texanaust Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Are there any banks in Pattaya that you can open an account with a visa exempt stamp? (30 day stamp/foreigner from Western country). A specific branch would be extra helpful and/or recent success stories. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Kbank is generally the easiest. Try the branch in Central Festival. A friend of mine opened one there last year with no visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonsalviz Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'll tell you how I did it. First they asked for a work permit. I told them I don't work. Why would I need a work permit? The I gave them the name, address and phone number of a Thai friend. They called him and verified me. I think he told them I lived at his residence. All paperwork was sorted and I walked out in about 30 minutes wth ATM card in hand. Have opened many accounts since on my own by showing my previous account book. KBank in Patong for the original account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satcommlee Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Kasikorn at one time would open an account for your dog! But now, there are new money laundering rules which came into affect recently... make sure you are not working off old information. I will also confirm that Kasikorn in Central Festival are pretty lax though.. Edited February 2, 2013 by Satcommlee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Remember some banks will not like opening accounts for Americans, something your government has been doing, there are posts on here about it. Implying you are American cause of your User name, if not then forget my post, but handy for others to know. Edited February 2, 2013 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edh Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Siam Commercial Bank is usually very open to foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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