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2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

This post is about my (successfully) opening an SCB savings account on an LTR-WP visa.

 

A few days ago, my Thai wife suggested I open an SCB Bank account, so to get a "Planet" debit card, which has some benefits that we would likely use (I think it was obtaining a "Dragon pass" (for airport lounge access) if one uses the debit card for more than 20,000 THB transactions in a foreign currency). Most likely we will need to spend >20,000 THB in a different currency, so i went a long with her idea.

 

The thing is, this was suggested to me by my wife at the last minute during a visit to a mall with the bank in the mall. I happened to have my passport with me,  and my yellow book (proving residency also) , and Thai driver's license so I said, ok, why not.

 

They wanted to see Yellow Book, and Driver's License and obviously my passport (with LTR visa stamp inside), but they  would not let me open a saving account because I did not have my LTR notification letter of endorsement with me.  I have various Thai bank accounts (most opened before on a Type-O visa) so it never occurred to me to check the BoI web site, which clearly states, to open a Thai bank account, one must show that LTR notification letter of endorsement.

 

So i went back to the bank a day letter, this time with the stamped BoI Notification Letter of Endorsement (and passport, yellow book, driver's license) and successfully opened a savings account with SCB.  I also had online access to the account setup on my smartphone, and an application for the Planet Card initiated, where the card should show up in a week or so.

 

Hence for other's on the LTR visa like me, don't be lazy like I was, but check BoI webpage, before trying to do things like opening a bank account.

Actually the BOI only assists/endorses opening an account at Bangkok Bank or Kasikorn.  Though you shouldn't have a problem opening your own account at any other bank that accepts foreigners with a 10-year visa.  Their demand for the endorsement letter is asinine though.  How do they think you got the visa if you didn't get the letter?  They just like putting up artificial impediments and hoped that you would go away and not come back.  You are lucky they didn't add a new requirement the 2nd time you get back, as many banks are known to multiple times trying to get you to go away.

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