Thai Military Bank

[Berty100]

I recall to have seen a post on this forum a few months ago that withe "all free" account a foreigner could have a credit card without annual fees.

Around that time I went to the branch on Pattaya Sukhumvit, and since they didn't speak English they called the manager ( Frank ) and I spoke with him.

He said that indeed I could have a credit card, but maybe I had to put some money in a fixed account, I don't remember exactly because he asked me to return the next day but I didn't went.

So today I went back to the same branch to open a account, spoke with a lady who was proficient in English but wasn't the manager.and of course the rules had changed now. According to her, now foreigners couldn't get a credit card anymore, which I think is utter bs as I can get a credit card with a fixed deposit at almost every bank.

I can't remember who made the post but, am I getting demented and is all above only my imagination, or is this another example of " I don't know my job and make up new rules as I go" ?

[Pib]

Talk to Frank again.

[petermik]

Talk to Frank again.

Frank has left the building,and frankly speaking the OP should get a Credit Card from another bank who,s frankness is more to his liking

[Berty100]

Talk to Frank again.

Frank has left the building,and frankly speaking the OP should get a Credit Card from another bank who,s frankness is more to his liking

I didn't know that Frank wasn't there anymore.

The reason I was interested in the CC was because it had no annual fee's connected, as I wanted the card only as a convenience and will only be used on rare occasions, which as far as I'm aware is not the case with any other bank.

[Langsuan Man]

Try another TMB branch, maybe they didn't get the memo on the change yet.

It is not all that unusual for a farang to get a credit card, unfortunately is is usually backed up and limited to the amount you have in a fixed deposit account. Those with work permits have a much easier time and usually don't need for it to be "secured"

Have a look here and see if the credit card your are interested is listed here (change the language up in the right hand side of the page)

https://www.tmbbank.com/landing/view/creditcards-landing.html

If it is, change it back to Thai and print it and take it with you, they usually have a hard time arguing with what their web site says