If you are working or living in Thailand, or even just moving here, we can help to set up a new bank account for you quickly and easily. You can also apply for access to our additional banking services like phone banking and internet banking.

Once you have opened your account, you will receive a Bangkok Bank passbook - a handy way of tracking your account movements in place of an account statement. Passbooks can be easily updated at terminals in our branches.

With a Bangkok Bank account, you can also apply for a Be1st Visa Debit Card.

Foreign individual customers can open a bank account with Bangkok Bank.
     1.  Resident Baht Account
     2.  Foreign Currency Deposit Account

The Foreign Currency Deposit Account is a convenient and flexible way to manage revenues and expenses in foreign currencies and reduces the risk of currency fluctuations when you make international transactions. You can deposit funds in any of these nine major currencies:

• U.S. Dollar (USD)
• Euro (EUR)
• Pounds (GBP)
• Japanese Yen (JPY)
• Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
• Singapore Dollar (SGD)
• Australian Dollar (AUD)
• Swiss Francs (CHF)
• Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Click here to view Deposit and Withdrawal Fees for FCD Account
Click here to view Conditions and Fees on Provision of FCD Account Service

Click here  (432.6 KB) to view Foreign Currency Deposit Service Branches

Documents Required for opening a Resident Baht Account or Foreign Currency Deposit account for non-residents

1. If you are working in Thailand, you will need to bring your passport and work permit when opening a new account.
2. If you are living in Thailand permanently, you will need to bring your passport or certificate of residence, or alien certificate and house registration.
3. If you are living in Thailand temporarily or you are a tourist, you need to bring your passport and the following required documents: 

• A letter of recommendation from a person acceptable to Bangkok Bank such as a Bangkok Bank staff, a respected customer of Bangkok Bank, a respected university teacher, a respected company director or senior executive, prepared as Bangkok Bank's letter of recommendation form, as well as the person's a certified true copy of identification document e.g. ID card or government official ID card (Download Form  674 KB); or
• A letter of recommendation from a reputable organization located in Thailand such as an embassy or an international organization (Download Form  177 KB); or
• A letter of recommendation from your bank abroad, acceptable to Bangkok Bank, sent to Bangkok Bank via SWIFT
  (Download Form  958 KB); or
• Your driving license containing your photo

If the required document does not specify your contact address, you will need to submit additional documents containing your name and contact address as follows:

• A bank statement; or
• A residential lease agreement; or
• A facilities bill; or
• A certificate of property ownership (e.g. certificate of condominium unit ownership)