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What visa should I use to enter Thailand for marriage before applying for a NON-O visa?

Jul 15, 2025
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Jan **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hello everybody!

I want to enter Thailand on a visa, get married at Ampur, register the marrige in Thailand and then change my visa to (Spouse visa) NON-O.

What visa should I use when I arrive in Thailand, that makes this possible?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
To enter Thailand for marriage and later apply for a NON-O visa, you can initially arrive on a tourist visa or use a visa exemption for 60 days. After marrying and registering your marriage, you can apply for a NON-O visa in-country, provided you meet all the qualifications. It's important to ensure you have a valid visa status when applying and consider potential requirements like bank accounts for financial proof.
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Anna *********
Listen to Brandon who actually answered your question and ignore all the ‘extra’ advice as the majority is not entirely correct and extraneous to your needs

Good luck and congratulations 😀
Bryan ***********
If you meet all of the qualifications for the Non-O 90 day visa, you should be able to apply in country after you're married and registered., and then the extension after you've left 400,000 baht in a Thai bank account for 60 days.

To get married in Thailand, you can come in on the standard 60-day visa exemption like most other tourists.

If you run into problems applying for the 90-day in Thailand after you are married, you may need to see an agent to help the process.

Worst case, you may need to make a border run to a neighboring country, then apply for the 90-day Non O after you're married via the E-Visa website or an agent. Wait until approval (up to 15-20 days max), then cross back over to Thailand open a bank account, deposit 400,000 baht in the bank, wait 60 days, then apply for the 1-year Non-O marriage visa
Graham ******
@Bryan **********
I think the OP can use the Embassy affidavit so the bank account is not needed up front
Jan **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Thank you! I was only wondering, so that I don't enter Thailand with a Visa that I can't change on sight to NON-O and then be staying long term with my future wife, on my new NON-O visa.
Jan ******************
@Jan *********
Det kan du gjøre. Du trenger minimum 15-21 dager igjen på stemplet ditt for å søke litt avhengig av hvor du søker.

Siden vi fortsatt får inntektsbekreftelse fra ambassaden, kan du bruke denne for å søke. Du må regne min en ukes ventetid for denne.
Gardar ***************************
@Jan *********
etter du er gift og vært i amphur osv, drar du til immgrasjonen spør om du kan endre til dit visa eller visa fri inngang til non-o siden nå har du thai fru og spør om listen hva du trenger for 1års forlengelse
Gardar ***************************
Du trenger ikke visa men en del du må gjøre først:

Å gifte seg med en thailandsk statsborger som svensk statsborger er fullt mulig, enten du ønsker å gifte deg i Thailand eller Sverige. Her er en oversikt over hva du må gjøre – avhengig av hvor du vil inngå ekteskapet:

1. Gifte seg i Thailand

Dokumenter svensk statsborger må skaffe:

Personbevis fra Skatteverket (på engelsk), som viser sivilstatus (ugift/skilt)

Intyg om hindersprövning (bevis på at du har rett til å gifte deg) – fås fra Skatteverket

Pass (gyldig svensk pass)

"Affirmation of freedom to marry" – et erklæringsbrev som du må skrive og signere på den svenske ambassaden i Bangkok

Oversettelse til thai av nødvendige dokumenter (må gjøres hos et godkjent oversettelsesbyrå i Thailand)

Legalisering av oversettelsene hos det thailandske utenriksdepartementet (MFA) i Bangkok, bestiller time her
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Fremgangsmåte:

Gå til svenske ambassaden i Bangkok og få erklæring signert og stemplet

Oversett og legaliser dokumentene

Gå til distriktskontoret (Amphur/Khet) i Thailand for å registrere ekteskapet

Når ekteskapet er registrert, får dere en thailandsk vigselsattest

Etterpå:

Oversett thailandsk vigselsattest til engelsk eller svensk tilbake til mfa

Legalisér oversettelsen

Meld fra til Skatteverket i Sverige for å få ekteskapet registrert i det svenske folkeregisteret
Paul *******
You will need a long term visa rather than a tourist visa so that you can open a bank account and season your money.
Graham ******
@Paul ******
I think the OP can use the Embassy affidavit so does not need the bank account up front
Jan **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Paul ******
Thanks, but to my understanding, I will open the bank account with my NON-O visa.
Kool *******
@Jan *********
inside Thailand you can not get the type O visa extension without having bt400,000 in your Thai bank account first, and you can not get a Thai bank account on any tourist entry. How are you going to get your Thai bank account in order to get your type O visa extension after you are married? You must have the type O visa extension in order to get your bank account. You can not get one with just your marriage documents, and on a tourist entry.
Paul *******
@Jan *********
Yes if you have a NON-O visa you certainly can open a bank account. But until you get that visa, opening a Thai banl account will be impossible. And you need to season your money in a bank account to be able to get your NON-O visa. Catch 22. Your plan will not work. I suggest that you get a long term visa before you come to Thailand. With this, you cam then open a bamk account.
Graham ******
@Paul ******
the OP can't get his Non-O until he marries in Thailand ;)
Graham ******
@Paul ******
only Jomtien and one other office require seasoned funds for the Non-O
Stuart ***********
@Jan *********
I'm not an expert, but this seems quite a complicated thing to do. Are you of retirement age as that might help. Do you plan to get the non O before coming to Thailand, if so you can use money from Sweden. If not and as Paul said, your problem is going to be opening a bank account. To get the non O based on marriage when inside Thailand will require you to have a bank account with 400,000 baht. There might be a better way, but you might be better coming visa exempt for 60 days (you can extend this by 30 days if necessary), get married. Fly to a neighbouring country to apply for the non O based on marriage. Return to Thailand, open bank account, deposit money and 2 months later extend your stay for a year based on marriage. I hope there's an easier way, but that's my thoughts. The reason I suggested retirement non O at the start is that's an easy visa to get and you could use it and the first extension to get everything sorted, then swith to a marriage extension 15 months later. Good luck.
Brandon ************
You don't have to be on any specific visa to get married. Enter Thailand as a tourist and get married.
Jim *******
@Brandon ***********
That is how I got married in Thai. Like a tourist, Now, it became an asset for house papers.
Jan **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Brandon ***********
Yes, but thats not my worry. I need to be able to change my first visa to NON-O, so that I can remain long term directly in the country.
Graham ******
@Jan *********
You can get married on any entry stamp including Visa Exempt
John **********
@Jan *********
if you want to change to a Non-O visa inside Thailand you basically have to enter on a tourist visa but be aware that you most likely have to be married for at least 2 months before you can do so and also need a minimum of 15 days (21 in some places) on your current stamp to do so
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