YES, you can.
You can enter visa-exempt or on a 60-days tourist visa, and inside Thailand on Immigration, can apply for the “change of visa type” from the tourist stay permit to a 90-days Non-Imm visa type, if you fulfill their requirements
And before the 90 days stay permit expires, you can apply for the one-year extension of stay permit.
You need to have a minimum of 15 workdays left on your entry stamp to be allowed the application to the “change”, so it is advised to initially use the 60-days tourist visa as this one will allow you plenty of time to get your ducks in a row
Check the Immigration website on the “change of visa type” process. In case you are over 50 of age, the “retirement” option would be good for you. To open the pdf with the requirements, you will need to click onto number 9
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