Opening a bank account which bank?
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I think you mean multi-entry. Not multi-tourist!!
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You are probably right I have not got a clue about visas
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Re: Opening a bank account which bank?
METV these days gives unlimited entries within the validity time of the visa (6 months since date of issue). That means it can be used to stay in Thailand for 9 months (with border runs every 2 or 3 months and last entry on the date the visa expires+extension).
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Chatchai Market
Dechanuchit Road
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“When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.” Stephen Jay Gould
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Re: Opening a bank account which bank?
Just to add my 2c..
I have a Bangkok Bank 'Be 1st' account which is simplicity itself.
All you need is your passport, and a friend in Thailand who will let you use their address for correspondence purposes.
Although I took a Thai friend with me to help translate when I set up the account, the lady in the bank spoke good English and I was out the door with pass book and debit card in hand in about twenty minutes.
I use a specialist currency transfer company to buy Baht for me (on much more favourable terms than through a High St bank) and get it sent straight to my Thai account. I then draw out cash as I need it, and aside from a small receiving charge when the funds are transferred, there are no fees payable and no ATM handling charges.
I have a Bangkok Bank 'Be 1st' account which is simplicity itself.
All you need is your passport, and a friend in Thailand who will let you use their address for correspondence purposes.
Although I took a Thai friend with me to help translate when I set up the account, the lady in the bank spoke good English and I was out the door with pass book and debit card in hand in about twenty minutes.
I use a specialist currency transfer company to buy Baht for me (on much more favourable terms than through a High St bank) and get it sent straight to my Thai account. I then draw out cash as I need it, and aside from a small receiving charge when the funds are transferred, there are no fees payable and no ATM handling charges.
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I opened a Kasikorn account in MV 4 years ago whilst here on a tourist visa without any questions being asked. Still have it and use it almost daily, on-line and for ATM and supermarkets.
Introduced a friend last year and they insisted he take out an accident insurance policy plus a minimum 1k baht deposit.
Earlier this year I decided I wanted a Bangkok Bank account..........they wanted residence letter from immigration. Easy enough to get but 100bht a pop.
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Introduced a friend last year and they insisted he take out an accident insurance policy plus a minimum 1k baht deposit.
Earlier this year I decided I wanted a Bangkok Bank account..........they wanted residence letter from immigration. Easy enough to get but 100bht a pop.
Everywhere you go is a different story
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Very cheap - well done.
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Re: Opening a bank account which bank?
When I opened my BKK Bank account a few months ago all I needed was my passport which showed my visa and some cash to deposit. Done in 5 minutes at the branch at 29 Phetkasem Road.robcar wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:14 am I opened a Kasikorn account in MV 4 years ago whilst here on a tourist visa without any questions being asked. Still have it and use it almost daily, on-line and for ATM and supermarkets.
Introduced a friend last year and they insisted he take out an accident insurance policy plus a minimum 1k baht deposit.
Earlier this year I decided I wanted a Bangkok Bank account..........they wanted residence letter from immigration. Easy enough to get but 100bht a pop.
Everywhere you go is a different story
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