If you are working or living in Thailand or just moving here, we can help to set up a new bank account for you quickly and easily. With a long-term visa and a work permit or a Certificate of Residence, you can 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 which can be updated at our handy terminals in our branches. Your passbook is a handy way of tracking your account movements and takes the place of an account statement.

With a Bangkok Bank account, you can also apply for a Bualuang ATM card.

Foreign individual customers can open a resident Baht account with any of Bangkok Bank branches across Thailand. You need to bring along your passport together with relevant documents as follows:

1. If you are working in Thailand, you need to bring a work permit.
2. If you are living in Thailand, you need to bring a residence permit or a Certificate of Residence.
3. If you are a tourist or a student, you need to bring a letter of recommendation as follows: 

• 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; or
• A letter of recommendation from a reputable organization located in Thailand such as an embassy or an international organization; or 
• A letter of recommendation from your bank abroad, acceptable to Bangkok Bank, sent to Bangkok Bank via SWIFT
  

Click here to download a letter of recommendation form

Foreign individual can also open a Foreign Currency Deposit Account in any of the nine major foreign currencies. You can withdraw, deposit or transfer the funds without converting the funds into Thai Baht and make savings with every transaction. 

Choice of Nine Currencies
Open your foreign currency account in any one of these nine foreign 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)

Documents Required for Opening Foreign Currency Deposit Account for Non-Residents (Foreign Tourists or Foreigners working in Thailand temporarily)

• Passport
• Work Permit

If you do not have a work permit, please submit a copy of your passport together with a letter of recommendation as follows:

• 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; or
• A letter of recommendation from a reputable organization located in Thailand such as an embassy or an international organization; or
• A letter of recommendation from your bank abroad, acceptable to Bangkok Bank, sent to Bangkok Bank via SWIFT

Click here to download a letter of recommendation form
Click here to view Terms and Conditions of Foreign Currency Deposit Account for Foreigners (Non-residents)

Documents Required for Opening Foreign Currency Deposit Account for Foreigners with Permanent Residence in Thailand

• Alien Certificate
• A Copy of House Registration

Click here to view Foreign Currency Desposit Account Fees
Click here to view Foreign Currency Deposit Service Branches