I've been out of Thailand for six months, and upon returning I find a check from True Visions for THB500 refunding my deposit for a cable TV box that I returned last year November. A few questions:

1. The check is dated 06-05-2014 (June 5). How long is the check valid? There is no expiration or validity date on the check. (It's a "Manager's Check," if that matters.)

2. As far as I know, there is no Citibank branch in Pattaya. I have savings accounts at SCB & Bangkok Bank. Will they accept it as a deposit? If so, is there a service charge?

3. I might be in Bangkok in the next month or two, and can drop by Citibank to cash it there, if the check is still valid. Will Citibank charge for cashing a check from a non-customer?

I had given up hope of getting that refund from True, but of course they wait until I leave to mail it.

When I got a TrueVisions deposit refund check a couple of years ago I just took it and deposited it in my Bangkok Bank savings account. There was no charge and the bank rep said it would take about 3 days to clear/funds actually become available although it did appear immediately in my Bangkok Bank balance...but I expect if I had wanted to "cash" it right then and there (i.e., I don't want to deposit it...I want cash now!) they may have told me they can't--it must clear first. I guess it would depend on your bank branch, how long you had been a customer, etc. Just deposit it to your account...there shouldn't be any fee.

You sure there is "no valid until date/must cash before date" in small, lite colored print on the check? But one thing for sure, the bank you go cash it at will be looking for such a date and won't accept if it's pass the date. Just let your bank figure it out if no date can be found on the check.

Edited October 1, 201411 yr by Pib

Thanks. I should be going to the Tesco Lotus store with my Bangkok Bank branch in a day or two and will try it. And, unless it's one of those color blindness test things, I can't see any date any place other than date of issue.