huyuli Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I have a blue book with my name and I am not a Thai citizen. I asked for one and it was issued to me over the counter in Pattaya. This appears to be an anomaly. Was it a fluke or can someone provide an explanation? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWEB Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 4:47 AM, OneMoreFarang said: I live here since almost 30 years, most of that time with a business visa (not leaving Thailand). And I don't have a yellow book. And I have bank accounts and vehicles in my name. What am I missing? Times are changing, in these days Banks are asking for Certificate of Residence or blue/yellow House Book plus plus plus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 4:47 AM, OneMoreFarang said: What am I missing? 30 years of changing rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Fairynuff said: 30 years of changing rules I opened the last bank account maybe 3 years ago, no problem. About the same time, I also applied for a 2nd credit card, independent from my bank accounts, also no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 5:09 AM, scubascuba3 said: Stupid reason to get a yellow book, don't need one, totally daft, spend 600k on a condo to save a 300 baht residence certificate when the bank is asking to be registered in a blue or yellow book, they don't mean certificate... I asked about residence certificate of immigration or from embassy, nope... yellow , blue (not possible anyway) or GO AWAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, john donson said: when the bank is asking to be registered in a blue or yellow book, they don't mean certificate... I asked about residence certificate of immigration or from embassy, nope... yellow , blue (not possible anyway) or GO AWAY Change your bank (or speak to their call centre) - that is nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: Change your bank (or speak to their call centre) - that is nonsense. Thai credit union, pretty clear... also ttb apparently change, well... those promise an almost descent interest rate, still under inflation but more than my current bank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, john donson said: Thai credit union, pretty clear... also ttb apparently change, well... those promise an almost descent interest rate, still under inflation but more than my current bank... You don't choose a Thai bank for 'higher interest rates'........you choose one for practical day to day needs and to satisfy Immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Daley Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Next year: The purple book. Proof that you have owned the slum condo for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 46 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: You don't choose a Thai bank for 'higher interest rates'........you choose one for practical day to day needs and to satisfy Immigration. I have money locked in a zero interest saving account in green bank for immigration are people getting some interest in that account for immigration ? if it is fixed deposit and they want to see 100 baht more or less, how do you manage that... yellow bank, where I am a customer for many years, came up with the fluff they want, once again, a certificate / residence... when I tell them I am client and here is the last credit card invoice you sent me... it is... get the paper or get lost, kind off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 12:09 AM, john donson said: feasible or not ? kind of getting bored with bank asking for a blue book, while foreigners cannot be on one so I was thinking, what if I would try to find the cheapest thai social welfare condo that was available... would that be possible to do the needed steps, after buying the piece of c... to go to ampur to get a yellow book to finally shut up banks when they are asking their ridiculous demands of being registered as if having a passport and a retirement visa and a rental lease with your name on it is not enough if there is a yellow book 'agent' like they have for visa's and extension, would prefer that option... maybe there is a whole new business model for them to start adding farangs on their tabien baan ? Just go and get a certificate of residency since your already on a "retirement" permission to stay. Thats all the bank needs as far as a validated address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: I opened the last bank account maybe 3 years ago, no problem. About the same time, I also applied for a 2nd credit card, independent from my bank accounts, also no problem. What’s that got to do with the fact that for the 30 years the OP was talking about, the rules have changed an infinite number of times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) On 11/27/2023 at 12:56 AM, scorecard said: Foreigners who are in Thailand on long-term visas (and some other circumstances) have a yellow Tabien Baan book. No, they do not necessarily have a yellow book, a long-term visa doesn't mean that a yellow book is available . I'm on a 'retirement visa' (Dr Jack!) and do not have a yellow book. Maybe your reference to a long-term visa is different. Edited November 28, 2023 by Liverpool Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) On 11/27/2023 at 1:35 PM, daveAustin said: Why one would feel the need to spend millions on a s.hole condo "Shlthole condos" don't cost anywhere near one million baht, never mind "millions". Edited November 28, 2023 by Liverpool Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 21 hours ago, In the jungle said: So you go through this expensive process to get a yellow book and then they ask you for another document that you cannot provide. Do they? Such as what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 4:47 AM, OneMoreFarang said: What am I missing? someone to take the p!ss out of you like the OP has is my guess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Fairynuff said: What’s that got to do with the fact that for the 30 years the OP was talking about, the rules have changed an infinite number of times? Because in my previous post I mentioned that I live here since almost 30 years. With work permit it was easy to open a bank account decades ago and it is still easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Because in my previous post I mentioned that I live here since almost 30 years. With work permit it was easy to open a bank account decades ago and it is still easy. With a work permit perhaps, try getting one if you don’t work. Personally I had no issues getting 5 different banks, but that was quite some time ago. The landscape is very different now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 12:56 AM, scorecard said: The Thai government (since decades ago) wants to have an address for every person in Thailand, Thais folks and foreigners. Thais have an address, recorded in their blue Tabien Baan book. Foreigners who are in Thailand on long-term visas (and some other circumstances) have a yellow Tabien Baan book. Ninety day reporting is part of the quest to have an address for everybody. You are dreaming. Back to the OP. If you want to open a bank account most simple way is an agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 28 minutes ago, Fairynuff said: With a work permit perhaps, try getting one if you don’t work. Personally I had no issues getting 5 different banks, but that was quite some time ago. The landscape is very different now. Things have changed dramatically. Pretty much necessary to obtain a certificate of residence or equivalent from embassy. Not all embassies provide that. UK, USA,AU being just 3 (no I'm not confusing income letter) If you already have a non O then it may be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 On 11/28/2023 at 8:38 PM, DrJack54 said: You are dreaming. Back to the OP. If you want to open a bank account most simple way is an agent. you missed the point, for krungsri, I am a many years old customer even have CC with them... but they still need a certificate... hey, to prove that who you say you are... go get it... but but... you send me my credit card overview every month, here, I brought it to you with my name on it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) On 11/27/2023 at 12:49 PM, Stevemercer said: Plenty of expats have a yellow book, similar to a pink ID Card, but it is not essential or even very useful. It saves getting a residency certificate from immigration for some things. Getting/renewing a drivers licence, for example. I often use the pink ID when checking in at hotels, rather than a passport (I know it doesn't meet the immigration requirements). I guess the yellow book and pink ID card (you need the yellow book before you can get the pink ID card) are just items to demonstrate you have some sort of commitment to living in Thailand. Maybe it will mean something at some future date as they keep fiddling with immigration laws. Thai Permanent Residents are usually recorded in the dark blue Tabien Baan book, therefore never have a yellow Tabien Baan book. Edited December 24, 2023 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 visited the condo decided against it if thai banks want to be difficult for their peanuts, than I better return the money back to home country to get a better rate... not as good as UK or USA... and it involves losing 2.5-3% of my money in bad exchange rates and fees... the flat fee of some app online , they might indicate the rate you get for your THB, but it is always worse than even the SELL rate of the banks or TT ... hidden costs or rather lost money that people don't think about it, if they would go check bank's rates and compare to online apps. you sadly lose years worth of thai bank interest rates in 15 seconds for one transaction, but this is the way .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Yellow book is a complete waste of time and effort IMO. Some farangs seem to wear it as a badge of honor for some reason ( along with pink ID card ), kinda like 'look at me, look how smart i am', most STILL cannot utter more than about 3 words of Thai ' Check bin kap" amusing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I keep getting told by a friend that you have to have a Yellow Book to have your name registered in a company in Thailand. Is he correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 12:09 AM, john donson said: kind of getting bored with bank asking for a blue book You'll get a blue book when you buy a condo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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