Which banks allow non thais to open bank accounts ?

[bluebanana]

hi all , 

 

i have kbank acount and i want to open another acct for saving purposes .

 

does anyone know which banks have easy approval for foreigners opening bank accounts ?

 

thanks alot 

[Kwasaki]

Why don't you open a savings account with the K bank your with now. 

[bluebanana]

Just now, Kwasaki said:

Why don't you open a savings account with the K bank your with now. 

thanks so meaning just opening another savings account ? 

will they allow 2 accounts  ? 

 

[Kwasaki]

Just now, bluebanana said:

thanks so meaning just opening another savings account ? 

will they allow 2 accounts  ? 

 

Well yes they will just take your passport and your existing bank book account and ask to open another account which is usually called a investment account.

I have 2 accounts with my Bkk bank one savings and one investment.

[sungod]

With 2 accounts you can keep the bulk of your cash in 1, then transfer into the other for online transactions and an ATM card.

An extra safety net.

[bluebanana]

thanks guys appreciate the replies. cheers ^^

[Dante99]

13 minutes ago, bluebanana said:

will they allow 2 accounts  ? 

Of course.  We have 7 accounts with the same bank, all savings accounts.

[RafPinto]

UOB

United Overseas Bank

That's a Singapore bank.

[recom273]

17 minutes ago, bluebanana said:

thanks so meaning just opening another savings account ? 

will they allow 2 accounts  ? 

 

Officially, no - not unless on Retirement visa - or with a work permit.

 

I have 2 for the reasons mentioned above, I keep one with the bulk of my money without an ATM and transfer to my other account if needed. Trying to explain this to a bank manager can be hard work, but they will relent with perseverence.

 

You could go to another bank, but I prefer the convenience of a single banking app.

[OJAS]

On 3/19/2022 at 10:46 AM, bluebanana said:

thanks so meaning just opening another savings account ? 

will they allow 2 accounts  ? 

 

Just bear in mind, though, that, should you open a second account with Kbank, both accounts will be singly covered by the 1,000,000 THB Deposit Protection Agency guarantee limit. In other words it won't be 1,000,000 THB for one account and a further 1,000,000 THB for the second account!

 

https://www.dpa.or.th/en/articles/view/protection-limit

 

If I were in your shoes, I would probably be more inclined to spread the jam relatively thinly among separate accounts with separate banks than putting all my financial eggs into 1 basket (aka bank) - depending on the amount(s) involved, of course.

Edited March 21, 2022 by OJAS