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

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**Created:** [September 12, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-open-a-chekcing-account-in-another-country/634522 "2012-09-12T16:59:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-open-a-chekcing-account-in-another-country/634522/23 "2012-09-14T22:25:09Z")

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> [@septimus](#):
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> Speaking of Thailand:
> 
> Fighting ignorance is hard! Two steps forward, two steps back…
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> _All you need is a Non-I visa. All you need is a Non-I visa. All you need is a Non-I visa._
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> 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._
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> 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:

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