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If you have come to Thailand for 2–3 weeks, cash and your bank card will be enough for making payments. However, if your stay in Thailand is longer than a month, you may come across situations when you need a bank account in a Thai bank.
All the Thai ATM's charge a commission fee of 200-250 THB for a transaction regardless the withdrawn sum. You should also remember about the exchange rate difference and commission fee of your bank.
If you own a big sum of money, it is necessary to think about safety. Keeping money in your hotel's safe can be dangerous. The only possible way to keep money safely is to put it on your bank account.
For obtaining some types of visas which allow you to work in Thailand or stay in the country for a long period of time, you need a bank statement from the Thai bank.
The account is opened in Thai baht. In the future, it will be possible to open an additional account to the main one in foreign currency (dollars / euros), however, when depositing or withdrawing funds, there will always be a conversion to Thai baht.
Each bank has its own requirements for opening a bank account for foreigners (you can learn about them at the bank website or office). The main requirements are having a visa for the period of no less than 30 days (for Bangkok Bank), and documents confirming your place of residence in Thailand. If you are planning to open a bank account by yourselves, you have to go to the Immigration Service and get a residentship certificate which will state the purpose of its issue. You will also have to get a rental agreement from your landlord. The bank will ask you to explain the reason for opening a bank account, to provide the documents and to fill in the papers.
We offer a quick and convenient way to open an account in Bangkok Bank without providing a residentship certificate and rental agreement.
To begin with, place an order on the website and attach a photo of the 1st page and a photo of the visa.
We will set a meeting time with our employee. Personal presence is required.
Opening an account takes 1 day (in Bangkok Bank).
The color photo - can do for an extra charge 150 THB.
The first deposit of the account for 500 baht.
The cost of a no name bank card to choose from (Master, Visa, UnionPay), you can issue two cards at once for an additional fee. If you need a personalized card, then you will be able to get it for an extra charge 2500 THB during 7 days.
I would like to know if it’s possible to open a bank account in Pattaya. Please note the following:
1. I will be on a 60-day visa waiver.
2. I have a Canadian passport (and also a valid passport from an EU country).
3. I do not have a valid Canadian driver's license or state ID.
4. I need the account statement to show my address (this is very important).
5. My age is less than 50.
All the best,
Gergely Orosi
Bangkok Bank say tourist can open foreign currency account (on their faq).
Could you help me ?
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