Most banks require a residence certificate. Just opened a second account and that was one of the documents they wanted. First account a few years ago was a lot easier.
Once you are here on the correct visa. You lease a house ( lease is in both Thai and English mostly?and then go to emigration for your residence certificate. That is the most important document to get most services, buying a car, opening a bank account etc.
I will use an example to give you an idea. I do beading as a hobby and when we gave the description and quantity I made a rough guess that I have around 5000 beads. Discription read Beads assorted and quantity 5000.
We sent 19 boxes 30kgs each from South Africa to Thailand, declared all contents on inventory list for each box, 2½ months, no custom duty. Seven Seas.