Are bank accounts being opened at Bangkok Bank after the lockdown?

@Steve **************

yes definitely a hassle for many. Sorry to hear. Hope it all works out 🙏

@Pete *********

thanks.

@Stefano ***

I can only speak on Bangkok bank frozen accounts. I have heard others talking about switching to others now

@Pete *********

Thank you

@Stefano ***

youre on a tourist visa but not with Bangkok bank. I'd definitely go see them and make sure everything is updated. Phone number address etc. I am going to be more diligent with getting my passbook stamped etc. For all future banking here

@Stefano ***

You're welcome. 👍

@Roberto ********

didn't choose mate, Curfew and no bars open, had to sign in everywhere, to me that's a lockdown. But you must be special and a rebel, good for you. It was good times though and I enjoyed the tranquility. Where you here during the covid with travel bans.

@Karl *****

Nope. Travelled extensively. Just had to register journey on an app, give a good reason (visiting sick relative 😆), stopped at province checkpoints, they checked the app, took a photo of the car, and waved us through. Too easy. Some bars were open in lower Sukhumvit, others serving alcohol in milkshake containers! Good times! In Rayong the beach bars served the beer in bottles no problem. Even flew to a couple of places, just had to show vax certificate and they checked temperature before boarding and in the destination airport on arrival! Loved the tranquility. We stayed at a hotel at Chao Lao beach, there were only four rooms booked out of about 80! Restaurant on the beach we were the only customers, so we had eight waiters looking after us! Car hire was dirt cheap, hotels cheap. Rented a room for two nights on the Chao Phraya opposite Wat Arun for 600 baht a night - now they're back to 3600 a night! Good times! I'm probably one of the few who enjoyed covid, but I certainly was not locked down or locked in anywhere!

@Roberto ********

I enjoyed covid and it was a lockdown in general but I did as I pleased. Not sure you where here at the start as most places and restaurants where closed but I am in Hua Hin so could be totally different.

@Karl *****

I was here for the whole shebang. Living in Bangkok but travelled extensively during that time. Bangkok was easy. Bars were paying off the police and operating behind closed blinds. Cowboy and Nana were closed of course, but a few choices in 8 and 11. Had four days in Cha-am. It was good. Brought our own booze and stayed in a unit with large balcony opposite the beach. Beach was deserted. Great times! Great beach restaurant at the north end of Cha-am beach where the owner was happy to serve beer and wine!

@Roberto ********

No, lockdown includes restricting movement

@Peter ******

Probably your interpretation. I never saw it that way as I was never restricted in my movement. Sure, everything was closed, so there was nowhere to go (unless you knew where to go 😆), but I never felt I was ever locked down. I travelled freely around the country, driving to Kanchanaburi, Ko Chang, Chantaburi, Phetchabun, Ayutthaya on frequent occasions without any restriction. Anyway, to each their own! 👍

FYI - I opened my BB account in October last year while I had my LTR. I haven't had any issues with BB . . . yet.

@Marty ********

not everyone has gotten hit but also they are not hitting everyone at once.

@Pete *********

I can hardly wait to. I’m living in Bangkok but my BB branch is in Sisaket.

@Marty ********

make a little getaway out of it i guess. It takes approximately a week to clear it up and it becomes active again but I'm opening another bank account. This won't happen again. Remember 2 is 1 and 1 is none . 😆

@Jesper ******

pretty much what they did mate

@Pete *********

it seems they are filtering out genuine long term visa holders and tourist acct holders... .bkk bank is the only bank that allows tourist to open bank acct(used to be).....it's not only farangs....it affects ppl from neighboring countrys as well

@Pete *********

it’s most likely for people who opened under a tourist visa or with an agent

@Euan *******

I have never before answered a question about banking after the pandemic. And maybe idiots like you should by now understand that there are no problems with older accounts. You and other newbies are still yapping about frozen accounts when you don't have a clue about the reason.