lem Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I wanted to move from pre-paid to post-paid AIS, mainly because I found travelling outside Thailand uses up an awful lot of pre-paid cards!! But AIS insist that I must have a current work permit in order to apply for a post-paid account. DTAC also has a similar requirement. I don't have a current work permit, I have a retirement visa. Is there anyway around this, or should I just give up and remain happy with my pre-paid card? On a secondary matter: how does a retired person open a bank account in Thailand if he/she does not have a work permit? I used to have a work permit and so retained a bank account even though I have a retirement visa now. Lem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaede Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Bank of Ayudhya Pattaya opened me an account no problem, Siam Commercial Bank opened me an account with a 1yr contract from my condo in BKK Both times only had a 30day visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) Firstly ... You can have a bank account if you are on a retirement visa ... You don't really think all the tens of thousands of retirees here keep their money under the mattress do you I would suggest you try Kasikorn. When you open the account then also apply for cyber banking. With this you can top up your One 2 Call (etc.) prepaid phone from anywhere in the world. (or are you saying that a prepaid is more expensive that a postpaid ?) Naka. Edited March 28, 2007 by naka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinom Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Firstly ... You can have a bank account if you are on a retirement visa ... You don't really think all the tens of thousands of retirees here keep their money under the mattress do you I would suggest you try Kasikorn. When you open the account then also apply for cyber banking. With this you can top up your One 2 Call (etc.) prepaid phone from anywhere in the world. (or are you saying that a prepaid is more expensive that a postpaid ?) Naka. Well done Naka - beat me to it ! I use Kasikorn cyber banking for this and many other bill payment service. they provide an excellent service cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lem Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Firstly ... You can have a bank account if you are on a retirement visa ... You don't really think all the tens of thousands of retirees here keep their money under the mattress do you I would suggest you try Kasikorn. When you open the account then also apply for cyber banking. With this you can top up your One 2 Call (etc.) prepaid phone from anywhere in the world. (or are you saying that a prepaid is more expensive that a postpaid ?) Naka. I didnt know that you could top up One 2 Call via cyber banking. I just want to avoid carrying around spare top up cards when travelling, or having to call someone back here and ask them to buy a card and send me the numbers! I dont know if Post paid is cheaper, but I thought it might have been more convenient. However, I will look at the cyber banking option. It seems out of place to me that I can pay my UBC/True monthly TV and my True internet via 'post paid' bills, ie after the event, but I cant with a mobile phone bill because of the "work permit" stipulation. Well, I guess I shouldnt lose sleep over it! Thanks for the replies. Appreciate it. Lem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Traveller Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) If I recall correctly pre-paid was more expensive than post-paid when it was introduced, though the 'usage charge plan' sales technique makes direct comparisons moe difficult these days. Regards /edit typo // Edited March 28, 2007 by A_Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 If you are with Bangkok Bank you cannot use Ibanking without a workpermit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lem Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lem Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 So how did you get past the 'work permit' requirement if you didn't have a work permit? I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 So how did you get past the 'work permit' requirement if you didn't have a work permit?I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS walked in ... with passport and banking records for the AIS ... and just walked in to the bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Traveller Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) So how did you get past the 'work permit' requirement if you didn't have a work permit?I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS walked in ... with passport and banking records for the AIS ... and just walked in to the bank Though this begs the question when? If memory serves, AIS required a Thai Citizen to be the 'account holder' for the original numbers, when pre-paid came in that requirement was waived, but post paid still required formal ID. After the 'register all numbers' flap I'm fairly sure that AIS moved to WP for post-paid. Regards /edit format// Edited March 28, 2007 by A_Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 If you are with Bangkok Bank you cannot use Ibanking without a workpermit. That is not true. I have multiple accounts with Bangkok Bank and had online banking long before a work permit. I opened the first accounts on a 30 day stamp and later applied for internet banking. When I opened accounts at Siam, I had a non imm visa and a letter from immigration but they didn't require either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Traveller Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) If you are with Bangkok Bank you cannot use Ibanking without a workpermit. That is not true. I have multiple accounts with Bangkok Bank and had online banking long before a work permit. I opened the first accounts on a 30 day stamp and later applied for internet banking. When I opened accounts at Siam, I had a non imm visa and a letter from immigration but they didn't require either. The key question is often when did you do this? Presently many areas of banking which were available are now restricted. Again when first announced internet banking with TFB as was, was restricted to WP holders only, then opened up. It is clear that the banks are becoming more circumspect as to services they offer to non-WP holders. Regards PS The other point is that any bank takes into account {no pun intended} the individual customer standing with the bank before making any decision. /edit add PS// Edited March 28, 2007 by A_Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 So how did you get past the 'work permit' requirement if you didn't have a work permit?I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS walked in ... with passport and banking records for the AIS ... and just walked in to the bank Though this begs the question when? If memory serves, AIS required a Thai Citizen to be the 'account holder' for the original numbers, when pre-paid came in that requirement was waived, but post paid still required formal ID. After the 'register all numbers' flap I'm fairly sure that AIS moved to WP for post-paid. Regards /edit format// Hmmm have been a serenade member for about 2 years with AIS .. so I guess I went to post paid 2.5 years ago got a new bank account last September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lem Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Thanks for that info. I will try that. Lem So how did you get past the 'work permit' requirement if you didn't have a work permit?I have never had a work permit in Thailand and have 3 accounts with Siam Commercial ... and am on post pay with AIS walked in ... with passport and banking records for the AIS ... and just walked in to the bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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