Hey everyone,

I'm currently in Koh Samui on a DTV Visa, and I've been trying to open a bank account. I visited all the banks at Central Samui, but they're not accepting the DTV Visa for account opening. They're asking for a visa with at least a 1-year stamp.

Has anyone here successfully opened a bank account in Koh Samui with just the DTV Visa? If so, which bank and branch did you go to? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙏

Any suggestions for Safe Deposit Boxes for foreigners that don't require a huge one time-charge or a fee to start the annual rental?

Also any advice on opening foreign currency deposit accounts in banks? (USD and GBP)

Thanks!

I am planning to eventually retire to Thailand, but I would like to open a bank account before I do. Is it possible to open an account as a tourist, and if so, what is procedure?

Not visa related but hope someone could suggest... So I have a Kasikorn debit card expiring this month and I need to renew it for another 5 years. However, my work permit is expiring this month too. The question is, will they give me a new debit card?

Is it possible for the holder of a non immigrant O A 1 year visa to open a Thailand bank account?. Thank you for any advice

Report: copy of Bangkok Bank list of documents to open a savings account; and, Bangkok Bank documents were accepted at Bangkok immigration.

I will try to attach below and if not successful in a separate post the Bangkok Bank list of documents required to open a basic savings account. In my case for a non immigration type O Visa, they required a passport and a certified affidavit from the US Embassy where I swore that I was the holder of the passport issued on....etc.

Once the Bangkok Bank savings account was open, I used transferwise to transfer $800,000 B to them ( a separate wire transfer from my US Bank to the US transferwise account was necessary).

As recently reported by others, immigration accepted the Bangkok Bank guarantee letter and evidence of foreign currency transfer (along with a passbook copy showing the required). amount).

Prepare for almost an hour at Bangkok Bank main branch in silom even if you get there when they open at 8:30 a.m... first you go to Windows 55 thru 59 dpwnstairs to get the guarantee letter and then upstairs to Foreign Exchange to get the evidence of foreign currency transfer which is a letter and supporting doc.

Everything including the passbook has to be dated the same day and then you have to travel North to Bangkok immigration. Immigration didn't get to my number until early afternoon.

Only the Bangkok Bank documents and form 87 and passport pages were required. No residency documents, such as lease, owner ID, or House book, were required at Bangkok immigration.