Living in Thailand
Your first week in Thailand, without the admin scramble.
A calm order for the practical jobs that make everything else easier: your address, phone, transport, home records and first local routines.
Saurabh23 August 2026
Getting verified
What you will need.
Prepared, verification is one sitting of about ten minutes. This page is the preparation.
Individual owners
For an individual.
Have these in hand before you start, and you'll finish in one pass.
Your 13-digit Thai national ID number
เลขบัตรประชาชน 13 หลัก
Printed on the front of your ID card.
The laser code on the back of your ID card
เลเซอร์ไอดี (เลขหลังบัตร)
The letter-and-number code laser-etched on the back - for example JT0-1234567-89. If the card is worn and unreadable, renew the card first; a guessed code fails verification.
Your house registration address
ที่อยู่ตามทะเบียนบ้าน
The address in your ทะเบียนบ้าน - often not where you live now, and not the condo you rent out. Use the registered one.
Your name in Thai script, exactly as on your ID
ชื่อภาษาไทยตามบัตร
Type it in Thai, not romanised. A romanised spelling will not match your card and stalls verification.
A live selfie check
เซลฟี่ยืนยันตัวตน
Done by you, on your phone - no one can do it for you, including your agent. About a minute.
A Thai bank account in your own name
บัญชีธนาคารไทยในชื่อของคุณ
Where payouts arrive. The account name must match your ID name.
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Companies
For a company.
Everything above for the authorised representative, plus the company's own records.
Registered company name
ชื่อบริษัทตามทะเบียน
Exactly as registered with DBD.
DBD registration number
เลขทะเบียนนิติบุคคล
The company registration number.
Company tax ID
เลขประจำตัวผู้เสียภาษี
The company's tax identification number.
Company registration certificate
หนังสือรับรอง
A current copy - this is one of only two document uploads in the whole process.
Every beneficial owner's details
ผู้ถือหุ้น
Everyone with an ownership stake must be listed with their identity details, including Thai ID number and laser code. This is a standard requirement for receiving payments, applied to every company.
Company bank account
บัญชีธนาคารบริษัท
In the company's registered name.
Your identity details are entered directly with our verification and payment partners, in their secure flow. Paydeck never sees and never stores your ID images, your laser code or your bank details.
What happens after you submit.
Why verification stalls - and the fix.
Type your legal name in Thai script exactly as it appears on your ID card - not romanised, and not as it was spelled on a lease. The check compares against your ID character by character, and only the Thai script version matches.
What happens
Checking takes three steps
Most people finish in a few minutes. Company documents can take a little longer.
You send your details
Your ID, your address and your bank account. You type them yourself, in a secure form.
We check them
If something is missing, you are told exactly what. You are never just refused.
You can be paid
Your guests see that you are verified, and money can reach your account.