What type of visa can an American in Afghanistan apply for to join his Thai wife without a bank account?

I'm shutting this down. According to the OP:

"sometime around summer I should be retiring."

Summer, in most countries, start in June. It's February. A Non-O visa based on marriage is valid for 3 months, so if he gets one now, it'll expire by the time he enters.

My advice: Plan on getting your visa in about a month before you plan to depart. Procedures do chance because of COVID-19.

I don't know what visa you're planning on entering either (Non-OA? Non-O based on marriage? Elite? Visa Exempt?) which will change the documents that are needed.

If anyone thinks this post should be reopen, send a mod a message and we may reopen it. Good luck!

It looks like Afghanistan is being covered by the Embassy in Pakistan. I would start by calling them. Maybe a Thailand Elite visa? It would be expensive but eliminate a lot of visa issues.

Royal Thai Embassy

Plots No.1 - 20 Diplomatic Enclave-1

Sector G- Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel. (92-51) 70 - 80 Ext. 1122,1166 For Visa Section, Ext. 1112 For any other information

Fax. (92-51) 88,91

or apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O based on marriage on an embassy or consulate in the USA. Finances can be either in a Thai bank or a US Bank on the date of application. Then after 15 nights quarantine, open a bank account and transfer the required 400K THB. They need to have seasoned for 2 months on the date of the application for the "1-year extension of stay permit based on marriage"

or fly back to the States, apply for the 60 days Tourist visa at the embassy or general consulate in the USA, and the COE fulfilling all the requirements. In Thailand, before the 30 days extension of the60 days tourist visa runs out, apply for the 60 days "visit family" extension, This would give you 60 plus 30 plus 60 days for transferring 400,000 THB into a newly opened bank account in your sole name, and let it settle long enough. Then converse the "visit family" to a 90 days Non-Imm-O based on marriage to a Thai at the Immigration inside Thailand, and from there change to the "1-year extension of stay permit based on marriage with a Thai"

If you're not going to be in a country with a thai consulate long enough to apply for a visa BEFORE you wing your way here, just come in on a visa exempt entry (those are now 45 days to offset the time you spend in quarantine). Then you can get outta quarantine, get a bank account open and start down the road to getting a visa based on marriage to a thai..

Get a Non O as married to Thai...gives you 90 days on arrival into Bangkok.

Or..enter visa exempt

Gives you 30+15=45 days plus 30=75 days max stay in Thailand.

When are you planning to come to Thailand?

What does "Transit through Dubai" mean? You need a Dubai visa to apply for a Non-Imm visa in Dubai

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