hegralow Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) I recently tried to open a joint account with my Thai wife at Bangkok Bank. I am a U.S. citezen who owns a condo in Jomtien and property in Nahkon Nayok with the idea of retiring in Thailand. I was told I could not add my name to her account so I tried to get an account on my own at the downtown office after being told all I need is a passport. Of course when I got to the downtown main branch they wanted a letter from the embassy etc. My question is: Shouldn'y I be able to have my name put on the account opened by my wife? She claims that it could not be done but at this point I am not so sure that is true. Has any one had any similar experiences or know if there really should be a problem with me being on the jopint account?. Edited September 1, 2008 by hegralow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Sorry, cannot answer your question. BUt i will say this: i had problems with Bangkok Bank and switched to Kasikorn bank and had smiles instead of frowns from their more positive answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyj4 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Kasikorn are advertising on Samui all you need is a passport...maybe worth trying them in Phuket...I thought all you needed anyway was your wife to show her I.D card...maybe it has changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozsamurai Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Same Same, BB is losing out on more customers everyday and SCB is right behind them, go to Kasikorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Recently I tried to have my name added to my wife's bank account. No way they said, had to open a new joint account... blah blah blah. I voiced my displeasure to the bank manager and suddenly it could be done. Some banks make it very easy for a foreigner to open a bank account with only a passport. I find that Siam Commercial and Kasicorn (Thai Farmers) are easier to deal with. Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Ditto all above.. Siam and Kasikorn are easier to deal with BKK bank made it feel ike I should be kissing thier <deleted> to queue up and perform basic functions.. The word 'cannot' for the most simple of tasks was in evidence a lot. I am told you technically need to be on an extension of stay or a WP type to have an account.. But some banks waive this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2008bangkok Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I opened a joint one with SCB with no problems...but i will say..it is much easier if you just open your own bank in your own name..i was havin headaches galore things like..they wanted checks to be in both names to pay in, not being able to pay money in unless they have both names..much easier to open your own bank , K bank is best and the only one that will give you a virtual card to use on the net!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggybear Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 K bank is best and the only one that will give you a virtual card to use on the net!! I've been with SCB for a few years now, told them I needed a secured Visa card (I'd put money in the account, no credit needed) that I could use for internet purchases. Security thing for me, don't want to have my other bank cards on the net. This was just baffling for SCB. They said I needed to put up 100,000thb to get a Visa card for 50,000thb. Again I said "no, I'll put 50,000thb in a bank account give me a card with that as the limit". "Mai dai, head shakes all around, cannot". Stepped next door to Kasikorn bank had my internet K-card useable in the same day. Kasikorn, dai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Opening a new account should be easy with the mentioned SCB and Kasikorn (I hate SCB in Chalong BTW, very unfriendly), but a name change is a big problem. Closing the old account and opening a new one is by far the easiest solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Turn Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I hear very good reports from Kasikorn. I left BKK bank some time ago. Old school bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damaz6052 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I recently tried to open a joint account with my Thai wife at Bangkok Bank. I am a U.S. citezen who owns a condo in Jomtien and property in Nahkon Nayok with the idea of retiring in Thailand. I was told I could not add my name to her account so I tried to get an account on my own at the downtown office after being told all I need is a passport. Of course when I got to the downtown main branch they wanted a letter from the embassy etc. My question is: Shouldn'y I be able to have my name put on the account opened by my wife? She claims that it could not be done but at this point I am not so sure that is true. Has any one had any similar experiences or know if there really should be a problem with me being on the jopint account?. Kasikorn bank for sure you get your debit card on the spot and internet acess within days. I also like there visa payment notification which gets sent to your mobile via SMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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