How Hard Is It To Open A Chekcing Account In Another Country?

[Siam_Sam]

@septimus

Speaking of Thailand:

Fighting ignorance is hard! Two steps forward, two steps back…

All you need is a Non-I visa. All you need is a Non-I visa. All you need is a Non-I visa.

Earlier I mentioned the retirement visa (which you get after opening the bank account, not before) just for a reductio ad absurdem. There are also plenty of foreigners on marriage visas without work permits who need bank accounts for their financial proof. … As well as plenty of foreigners (e.g. myself) who open bank accounts with no long-term visa intent. All you need is a Non-I visa.

It might be interesting to speculate why your bank branch always asks to look at your work permit. Is it the same branch each time? Is there a law that if you have a work permit, then the permit is inspected for some tax purpose? Perhaps the bank officers at that branch feel that in inspecting the work permit unnecessarily, they are somehow “going the extra mile” to do their job well. (Not strange at all here. :dubious: )

Yes, so you’ve claimed, but in my case that’s bank branchES, not branch, and every single one I’ve dealt with for decades, here and in the North.

I had a feeling you would feel the need to pop up, which is why I used “generally.” But I’m sure your Thailand is different. :rolleyes: