Identification now required to make a cash deposits at Thai Banks?

[sqwakvfr]

Went to a local Bangkok Bank branch in CNX to make a deposit at the CDM (Cash Deposit Machiine) and the machine had a garbage bag over it.  Also, a vidoe posted by Integrity Legal states ID is now required to make cash deposits.  I went into the branch and got a number to make cash deposit but gave up an hour later because only one teller was working and the wait time was incredibly long.  Has anyone else heard about this? 

[jaywalker2]

That's been the case for some time, at least if you're making a deposit with a teller. It's supposed to prevent money laundering.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

Went to a local Bangkok Bank branch in CNX to make a deposit at the CDM (Cash Deposit Machiine) and the machine had a garbage bag over it.  Also, a vidoe posted by Integrity Legal states ID is now required to make cash deposits.  I went into the branch and got a number to make cash deposit but gave up an hour later because only one teller was working and the wait time was incredibly long.  Has anyone else heard about this? 

Yes, that is correct, anti-money laundering regulations.  If the CDM had been operative you'd have had to use identification also (ATM card for foreigners).

[sqwakvfr]

But

1 minute ago, jaywalker2 said:

That's been the case for some time, at least if you're making a deposit with a teller. It's supposed to prevent money laundering.

But I made a deposit at a CDM last week. Of course TIT=Nothing seems to make sense. 

[sqwakvfr]

1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, that is correct, anti-money laundering regulations.  If the CDM had been operative you'd have had to use identification also (ATM card for foreigners).

Yes, that Is the way I have been doing for years but this time the actual CDM had a garbage bag over it.  Of coures as usual in LOS no one at the branch was there to answery any questions. 

[JoergADA]

To my own account I never had to, last time was half a year ago or so though

[Bday Prang]

As far as I remember, virtually any dealings with the bank have always involved them photocopying my passport I wonder why they don't scan it .  Another organisation that must have literally millions of reams of Photocopied passports stored insecurely somewhere   or do the just throw them in the skip at the end of their shift?

[sqwakvfr]

22 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

As far as I remember, virtually any dealings with the bank have always involved them photocopying my passport I wonder why they don't scan it .  Another organisation that must have literally millions of reams of Photocopied passports stored insecurely somewhere   or do the just throw them in the skip at the end of their shift?

As always this seems redundant (TIT) but a month  ago Bangkok Bank directed me to come into a local branch to register again.  This process as always required my passport being copied again and this time I had to have my face photographed from varioous angles like a booking photo after being arrested.  Now that Bangkok Bank has all this information about me I still need to bring my passport in just to make a cash deposit.  "Somewhere in the world former Aseannow Member Bob Smith must be smiling".  

[Everyman]

27 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

As far as I remember, virtually any dealings with the bank have always involved them photocopying my passport I wonder why they don't scan it .  Another organisation that must have literally millions of reams of Photocopied passports stored insecurely somewhere   or do the just throw them in the skip at the end of their shift?

 

I’ve heard that store the paper for awhile and then eventually burn it.

[Bday Prang]

1 minute ago, Everyman said:

 

I’ve heard that store the paper for awhile and then eventually burn it.

after they have sold any details to a call center gang

[it is what it is]

 

mate, when you've been here a bit longer you'll realise passport id is required for all sorts of things, just get used to it, it's really no big deal

[ukrules]

This is for comparison purposes, just recently I opened up a bank account with ABA in Cambodia (a few weeks ago), they wanted to see the passport and long term visa which I have.

They asked me to write my address down on a piece of paper which I did - that was good enough for them.

A machine then 'printed' off an ATM Visa debit card for me which I used at the separate deposit machine to deposit $1500 in cash which I had just withdrawn in the same bank from a Thai account.

 

No problems, simple and easy. The guy said I can alter the address on the app myself to make it more accurate if I want but don't do it until the next day as their system updates overnight or something along those lines.

 

Thailand is going to drown in red tape if it continues along this road.

 

[sqwakvfr]

24 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

mate, when you've been here a bit longer you'll realise passport id is required for all sorts of things, just get used to it, it's really no big deal

Mate, I have lived here for 8 years and reall ydon't like carrying my passport most of the time.  Of course this is the land of redundancy, absurdity and at times looney toons. 

[Bday Prang]

23 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

Mate, I have lived here for 8 years and reall ydon't like carrying my passport most of the time.  Of course this is the land of redundancy, absurdity and at times looney toons. 

I only carry my passport  on three occasions  1) visiting the bank  which occurs once every blue moon when my ATM card expires, 

2) Visiting immigration once of twice a year,  and  3)  when travelling .  Not too onerous really in my opinion 

[BigStar]

1 hour ago, it is what it is said:

 

mate, when you've been here a bit longer you'll realise passport id is required for all sorts of things, just get used to it, it's really no big deal

 

And when you've lived here even longer, you'll realize that a pink card will suffice in lieu of your passport for all sorts of things, which is much less of a deal. So that's what I use, mostly. 

[TheAppletons]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Thailand is going to drown in red tape if it continues along this road.

 

 

  As you know, Thailand is already drowning in red tape.

[Djinn91]

3 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  As you know, Thailand is already drowning in red tape.

Just gets more absurd daily

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

3 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

That's been the case for some time, at least if you're making a deposit with a teller. It's supposed to prevent money laundering.

But I made a deposit at a CDM last week. Of course TIT=Nothing seems to make sense. 

...and you used your ATM card.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, that is correct, anti-money laundering regulations.  If the CDM had been operative you'd have had to use identification also (ATM card for foreigners).

Yes, that Is the way I have been doing for years but this time the actual CDM had a garbage bag over it.  Of coures as usual in LOS no one at the branch was there to answery any questions. 

So the CDM was probably out of order/offline or being taken out of service.   

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

As always this seems redundant (TIT) but a month  ago Bangkok Bank directed me to come into a local branch to register again.  This process as always required my passport being copied again and this time I had to have my face photographed from varioous angles like a booking photo after being arrested.  Now that Bangkok Bank has all this information about me I still need to bring my passport in just to make a cash deposit.  

"...this time I had to have my face photographed..."

That was for facial recognition for security reasons and required to make app transfers over a certain amount.

 

"I still need to bring my passport in just to make a cash deposit".

Yes, as already explained, ID is required for cash deposits for AML reasons.

[Liverpool Lou]

25 minutes ago, BigStar said:

And when you've lived here even longer, you'll realize that a pink card will suffice in lieu of your passport for all sorts of things

...for some foreigners, not everyone can get one.  

[BigStar]

10 minutes ago, Djinn91 said:

Just gets more absurd daily

 

So we've invoked our fave rhetorical trope: the Perpetual Thailand Death Spiral identified decades ago by astute forum Economists and writers of letters to newspaper editors, when the GDP was about 5 times smaller.

[BigStar]

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...for some foreigners, not everyone can get one.  

 

The foreigners who've lived here even longer should be able to get one if they follow all the procedures. For money deposit at the counter, a Thai DL might suffice. Oh--not all foreigners can get one. 🙂  

[Liverpool Lou]

4 minutes ago, BigStar said:

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...for some foreigners, not everyone can get one.  

 

The foreigners who've lived here even longer should be able to get one if they follow all the procedures.

Only if they can get the owner of rented property, i.e. a condo, to cooperate, doesn't make any difference how long they have lived here.   If I've got it wrong, please explain how it is done independently.

[Liverpool Lou]

8 minutes ago, BigStar said:

For money deposit at the counter, a Thai DL might suffice. Oh--not all foreigners can get one. 🙂  

A passport will suffice, which every foreigner has.

[Upnotover]

Passport.  Easy.  Why are people so terrified to carry it around when needed?  It's needed to take money out, and put in.  In Qatar I recall I couldn't even get into a pub without it, at least they didn't start that here.....yet.

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Mate, I have lived here for 8 years and reall ydon't like carrying my passport most of the time.  Of course this is the land of redundancy, absurdity and at times looney toons. 

What kind of stupid comment is that? You really don´t like carrying your passport??? So, in your home country, you will not need national ID to do banking in person? News Flash, Dude! The pass port is your international ID, so if you don´t have Thai nationality, they will need you to use your passport. Doesn´t really matter what you like or not!

[BigStar]

57 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Only if they can get the owner of rented property, i.e. a condo, to cooperate, doesn't make any difference how long they have lived here.   If I've got it wrong, please explain how it is done independently.

 

They can own a property themselves. But typically they get owners to cooperate w/ TM30s, so they can find a way or move where an owner will cooperate. Living here a long time usually means moving to different residences.

[BigStar]

58 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

A passport will suffice, which every foreigner has.

 

Not all foreigners wish to carry their passports. DL or pink card, much more convenient.

[BigStar]

47 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Why are people so terrified to carry it around when needed? It's needed to take money out, and put in.

 

Silly exaggeration. I can take money out over the counter w/ bankbook and pink card at my bank. Much more convenient, passports stays safely at home.

Edited September 24 by BigStar