Reader question: What is needed to open a bank account in Thailand?
A couple of friends have been coming to Jomtien for years and now plan to buy their own condo. However, they need a Thai bank account for the transfer of the money from the Netherlands to Thailand. We regularly read on this blog that opening a bank account in Thailand is very difficult. What do they need to open a Thai bank account here in order to transfer the money from the Netherlands to their Thai account in order to buy a condo?
The topic “ABN-AMRO discharges account holders from outside Europe” has already been written a number of times by readers. Those were individual contributions from the readers who live in Thailand, but Trouw of January 3, 2020 contains a complete story about this.
At which bank in Pattaya can I currently open a Thai account without any problems with a tourist visa and use the hotel's address information? Preferably a bank near Tukcom Shopping Mall.
The ING Bank writes 'You have been our customer for some time'. OH, OH, wrong stuff then? Yes, they want to check whether I want to keep the account, apparently I have to meet a number of criteria and also motivate why I want to keep the account.
Reader question: Opening a and/or bank account in Thailand?
Want to open a bank account in Thailand for my Thai girlfriend who just lives with me in the Netherlands. Is there also a kind of and/or bill like here in the Netherlands (that there are 2 cards)?
Open a joint bank account in Thailand?
Today my wife and I went to a Krung Thai Bank branch to open a joint bank account. In the end we did not continue because they indicated that we cannot get an ATM card. Only we could collect money together at the local branch, but of course this does not work.
Emigrating to Thailand: ABN-AMRO wants to close my bank account
For years I have read all reader questions and reactions with interest, but now I have a question that I do not see sufficiently answered in previous articles on this subject. I (41 years old) leave for Thailand in early March with a multiple entry 6 months tourist visa with the intention of eventually settling there permanently. Now I have written a letter to ABN AMRO for a number of practical matters and they now suddenly indicate that they want to close my accounts. At ING there also appears to be no option.
Thai bank account blocked after death
Someone with a bank account at Bangkok bank dies. His wife (married under Thai law) cannot access his money, despite his passport + death certificate + bank book + atm card and marriage certificate. What else can she do?
In one of my previous contributions we came up with the phenomenon of opening a bank account. I was told to have a letter from the embassy. That's where we exchanged thoughts with each other on this blog last time. Now the sequel.
This may have been asked before, but it's new to me. I want to transfer some money from my bank account to my girlfriend's bank account (Bangkok Bank) in Thailand. I have been to my bank and am told that I have to pay costs on average between 25 and 50 euros per deposit for a standing transfer.
Reason for opening another account: KTB does not pay interest for farang on a savings deposit, Kasikorn does.
Yesterday we went to Kasikorn Bank, with all the necessary documents: copies of passport, confirmation of residence Embassy and Immigration, Tambien Job and identity card wife, marriage certificate, etc.
My wife and I would like to deposit a certain amount (1.000.000 THB) in an account with a Thai bank in the future, when we permanently live in Thailand, within a year or so. Can someone tell me which bank gives the most interest?
Reader question: Foreign currency (THB) account as a private individual with a Dutch bank?
Who has experience with opening a foreign currency (THB) account as a private individual at a Dutch bank? I've been Googling a bit, but with one you have to have a business, with another it is not possible in Thai Baht, with another it was possible at first but not anymore. Who knows where this is currently still possible as a private person?
I want to open a Thai bank account soon, where I can debit the Netherlands during my stay. My question is which Thai bank can I do that best, given the costs and the daily limit. So I'm looking for a Thai bank with a decent maximum daily limit for debit card payments abroad and preferably low costs for cash withdrawals.
Reader question: Problems opening a second bank account
I have had a bank account with Bangkok Bank for 19 years. I now want to open a second account, but they are now asking for a work permit or a “certificate” from the Belgian Embassy. Kasicorn bank just said the same thing.
This week I wanted to open a bank account in Thailand. I am 71 years old and have worked hard all my life. I have been coming to Thailand for 20 years but now want to stay in my own house for longer periods. Since I have hardly accrued any pension and also have little state pension because my (Thai) still has her own company in the Netherlands, I wanted to open a bank account and deposit 1 million THB into it. But I can't open an account. How am I supposed to prove that there is enough money if I cannot provide a Thai bank book?
Reader question: What type of bank account is accepted for applying for/extending a retirement visa?
What kind of bank account is accepted at Immigration from the different provinces for applying for/extending retirement visas? To apply for or extend a so-called retirement visa, I need a bank account.