Pete Pete "Also, I am trying to open this bank account so I can convert my tourist visa (60 day) into retirement visa .. i need a bank account" ..

You will find it next to impossible to get a bank account opened on a tourist visa. There is an agency in Bangkok who offers this, if you buy their whole package: bank account, 90-days Non-O visa and 12-months extension of stay. If using your own funds, the price starts at 60,000 THB

@Max ************

the problems even hit accounts which have corresponding phone numbers. Non-corresponding is just another reason of all of them

It is not the job of an embassy to verify a passport. Such a thing is not within the scope of an embassy's duties. They can only verify a copy, not the passport itself

@Cris *****

I must admit it must be absolutely annoying. Myself I have a very short fuse, I would have already exploded

@Max ************

yes, exactly that was reported in February and March - newer accounts are hit , not older accounts. I remember the limit was two years

@Cris *****

yes, they will do a home visit. But you can get the extension issued under consideration, leave the hotel and then the landlord can register you anew in the TM30 system online (I hope he has already registered the house in the TM30 system to be able to do so) You go back to Immigration with the new TM30 and tell them you are back in the house and they can come for a visit anytime during the under consideration period

@Max ************

and that's why older accounts are not gonna get blocked

@Cris *****

I assume it is the signature on the rental contract that you are referring to? Well the best solution is, check into a hotel near the Immigration, ask the hotel to print the TM30, go back to Immigration and report yourself under a new adress - the hotel. By this your rental contract has lost its relevancy

@Max ************

you just answered the question yourself. Your account is still up and active because you hold it since several years. You are not a valued customer, that's too far flung, you are an active customer since many years

it was reported in many groups: Bangkok Bank wants all these account holders to show up at their branch, and "re-verify" their identity. A passport is not enough - they also ask for another document on top, verifying your identity, like a driver's license or a national ID-card