use plus an ATM card.  

 

I know that back in the 90's tourists on any kind of visa could open a bank account very easily.  Unfortunately, the Thais closed that opportunity.

They didn't close it. Every bank have different policies, every branch have different policies, sometimes even different people in the same branch will have different "policies". Keep trying. If you don't manage in C.M. go to Bangkok and you'll surely find a branch that will do it there.

18 hours ago, Thailand said:

Go to the white building almost directly across the road from immigration and ask if they can assist. They will require cash incentives.

I have yet to pay a cash incentive for a legal banking transaction. I stay away from illegal obes as well.

I have yet to pay a cash incentive for a legal banking transaction. I stay away from illegal obes as well.

He was responding about a residence certificate not about banking.[emoji15]


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9 hours ago, hyku1147 said:

Get as many 1000 baht notes as possible, and put them on the bank clerk's desk.????

I opened an account on a tourist visa with 2,600 baht

2 hours ago, sharktooth said:

I opened an account on a tourist visa with 2,600 baht

What are you doing wrong?

I opened one with Visa exempt and 500 b. 

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

What are you doing wrong?

I opened one with Visa exempt and 500 b. 

Haha, it was all I had in my wallet at the time. It’s a myth about going in with wads of cash.