#1   1st October 2011, 06:26 AM

gregvc Cruiser   Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 247

banking permalink can a one month or 3 month tourist open a Thai banking account?

#2   1st October 2011, 06:49 AM

icon513 Moderator   Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 1,935

permalink Best to ask questions like this on a general Thailand board like thaivisa.com. If you manage to get off in the toilet at the bank while opening account, on the other hand, we'd love to hear about it. Posted via Mobile Device

#3   1st October 2011, 09:14 PM

biggles69 Cruiser   Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 898

permalink Quote: Originally Posted by gregvc can a one month or 3 month tourist open a Thai banking account? If you have a good local thai lawyer yes. I bought my first condo as a tourist and had to open a thai account to do this. My lawyer took me to the bank - and all was sorted.

#4   1st October 2011, 10:31 PM

icon513 Moderator   Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 1,935

permalink You don't need a lawyer! Do it yourself in 15 mins. Posted via Mobile Device

#5   1st October 2011, 11:25 PM

icon513 Moderator   Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 1,935

permalink Here are 14 pages of discussion on this topic: Opening A New Bank Account In Thailand - Thailand Forum