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Jay ****
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.
Jay ****
Have you already had everything translated, certified, legalized etc in thailand?
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I believe so. I almost didn't get approved in time through NYC. I had to contact them multiple times and got it 2 days before I landed.
Jay ****
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.
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Correct. Still BKK Bank policy. Other banks are MUCH MORE farang friendly.
Jay ****
14 days no problem. If it's not physically posted on embassy website then it's all BS rumors.
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@Ronald *******
its insane. Their site says 1 to 3 weeks processing but up to 20 business days. 3 months is ridiculous.
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@Ronald *******
fly out stay a day or 2 and fly back, use visa. Or talk to visa run agency. Were you told a reason why the clown show in NYC took ignorantly long to process? I've had the same happen. NEVER use NYC consulate. DC is FAR MORE efficient.