{"id":4367,"date":"2014-12-25T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T15:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2020-05-23T05:13:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T04:13:48","slug":"thai-bank-account-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/fr\/2014\/12\/ouverture-dun-compte-bancaire-en-thailande\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouvrir un compte bancaire tha\u00eflandais \u00e0 Bangkok 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apr\u00e8s <a title=\"Ce qu&#039;est la vie en Tha\u00eflande\" href=\"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/fr\/2018\/05\/quand-quitter-la-thailande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vivre en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> for well over a 1.5 years, I figured this week I would finally get round to creating a Thai bank account in Bangkok. It wasn\u2019t without its problems but you will be happy to know that setting up a Thai bank account on a <a title=\"Ai-je besoin d&#039;un visa pour la Tha\u00eflande ?\" href=\"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/fr\/2017\/03\/lami-sest-vu-refuser-lentree-en-thailande-en-fevrier-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visa touristique<\/a> en 2015 n'est pas si difficile.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about moving to Thailand and need help, check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/bangkokhelper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thai friend&#8217;s website here<\/a>Elle pourra peut-\u00eatre vous aider.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mise \u00e0 jour<\/strong>: as of right now April 2017 it&#8217;s very hard to create a bank account in Thailand without a work permit. The info below may be out of date.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Obtenir les documents n\u00e9cessaires avant de commencer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tout d'abord, vous aurez besoin de.. :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Un passeport en cours de validit\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Votre contrat d'appartement mentionnant votre nom et votre adresse<\/li>\n<li>Permis de conduire (tha\u00eflandais ou de votre pays d'origine)<\/li>\n<li>Tout autre document portant votre nom (facture de t\u00e9l\u00e9phone portable ou d'Internet, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Au moins 1 000 bahts<\/li>\n<li>Une personne tha\u00eflandaise pour aider \u00e0 la traduction (ce n'est pas n\u00e9cessaire mais cela aiderait 1000%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You won\u2019t need all of the above mentioned to setup a Thai bank account, but some bank branches require more paperwork than others. One even wanted to see documents of my address back in the UK, luckily my drivers license has my full UK address.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4368\" src=\"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thai-money.jpg\" alt=\"Thai money\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thai-money.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thai-money-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thai-money-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thai-money-720x483.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Quelles sont les banques qui m'ont rejet\u00e9 ?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Se faire rejeter est une chose courante dans ma vie, que ce soit lors d'entretiens d'embauche, <a title=\"Utiliser Thai Friendly pour trouver une petite amie tha\u00eflandaise\" href=\"https:\/\/afarangabroad.com\/fr\/thai-friendly-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filles<\/a> ou des institutions bancaires. En tout, je me suis rendu dans 5 banques et j'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 rejet\u00e9 par 3 d'entre elles :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cimbthai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CIMB Tha\u00eflande<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 They rejected me because I did not have a hold a work permit. They also said my Thailand tourist visa was going to run out in less than 30 days and my apartment contract was not a 12 month contract.<\/p>\n<p>They seemed sympathetic and I think if my Thai tourist visa was valid for longer with an apartment contract for 12 months, I may have gotten an account here, but I really can\u2019t be sure. The branch I went to was opposite Thong Lo BTS.<\/p>\n<p>Nice and friendly staff, no hotties though. If you&#8217;re looking to get out of THB you can learn which are safest <a <a=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/wokestreetjournal.com\/buy-gold-bangkok\/\" rel=\"\u201dfollow\u201d\">Magasins d'or de Bangkok pour acheter de l'or<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scb.co.th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Banque commerciale de Siam<\/a> (SCB) <\/strong>&#8211; Here I got a hard no. It was cold, a bit like getting rejected at Funky Villa or Nung Len I didn\u2019t stand a chance. Soon as I asked to setup up a Thai bank account they asked if I had a work permit, I said no. They said I could not get a Thai bank account on a tourist visa so I left the branch with my middle finger raised.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After living in Thailand for well over a 1.5 years, I figured this week I would finally get round to creating a Thai bank account in Bangkok. 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