How do I apply for a Non-Immigrant O visa in Thailand if I can't open a bank account?

I declined this post multiple times, AND told the O/P in notes field when I declined it that they needed to CHECK their message requests as I'd messaged them

When I did message them I found messages from 2023 that they'd never read from me too 😕

I will let this post on, I will answer it best I can and I will close commenting so that hopefully the O/P will look in their message request folder and respond to me via messenger

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 ( 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶) 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ( 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗶 ) 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆

Okay, just so you're clear you cannot apply for a Non-Immigrant Type O visa from a thai consulate in another country (your country OR any other one) unless you're IN that country when you submit your application and unless you stay there until the application is approved or rejected.

Now the fact you can't find a bank to open an account at is sadly NOT a visa issue and you're far from the only foreigner to run into this. It's gonna take you going from bank to bank, branch after branch over and over until you find one that will let you open an account on a free entry stamp, and it's taking a LOT of tries (15-20 in some areas) and sometimes people totally strike out trying to do it

What you COULD do is go to a thai consulate in another country (your country or a nearby one) apply for the initial 90 day Non-O visa thru the eVisa online website <- where you CAN show proof of funds from your country to get the visa issued 🙂

Once the visa is issued you print it, enter the country and then start hitting up banks again, until you find one that will let you open an account on a 90 day Non-O marriage visa so you can bank the 400K baht to get your year extension when that visa runs out.

You have a far better chance of getting a bank account open when you're here on a 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage than you do trying to open one on a free stamp entry..

As I said I will close commenting on this thread, and hopefully the O/P will respond to me on messenger..

Best of luck to them in their endeavors (y)