How can I resolve the issues with my Thai visa application due to discrepancies between my passport and bank account names?

Thinking that your passport in your maiden name, and not your legal name, is just plain invalid. The proper way to "fix" it would be to get a new passport, "sending in your old one, of course", they'll want a copy of your marriage license." They have, or had a rush service, however I recall lately it's not really that fast, however is the best solution. not sure why you said changing passport is not "easy". just because someone can sent in their old passport with old name with all the other necessary stuff, and get a new one, doesn't really mean that it's legally valid. they'd have no idea that you got married at some point in time, and changed your legal name. also if you are overseas 'not in us" traveling on your current passport, and ran into any legal issues, or stopped at a immigration checkpoint, you could find yourself in a whole world of problems.

It's hard to want to be everything to everyone all the time isn't it?

I'm somewhat reverse of you. I kept married name on passport for family name and bank account in pre marriage name. Recently gor retirement visa. I asked passport office (Ireland) to add my pre marriage name as an 'observation' so I now have both names recorded. I opened bank account in married name in Thailand and transferred funds from Irish bank account in pre marriage name. Now Passport, Thai bank and visa all in married name in Thailand

My wife is Vietnamese, Vietnamese passport. She is a US resident, with a green card. Her passport has her Vietnamese family name, green card her married name. We have OA visas, all info submitted for visas was her married family name. We had no problems with that for visas. Now airline's Canberra a different story

@Frances *******

Don't you have a PDF editor for your bank statements ?

P.S. I don't understand how bank cannot update/fix your name. If that's really the case then get a new bank and normalize your name across everywhere.

P.S.S. What does it even mean "passport name" and "married name". You should have only one legal name. I don't understand how Americans/westerners put random names on documents. e.g. Francois and Frank, Katherine and Kath.

The only exception is if you have a Thai and English name.

Go to your country or nearby country and come back as a tourist for 30 days and then apply for extra 30 days

It's not difficult to get a new passport in any name you want. I'm pretty sure you can change it back to your maiden name but if you run into any difficulties with that, get a deed poll done, changing it back to your maiden name (can print one off in seconds yourself, don't pay anyone) and then apply for a new passport in that name (again easy to do yourself at the BKK embassy, again don't pay anyone). They will be absolutely fine with that. - Oh I changed my name at BKK bank with no problems at all - changing it on your driving license also easy.

I am not from the USA, but lots of American friends use their "maiden" name as a middle name, perhaps see if you can include that in the bank account name. During Covid my wife who travels into Thailand on her Thai Passport, couldnt get permission to enter as her vaccination certificates were in my surname, so eventually she got in using her Aussie passport, but our American friend just got hand witten vaccination certificates and they filled in whatever name they liked. the problem is the Thai Public service is very strict, and given the current levels of enforcement, I suggest the easiest way is to get matching documents, My wife finished up changing her Thai passport to her Married name, along with her ID card and her Bank accounts, Perhaps rather than use an agent, do you know any "Influential" Thai persons. If so get all your documents together and take them with you and see the Branch manager. If that person can certify, you are the one and same, they may accept them as a guarentor

Lesson learnt. Do NOT get married! It only complicates things! 😄

You are aware you can only get the METV, multi-entry tourist visa in your home passport country aren't you. There are no exceptions to this, not even with a shady agent.

Get a new passport under name change!

It's easy enough to change licence and bank accounts. I had to do the same.

Just open a new bank account in your maiden name, using your passport, then transfer all your money from the old account

Sounds like it’s time to settle the past and change ur name

You have to go back to the Courts to get your name changed. You should have done it during your divorce, because ex parte, its more difficult. The process varies by State (as you are US). For California:

Open a different bank account in the name on your passport…

Get a new passport, with your “official acknowledgede” name.

Never use agents, for things you easily can do and are supposed to do yourself easily.

It’s you life, take control of it.