9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I've been in that 2nd road Bangkok Bank by soi 6, lots of people waiting staff chatting playing with phones, next time was quick, so believe it or not can be slow

 

Maybe they see you coming. 

21 hours ago, kidneyw said:

I opened an account at the Bangkok bank on Jomtien second road, next to soi 5, very close to immigration. It was a year ago, but very easy. Got my Certificate of Residence, then just walked a couple of hundred metres.

A lot has been going on since then.....although I hear if one has the prerequisites now, things are working. IE Married to a Thai, or a long term extension/visa or own property, plus the cert of residence, an account can be had. Might get pressured to buy insurance at a few branches though. 

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

A lot has been going on since then.....although I hear if one has the prerequisites now, things are working. IE Married to a Thai, or a long term extension/visa or own property, plus the cert of residence, an account can be had. Might get pressured to buy insurance at a few branches though. 

What would that cost, insurance?

17 hours ago, jil said:

What would that cost, insurance?

How long is a piece of string? They have accident policies that might be only 5-10,000, but also carry full medical policies which head towards 80,000+ for older people and depending on coverage! 

On 6/5/2025 at 6:00 AM, jacko45k said:

A lot has been going on since then.....although I hear if one has the prerequisites now, things are working. IE Married to a Thai, or a long term extension/visa or own property, plus the cert of residence, an account can be had. Might get pressured to buy insurance at a few branches though. 

No mention of insurance when I went to this branch.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

How long is a piece of string? They have accident policies that might be only 5-10,000, but also carry full medical policies which head towards 80,000+ for older people and depending on coverage! 

 

From some articles and reports I saw a few years ago, Bangkok Bank staff were pushing for the purchase of an accident insurance policy when opening an account.  The annual fee was around 3,000 baht as I recall.  Someone I know that pays for an annual accident policy pays his insurance broker a fee of around 2,400 baht for the policy.

3 hours ago, soisanuk said:

 

From some articles and reports I saw a few years ago, Bangkok Bank staff were pushing for the purchase of an accident insurance policy when opening an account.  The annual fee was around 3,000 baht as I recall.  Someone I know that pays for an annual accident policy pays his insurance broker a fee of around 2,400 baht for the policy.

 

 

Indeed: when I opened my account at Bangkok Bank in 2021, I had no problems opening it with a tourist visa, but all branches required a one-year accident medical insurance policy of 3,000 baht.

After that, it wasn't necessary to keep renewing the policy every year.

 

 

6 hours ago, kidneyw said:

No mention of insurance when I went to this branch.

Sorry, which branch??

2 hours ago, jil said:

Sorry, which branch??

100 metres past soi 5 on Jomtien second road.

21 hours ago, kidneyw said:

No mention of insurance when I went to this branch.

I got a sales pitch at the BB despite already being a customer!