Bangkok Bank, British Embassy ink MoU granting visa privileges for cardholders
Bangkok Bank and the British Embassy have signed an MoU that will see Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite cardholders access privileged service when applying for a UK visa.
The British Ambassador to Thailand, Brian Davidson and executive director and Bangkok Bank executive vice president Thaweelap Rittapirom last week signed the MOU. It will provide Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite cardholders access to special services and privileges when applying for a UK visa.
Cardholders need only their passports, their Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite credit card and to pay an extra fee of Bt4,000 to access the VIP lounge, and to apply for the visa at the VFS UK Application Centre without a reservation or the need to present any documents.
The MOU-signing ceremony, held recently at the British Embassy in Bangkok, was also joined by ML Radeethep Devakula, a representative of the Thai-UK Business Leadership Council (TUBLC). He is also the deputy vice president of the office of corporate communications at Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd.
Ambassador Davidson, said: “I was delighted to be able to sign this ground-breaking MoU. It is an exciting new initiative – first of its kind – both for the British Embassy and UKVI. And one which deepens the relationship with one of this embassy’s closest strategic partners, Bangkok Bank, pointing the way to further stimulating business between the UK and Thailand.”
Bangkok Bank’s Thaweelap said the Bank aimed to enable their cardholders to conveniently apply for a visa with their passport and Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite credit card without having to provide evidence of their financial status or other documents.
The special privileges are reserved for Thai nationals holding either a main or supplementary Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite card, including spouses and children under 18 years who submit their visa application on the same day as the cardholder. The privileges apply to applications for multiple-entry (6 months, 3 years, 5 years and 10 years) tourist and business visas at VFS UK’s Bangkok and Chiang Mai offices by paying an additional Bt4,000 to access the special service.
The benefits “emphasises the Bank’s commitment to continuously providing its customers with special privileges and exclusive experiences,” said Thaweelap.
Bangkok Bank Visa Infinite is an exclusive credit card for customers holding combined assets, such as deposits and investments, of more than Bt10 million with the bank. A menu of exclusive privileges from the bank and its partners are available to those cardholders.
