{"id":281,"date":"2026-08-16T09:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2026-08-22T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:49:23","slug":"thailand-bank-account-non-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening a Bank Account in Thailand as a Non-Resident: Four Banks, Four Different Answers on What to Bring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bs-article\"><p class=\"bs-dek\">Opening a bank account in Thailand as a non-resident depends on which bank you walk into. Kasikornbank publishes the whole list of what to bring, and the visas it will not open an account on. Bangkok Bank publishes no list at all.<\/p> <p>We opened four Thai banks&#8217; own pages on 15 August 2026 to see what each one tells a foreign applicant before they turn up. <strong>The four answers are four different amounts of information<\/strong>, ranging from a full document list with the visas that are excluded, down to a sentence directing you to a branch.<\/p> <p>That gap is the useful finding here, because it is the one thing you can act on from your laptop. You cannot make a bank say yes. You can choose to walk in somewhere that has told you in advance what it wants.<\/p> <div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#What_each_of_the_four_banks_we_read_publishes_for_a_foreign_applicant\" >What each of the four banks we read publishes for a foreign applicant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#The_four_families_of_document_Kasikornbank_names_and_the_one_people_do_not_expect\" >The four families of document Kasikornbank names, and the one people do not expect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#Kasikornbank_names_the_Destination_Thailand_Visa_among_the_visas_it_does_not_open_accounts_on\" >Kasikornbank names the Destination Thailand Visa among the visas it does not open accounts on<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#What_applicants_describe_that_no_page_publishes\" >What applicants describe that no page publishes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#The_Bank_of_Thailand_notice_is_written_to_the_banks_and_it_does_not_define_who_counts_as_a_non-resident\" >The Bank of Thailand notice is written to the banks, and it does not define who counts as a non-resident<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#What_to_have_ready_and_the_order_to_do_it_in\" >What to have ready, and the order to do it in<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-bank-account-non-resident\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_each_of_the_four_banks_we_read_publishes_for_a_foreign_applicant\"><\/span>What each of the four banks we read publishes for a foreign applicant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <div class=\"bs-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Bank<\/th><th>What it publishes for a foreign applicant<\/th><th>Documents or qualification it names<\/th><th>Page dating<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Kasikornbank<\/th><td>A full document list under its own heading for foreigners, plus a note listing visas on which it does not open accounts, plus a reserve clause<\/td><td>Passport; non-immigrant visa, all types; a government-issued identification document from the country of nationality, such as a national ID card, driver&#8217;s licence or household registration; and a document matching the purpose of entering Thailand, such as a work permit or a university or school certificate<\/td><td>Read 15 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Siam Commercial Bank<\/th><td>One line, inside a general identity verification field<\/td><td>An ID card, with the parenthesis that a foreigner uses a passport and work permit, or a government official card, or a State Enterprise Employee Card<\/td><td>Read 15 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Krungsri<\/th><td>A qualification for one savings product rather than a document list<\/td><td>The product is for individual foreigners permitted to have permanent residence in Thailand, per that account type at the bank<\/td><td>Read 15 August 2026. <strong>The page self-dates &#8220;effective from July 15, 2014 until the bank makes any change&#8221;<\/strong>, and it describes one product rather than the bank&#8217;s policy<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Bangkok Bank<\/th><td>No list. Its savings account page gives the Thai requirement and then, for foreigners, directs the reader to a branch<\/td><td>For Thai applicants it names a citizen ID card with a 13-digit number. For foreigners it states that more information can be obtained at any branch, and its separate page for foreign customers contains no document list either<\/td><td>Read 15 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div> <p class=\"bs-table-foot\">All four read on 15 August 2026 on the banks&#8217; own domains, and the rows carry no ranking. What the third column reports is what each bank chose to publish rather than how hard each one is: a bank that publishes nothing may still open an account, and a bank that publishes a full list still reserves the right to ask for more. &#8220;Not published&#8221; is a finding about the page rather than a judgement about the institution. Thailand publishes no approval or refusal figures, and we found none we could source, so none appear here.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_four_families_of_document_Kasikornbank_names_and_the_one_people_do_not_expect\"><\/span>The four families of document Kasikornbank names, and the one people do not expect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <p>Kasikornbank is the only one of the four that publishes enough to prepare against. <strong>It asks for four different kinds of proof, and each one answers a different question about you.<\/strong><\/p> <p>Your passport answers who you are. Your non-immigrant visa, and the bank writes that all types qualify, answers what your status in the country is. A document matching the purpose of your stay, which can be a work permit or a university or school certificate, answers why you are here, and the alternative matters: <strong>the certificate sits beside the work permit rather than behind it<\/strong>, so a student is not being asked for something they cannot have.<\/p> <p>The fourth is the one that surprises people. Kasikornbank asks for a government-issued identification document <strong>from your country of nationality<\/strong>: a national ID card, a driving licence, or a household registration. That is not your passport and not a Thai document. It is your home country proving you exist, in a form your passport does not carry, which is why it is the item most likely to be sitting in a drawer four thousand miles away.<\/p> <p>One account holder&#8217;s description of what a branch actually copied lines up with that fourth family:<\/p> <blockquote>&#8220;Passport with visa; I had a recent (less than 30 days) declaration\/affidavit of address from the Embassy [&#8230;]; blue tabian baan housebook; marriage certificate; I also have the yellow tabian baan housebook (for non-Thais) and the pink non-Thai ID card; drivers licence (as second form of photo ID). Think she took copies of everything.&#8221;<span class=\"bs-quote-who\">One account holder on r\/Thailand, April 2025, listing what a branch copied<\/span><\/blockquote> <p>That published list is a floor. Kasikornbank&#8217;s own notes reserve the right to ask for more, and no bank of the four presents what it publishes as the whole of it.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kasikornbank_names_the_Destination_Thailand_Visa_among_the_visas_it_does_not_open_accounts_on\"><\/span>Kasikornbank names the Destination Thailand Visa among the visas it does not open accounts on<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <p>This is the part that catches people who arrived on a visa designed for exactly this kind of life. In the notes under its document list, <strong>Kasikornbank states that accounts are not allowed to be opened for holders of a tourist visa, or other types of visa intended for travel in Thailand<\/strong>, and it names visa on arrival, visa exemption and the Destination Thailand Visa among them.<\/p> <p>Read the whole list rather than the last item. The Destination Thailand Visa is not being singled out by Kasikornbank: it is grouped with the visas the bank treats as travel visas, which is a category decision rather than a verdict on one scheme. Siam Commercial Bank, Krungsri and Bangkok Bank name no such exclusion in what they publish, and that silence is not permission: three of the four simply do not tell you either way.<\/p> <p>Applicants describe an overlapping perimeter without citing the page. In April 2025, correcting somebody who believed there had been a blanket ban:<\/p> <blockquote>&#8220;First off there was no hard freeze on foreigners. Those with appropriate visas (retire or work, elite, LTR, SMART) and applicable extra paperwork (eg: work permit) could and still can easily open accounts. What there is (and still ongoing) is tighting up on those on exemptions, tourist, ED (language school, not proper school) and yes DTV. And yes its still ongoing [&#8230;] But it is still possible to open bank accounts on all these, just, without serious luck, going to take going to lot of branches until find one that finally says yes&#8221;<span class=\"bs-quote-who\">An account holder on r\/Thailand, April 2025, on which visa types they saw tightening. Kasikornbank is the only one of the four pages we read that names that visa<\/span><\/blockquote> <p>That is one person, and a second wrote something similar two months later, attaching a reason: that applicants on tourist-type visas cannot open accounts because of money-laundering concerns and rules that make banks answerable for fraudulent activity. Neither of them measures anything, and neither speaks for Kasikornbank. What they do is name the same visa from the counter side, inside lists of their own that do not match the bank&#8217;s: the first of them adds ED language-school visas, and puts retirement, work, elite, LTR and SMART on the permitted side, none of which Kasikornbank names.<\/p> <p>There is a loop underneath this that the visa side of the problem creates, and three people in these threads hit it independently. A retirement extension asks for money in a Thai bank account, and the account asks for the status the extension will grant. One put it as a question: <em>What I don&#8217;t understand is for a non-O, I need money in a Thai bank account to be eligible, but I can&#8217;t open the account without the non-O?<\/em> Which visa Thailand grants and on what evidence is a separate question, and our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/thailand-dtv-visa-rejection-paper-trail\/\">the gaps between the official checklist and what embassies actually want<\/a> covers that side of it.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_applicants_describe_that_no_page_publishes\"><\/span>What applicants describe that no page publishes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <p>The four pages tell you about four banks. They do not tell you about branches, and this is where the reports diverge most sharply. Two accounts from the same thread in May 2026, weeks apart:<\/p> <p>One applicant with eleven years in Thailand, a long-term visa and a valid work permit was turned down at three banks in Phuket, and was told policies had recently changed. Another, in the same discussion, wrote: <em>Just opened my 7th Thai bank account (Krungthai) last month. Passport, work permit, visa. Completed in 15 minutes.<\/em><\/p> <p><strong>Both of those are true accounts and neither is a measurement<\/strong>, so the honest thing to do with them is to put them next to each other and leave them there. What is more useful is the reading one applicant offered of why the two are compatible:<\/p> <blockquote>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t seem like there have been any major legal directives about this. It&#8217;s mostly the bank executives setting their own policies that branch managers have some discretion to interpret. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s easier to open at some branches rather than others.&#8221;<span class=\"bs-quote-who\">An account holder on r\/Thailand, April 2025<\/span><\/blockquote> <p>That is somebody&#8217;s explanation and not a source. It is worth quoting because it predicts exactly what we found by reading the pages: four banks publishing four different amounts, with no common template behind them. It also predicts the smaller divergences applicants report, such as one bank asking for a Thai tax number from a non-immigrant visa holder while another opened the account without one.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bank_of_Thailand_notice_is_written_to_the_banks_and_it_does_not_define_who_counts_as_a_non-resident\"><\/span>The Bank of Thailand notice is written to the banks, and it does not define who counts as a non-resident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <div class=\"bs-callout\"><p><strong>What the notice says:<\/strong> the Bank of Thailand&#8217;s notice on non-resident baht accounts sets out that authorised institutions are allowed to open such accounts for four purposes only: accounts for investment in securities and financial instruments issued in Thailand, special accounts for trade and investment with neighbouring countries, accounts for general purposes, and special accounts for baht loans or baht-denominated securities.<\/p><p><strong>What it does not settle:<\/strong> the notice is addressed to the institutions rather than to the applicant, and it does not define who counts as a non-resident. That definition sits in a Ministry of Finance notification which we tried to reach on 15 August 2026 and did not obtain.<\/p><\/div> <p>So the primary source exists, it is quotable, and it answers a different question from the one you came with. <strong>It tells you what an institution is permitted to open, and it does not tell you what a person has to bring<\/strong>, which is why the four bank pages above are doing the work in this article and the notice is not.<\/p> <p>The notice contemplates deposits tied to money remitted from abroad, to a loan from the bank, or to defined investment purposes, each with a supporting document per transaction. And because we could not obtain the definition of a non-resident, <strong>we cannot tell you that Thai law permits a non-resident individual to open a personal account, and we cannot tell you that it does not.<\/strong> The Bank of Thailand&#8217;s own public summary says non-residents may open baht accounts with authorised banks, without defining the subject. Anyone who tells you the law settles this in either direction is reading further than the text goes.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_have_ready_and_the_order_to_do_it_in\"><\/span>What to have ready, and the order to do it in<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2> <ul class=\"bs-checklist\"> <li><span class=\"bs-checklist-box\">&#10003;<\/span><p><strong>Check the visa question before anything else.<\/strong> On its page read 15 August 2026, Kasikornbank publishes that it does not open accounts on tourist visas, visa on arrival, visa exemption or the Destination Thailand Visa. The other three pages we read publish no position on visa type, and one of them describes a single savings product, so on those you are finding out at the counter.<\/p><\/li> <li><span class=\"bs-checklist-box\">&#10003;<\/span><p><strong>Pack the home-country document before you fly.<\/strong> Kasikornbank&#8217;s list, read 15 August 2026, asks for a government-issued identification document from your country of nationality, such as a national ID card, driving licence or household registration. It is the item that cannot be fixed once you have landed.<\/p><\/li> <li><span class=\"bs-checklist-box\">&#10003;<\/span><p><strong>Bring the purpose document that matches your stay.<\/strong> On Kasikornbank&#8217;s list, read 15 August 2026, that is a work permit or a university or school certificate, and on Siam Commercial Bank&#8217;s single line a foreigner uses a passport and work permit. Take whichever of the two describes why you are actually in the country.<\/p><\/li> <li><span class=\"bs-checklist-box\">&#10003;<\/span><p><strong>Expect to be asked for more, because the pages say so.<\/strong> On the pages we read on 15 August 2026, Kasikornbank reserves the right to request additional documents and directs you to a branch for more information; Bangkok Bank publishes no list at all and directs foreigners to a branch. Neither is a promise, and neither is a refusal.<\/p><\/li> <\/ul> <p>Our comparator checks the published acceptance rules of 120 neobanks and EMIs against your nationality and country of residence, so you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/wizard\">which providers accept someone in your situation<\/a> before a Thai branch decides for you. It reads what a provider publishes, not your paperwork: a match means you meet the stated criteria, and the final decision is still the provider&#8217;s.<\/p> <p>If Thailand is one stop rather than the place you are settling, <a href=\"https:\/\/neobankfit.com\/blog\/neobank-wont-freeze-moving-countries\/\">which neobank is least likely to freeze when you move countries<\/a> covers the part of the setup that has to keep working after you leave.<\/p> <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"bs-faq\"><details><summary>Can a non-resident open a bank account in Thailand?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">It depends on the bank, and on what that bank publishes about visas. Kasikornbank names the visas it will not open an account on and publishes a full document list. The other three pages we read publish no position on visa type, and one of them describes a single savings product. What each one publishes is set out in the table above. All four read on 15 August 2026 on the banks&#8217; own domains.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Does Kasikornbank open an account on a Destination Thailand Visa?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">No, on what it publishes. Kasikornbank&#8217;s notes state that accounts are not allowed to be opened for holders of a tourist visa or other types of visa intended for travel in Thailand, and the examples it names are visa on arrival, visa exemption and the Destination Thailand Visa. Kasikornbank is the only one of the four banks we read that names that visa. What the other pages publish is set out in the table above, and silence is not acceptance. Read 15 August 2026.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What documents does Kasikornbank ask a foreigner to bring?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">Four kinds. A passport; a non-immigrant visa, and it writes that all types qualify; a government-issued identification document from your country of nationality, such as a national ID card, driving licence or household registration; and a document matching the purpose of entering Thailand, such as a work permit or a university or school certificate. It also notes that more information can be obtained at a branch and that it may request additional documents. Read 15 August 2026.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Do you need a work permit to open a Thai bank account?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">Not on Kasikornbank&#8217;s published list, where the work permit is one of two examples of a document matching the purpose of your stay, the other being a university or school certificate. Siam Commercial Bank&#8217;s line does pair the passport with a work permit. The other two banks we read publish no document list, so on those two there is nothing to check in advance. Read 15 August 2026.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Does Thai law say whether a foreigner can open a bank account?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">Not in the text we were able to read. The Bank of Thailand&#8217;s notice on non-resident baht accounts is addressed to the institutions, permits them to open such accounts for four defined purposes covering securities, trade with neighbouring countries, general purposes and baht loans, and does not define who counts as a non-resident. That definition sits in a Ministry of Finance notification we tried to obtain on 15 August 2026 and did not reach. We cannot tell you either way, and neither can anyone quoting only the notice.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What does Bangkok Bank publish for foreign applicants?<span class=\"bs-faq-pm\"><span class=\"plus\">+<\/span><span class=\"minus\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/summary><p class=\"bs-faq-a\">On 15 August 2026 its savings account page named the requirement for Thai applicants, a citizen ID card with a 13-digit number, and for foreigners stated that more information can be obtained at any Bangkok Bank branch. Its separate page for foreign customers contained no document list either. That is what the pages said on the day, and it is a fact about the pages rather than about how the bank treats an applicant who walks in.<\/p><\/details><\/div><hr \/> <p><em>Written by Daniel Hart, who covers neobanks, account freezes and cross-border banking for neobankfit. Based on pages published by the banks themselves and read on 15 August 2026: Kasikornbank&#8217;s savings account page and its document requirements for foreigners, Siam Commercial Bank&#8217;s savings account page, Krungsri&#8217;s Thai savings account page, and Bangkok Bank&#8217;s savings account page and its page for foreign customers. Legal material comes from the Bank of Thailand&#8217;s notice on rules and practices regarding currency exchange, covering non-resident baht accounts, together with the Bank of Thailand&#8217;s public summary of exchange control regulation. First-hand accounts come from r\/Thailand threads collected on 15 August 2026, are dated individually and are identified as such throughout. No approval or refusal statistics appear here because Thailand publishes none.<\/em><\/p> <p><em>This article is general information, not legal or financial advice. Rules, documents and bank policies change and depend on your nationality, visa, account and branch. For your situation, check current terms and consider a qualified adviser.<\/em><\/p><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Can a non-resident open a bank account in Thailand?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It depends on the bank, and on what that bank publishes about visas. Kasikornbank names the visas it will not open an account on and publishes a full document list. 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The Bank of Thailand's notice on non-resident baht accounts is addressed to the institutions, permits them to open such accounts for four defined purposes covering securities, trade with neighbouring countries, general purposes and baht loans, and does not define who counts as a non-resident. That definition sits in a Ministry of Finance notification we tried to obtain on 15 August 2026 and did not reach. We cannot tell you either way, and neither can anyone quoting only the notice.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What does Bangkok Bank publish for foreign applicants?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"On 15 August 2026 its savings account page named the requirement for Thai applicants, a citizen ID card with a 13-digit number, and for foreigners stated that more information can be obtained at any Bangkok Bank branch. Its separate page for foreign customers contained no document list either. That is what the pages said on the day, and it is a fact about the pages rather than about how the bank treats an applicant who walks in.\"}}]}<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kasikornbank publishes the full list and the visas it excludes. Siam Commercial Bank publishes one line. Bangkok Bank publishes no list. Read 15 August 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","rank_math_title":"Thailand Bank Account for Non-Residents: Who Publishes What","rank_math_description":"Kasikornbank publishes the full list and the visas it excludes. 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