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

[BigStar]

20 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

You really don´t like carrying your passport???

 

No, I really don't, and never do, except when taking a flight or visiting Immigration.

[Upnotover]

13 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

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.

We're not all blessed with a pink card.

[BigStar]

17 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

We're not all blessed with a pink card.

 

Mine didn't fall out of a tree, either. I made it happen.

[Gottfrid]

39 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

No, I really don't, and never do, except when taking a flight or visiting Immigration.

If you only use it for that, then you will have a pink id card as well.

[Celsius]

5 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Also, a vidoe posted by Integrity Legal states ID is now required to make cash deposits. 

 

Wot, at the ATM machine, ? ol no way

[BigStar]

13 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

If you only use it for that, then you will have a pink id card as well.

 

Yup. A Thai DL can be used in some cases, like for depositing cash OTC per the OP, and at the PO.

 

ID requirements for bank deposits have been around a while and discusses previously on the forum. Nothing really new here. 

[Gottfrid]

3 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

Yup. A Thai DL can be used in some cases, like for depositing cash OTC per the OP, and at the PO.

 

ID requirements for bank deposits have been around a while and discusses previously on the forum. Nothing really new here. 

True, and no, there is nothing new. My original post was just referring to people that complain over the need to carry passport. If you are in a foreign country, you just have to accept the need for it doing certain things if you not have another optional card to use. 🙂 

[Lorry]

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

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an ATM Visa debit card for me which I used at the separate deposit machine to deposit $1500 in cash which I had just withdrawn in the same bank from a Thai account.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

 

Dasa used bookstore requires picture ID if you want to sell them your second hand paperback.

Thailand is very serious about money laundering. 

Now, if your friend donates you a handful of  Rolexes, that's a different story. 

[david555]

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

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.

 

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

 

Thailand is acting under CRS rules/reports now ....

[sqwakvfr]

7 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

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!

Yes when I am back in the US my CA Drivers license is sufficient. But in LOS only a Passport will do. Big difference between carrying a passport compard to carrying a DL.  Also, my CA DL has pretty much worthless in LOS. Also, I have not been called "Dude" in a very long time. 

[jippytum]

12 hours ago, JoergADA said:

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

The law requiring ID for deposits has been enforced for two months. 

To prevent scammers deposits into mule accounts. 

[Luuk Chaai]

just made a cash deposit @ a Kasikorn machine 3 days ago      no problem 

 

you do realize as soon as you put your ATM in the slot,  you're fingered.

[sqwakvfr]

29 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

just made a cash deposit @ a Kasikorn machine 3 days ago      no problem 

 

you do realize as soon as you put your ATM in the slot,  you're fingered.

Yes. I do but as usual getting clear, accurate and timely information from anything related to LOS is difficult.  So making a deposit of anykind requires the person making the deposit to be identified.  This I get but does this mean actually showing a passport or any other acceptable form of identification to the bank each and every time? From my last extended visit to the local Bangkok bank branch I was positively identified and registered again nto the bank database with my face being photographed from multiple angles. I assumed (I know never ASS U ME) that I was now cleard to make deposits without having to bring my passport into the bank each and every time.  As in most cases getting questions answered at Bangkok Bank was "mission failure. This appears to be root cause of many problems for us foreigners in the Land of Smiles. All I ask is  "be clear and consistent". 

[hotchilli]

14 hours 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? 

SCB bank do not require this.

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, BigStar said:

12 hours 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

That's great if you're confirming that Thai banks will accept a Thai driving licence in the absence of a passport.   I don't believe that is something that can be relied upon. 

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, BigStar said:

 

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.

Silly generalisation that is convenient for you but for the majority who do not have pink ID cards?  

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, BigStar said:

11 hours ago, Upnotover said:

We're not all blessed with a pink card.

 

Mine didn't fall out of a tree, either. I made it happen.

Good for you, but not all requirements for a pink ID card are within the control of the applicant.  It cannot "be made to happen" just like that if the property owner is non-compliant, as is their privilege.

[LukKrueng]

14 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

when my ATM card expires, 

Since my expired a few years ago I only use the "withdrawal without a card" option..

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

16 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Also, a vidoe posted by Integrity Legal states ID is now required to make cash deposits. 

 

Wot, at the ATM machine, ? ol no way

Yes, it is required, the ATM card that is needed to operate the CDM is the identification confirmation!

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

just made a cash deposit @ a Kasikorn machine 3 days ago      no problem 

No one has claimed that depositing cash in a CDM is a problem.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

as usual getting clear, accurate and timely information from anything related to LOS is difficult.  So making a deposit of anykind requires the person making the deposit to be identified.  This I get but does this mean actually showing a passport or any other acceptable form of identification to the bank each and every time? From my last extended visit to the local Bangkok bank branch I was positively identified and registered again nto the bank database with my face being photographed from multiple angles. I assumed (I know never ASS U ME) that I was now cleard to make deposits without having to bring my passport into the bank each and every time. 

That has already been explained to you!  The photo exercise was to establish the facial recognition facility on the bank's phone app that enables higher transfer amounts via the app.  No one told you that it was a replacement for ID when making certain in-person transactions. 

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

16 hours 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? 

SCB bank do not require this.

Of course not if using the CDM, your ID is the ATM card that you have to use.   

The requirement for ID when depositing cash is not something that the banks can choose to opt out of (perhaps there is a lower limit that does not require ID but I doubt it), SCB does have that requirement, same as all the other Thai banks, if it didn't, all the money launderers would be flocking there to clean their dodgy cash.

[Bday Prang]

I don't understand why so many people have such an aversion to taking their passports with them when they go to the bank,   Is it really such a big deal to slip it into ones pocket ?   Its no bigger than ones bank book and fits easily into ones pocket. 

 Are people worried about forgetting it ?  well they could always tie a knot in their handkerchief ,  along side the knots that help them to remember their bankbook  and their pink card 

Or is it all further evidence to support the theory that a lot of blokes tend to get a bit weird and cantankerous once they get to a certain age ?  They start to get a bit obsessive about matters  that don't particularly bother other people at all.  Often working themselves up into  a geriatric frenzy over nothing.

[Yagoda]

Go to the ATM

[Bday Prang]

               Unless one is running a very successful market stall or selling 2nd hand cars for example,  Just how often does anybody pay cash into their bank account ?   I think I can count on zero hands the number of times I have done it in my entire life.

              After all  selling something or providing a service for cash is still a relatively covert transaction,  all that changes once one pays the monet into the bank,  With the possibly looming new tax legislation surely keeping it in ones pocket or in a personal safe would be the "sensible" course of action

[brianthainess]

16 hours ago, Everyman said:

 

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

I had to get a new ATM card from my bank as one of Their machines had swallowed my card, for no reason and would not eject it, then their machine said not working. 

I had to sign  pieces of paper (some twice) more than some do to get a Retirement visa, plus the photo taken. oh but it didn't stop there, my book was also full, so more paperwork, signatures, and desk photo. 

[CygnusX1]

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

I don't understand why so many people have such an aversion to taking their passports with them when they go to the bank,   Is it really such a big deal to slip it into ones pocket ?   Its no bigger than ones bank book and fits easily into ones pocket. 

 Are people worried about forgetting it ?  well they could always tie a knot in their handkerchief ,  along side the knots that help them to remember their bankbook  and their pink card 

Or is it all further evidence to support the theory that a lot of blokes tend to get a bit weird and cantankerous once they get to a certain age ?  They start to get a bit obsessive about matters  that don't particularly bother other people at all.  Often working themselves up into  a geriatric frenzy over nothing.

There have been recent stories in the media about people being denied boarding on a flight due to some microscopic level of damage to their passport. It’s safest to treat your passport with great care, and carry it about and handle it as little as possible. 

[sqwakvfr]

19 minutes ago, CygnusX1 said:

There have been recent stories in the media about people being denied boarding on a flight due to some microscopic level of damage to their passport. It’s safest to treat your passport with great care, and carry it about and handle it as little as possible. 

This is one of my concerns.  Also, getting a passport replaced or renewed can be 3 to 4 weeks.  But in the end this is TIT. I do on occassion have a need to deposit cash into my Bangkok Bank account and I try and use the CDM as much as possible.  At times the CDM's are not working and I have had to actually go into the branch to make the deposit.  In the past an ID was not requird for such a transaction but I have heard that in order combat money laundering all bank transactions will require an acceptable ID in the future or even now?   For most of us foreigners this means actually presenting your passport.

[Gottfrid]

14 hours ago, BigStar said:

 

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

It is, but the ones that have those usually also now they can use them instead of passport in many cases. The ones who complain, is the ones who do not have the other cards or just don´t care to find out how they can be used. That´s pure stupidity.

[BigStar]

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Silly generalisation that is convenient for you but for the majority who do not have pink ID cards?  

 

Silly blanket statement that "it's needed." I pointed that it's not--necessarily. OBVIOUSLY, if you don't have a pink card, then you can't use a pink card. Did you ask the OP whether it's impossible that he can get a pink card, and why? But, based on experience a couple of years ago, I think a Thai DL can be used, and that should be given a try. (OH--for chrissakes, bring the passport too as backup. 'Course, some overstayers may have lost their passports.)

 

How much more mileage do you need outta this silly belaboring the obvious?