On 7/3/2017 at 5:11 PM, roger101 said:

Thanks for that gentlemen. I'll re-post when I get round to going to a branch in the next few days.

I opened an account at Central Pattaya Beach. I had to get a Certificate of Residence  from immigration (total time 20 min, went and had a beer).

 

I've got to go back next week for my debit card, but it couldn't have been easier (apart from having to sign god knows how many forms).

On 7/8/2017 at 10:28 AM, NanLaew said:

You know how much was sent in the 'test' remittance.

 

You know how much baht was credited to your account.

 

Now you do the math.

Went to the old math.  Not new math so I guess I am a dumb shit!!

Some US banks don't require the "test " deposit method for activating electronic funds transfers via Bangkok Bank's New York branch.  USAA for instance, only requires you to certify that transfers will only be made INTO a Bangkok Bank account and after a three business day wait , for account name verification, transfers will be allowed

 

If your US bank does require the "test deposit" method an easy work around is to sign up for Bangkok Bank's SMS alert service which will send you a text message giving you the exact "cent" amount of the test deposits (as well as exchange rates used for future transfers )

Good info. But I reckon almost all other U.S banks do require test deposits.