Did it today. Passport, phone company document verifying you own the local number, certificate of residence. Krungsti bank. Opened one at Kasikorn just needed Passport, thai license.
Exactly. Some embassies and counselates take longer to process it. NYC, but it is easier than it has ever been. Gone are the days of mailing passports for a sticker that took sometimes months to receive. Ive found using the DC embassy the fastest for approval and the NYC counselate the sslllooowwweesstttt.