Success Opening Bank Account

[rrose070]

After much looking-into, my fella Dan (this is my TV account, he just commentates) walked into a BofA today and walked out 10 mins. later with a Thai bank account, ATM card, Pin and shortly after arriving home...online banking access. All he needed was his passport, his $ and our home address. Hopefully this will help someone, anyone, stressing about this as we had been. Thanks!

[rob69]

After much looking-into, my fella Dan (this is my TV account, he just commentates) walked into a BofA today and walked out 10 mins. later with a Thai bank account, ATM card, Pin and shortly after arriving home...online banking access. All he needed was his passport, his $ and our home address. Hopefully this will help someone, anyone, stressing about this as we had been. Thanks!

It seems funny that some farang have difficulty obtaining a Thai bank account.

Maybe it just depends on your appearance or weather the bank employess serving you is having a good day!

On the two occasions I have opened a bank account (whilst living in TL on a tourist visa) all ive been asked to provide is a copy of my passport and deposit some cash. Well this was the case at Siam Commercial Bank (Chiang Mai) and Siam City Bank (Lamai, Samui) anyway.

[mcgriffith]

Glad to hear it, rrose070! Seems like BofA might be looking to expand their deposit reserves.

I tried SCB last year in CM- no go without a 1 yr visa, which I did not have at that time. This was just after the coup, and the Oct 1 Thai immigration law (enforcement) changes. And no, not based on appearances- I'm in my mid 50's, was nattily attired in slacks/polo, etc.....and had 800,000 B to open the account with. Bangkok Bank ended up with my money, and a new customer!

Happily there is at least one bank that is willing to accept new clients without insisting on the 1 yr visa....

[Ta22]

Bank are like . . shake swimming in the sea ..

there are scary looking powerful . if you don't bleed there will leave you alone ..

but when you got any accident and start bleeding .. you are one good meal for them ..

like i alway said ..

bank are there during sunny days ,, and when it rain there will close their umbralla and leave you wet ..

as for opening bank account i have 4 account in thailand i and i am lucky i speak ok thai ..

so far i have no problem opening any bank account ..

with all access ..

just a small note .. flash your cash .. trust me no bank would turn away anyone flashing 500k .. at them ..

you can alway take it out right after you D/p it 555555555 that would see a nice jaw drop from the branch MG whahhahahahahahhahaha

i did it to one bank cos i just don't like his silly smile i d/p 500k and then start an account paid 300 baht for ATM and so on .. and 5 min later i withdraw the money all 500 k whahhahahahah

trust me the look on the MG face is priceless