Can I switch agents when renewing my retirement visa in Thailand?

You only need to use the same agent if they put the money in the bank

If your agent brought you over to immigration for a photoshoot,then you can use other offices next year. If you had sent the passport you didn't go in person, you are stuck with that office forever.

If once your 1 year extension is done you deposit 65,000 baht per month into Thai bank account from overseas bank then you'll meet the criteria

It’s because of dodgy shit like that that’s making harder for people that are trying to do the right thing

Our team can handle everything for you when arriving on a Tourist visa, or Exempt Entry.

The total cost is ฿50,000, broken down as follows:

- ฿13,000 for bank account opening

- ฿23,000 for a 3-month Non-O visa

- ฿14,000 for the 1-year extension

However, if you apply for the Non-O visa from your home country and arrive in Thailand with it already in hand, you might be able to open a bank account yourself and skip the first row listed costs.

We also offer a expedited service where we do everything in one day for you all through Chaengwattana immigration.

For Bangkok we offer door to door services, and if you are outside of bangkok, and already have a bank account we can service you by secure post.

You can contact us via LINE ( https://tvc.co.th/line ), or EMAIL ( ), or EMAIL ( help@tvc.co.th ).

You can use another agent when you renew, I've just done it in pattaya

They are not cheaper visas are like organized crime run by one family and none of the family's will cut each other's throat stick to one family smile don't argue bend over if they ask you to get your visa and repeat in 90 days !

@Peter ******

in the early 2000's there was a crackdown on dodgy visas, many thousands were told to leave the country.

Yes you can change agents , before it is due go to a agency in your province and they will give you all the details you need to renew .

You can most certainly change agents. Where are you located?

He Didn't ask to do it himself... He Asked if the Following year when it come to renew it if He CAN CHANGE THE AGENT (cheaper one)

I think You can

What was total cost of visa through agent please?

Very hard to escape the clutches of an agent if they have illegally funded your retirement visa, often requires leaving Thailand and starting from scratch, switching to another agent merely exacerbates the problem….

If you tick all the boxes then diy is best.. but if you don't and you need an agent to 'cheat' the system.. then be prepared to have your visa cancelled one day.. eg. if immigration ever clean up the process and start investigating certain agent activity.. as others have said.. the only way to safely switch from a visa obtained via an agent.. ie. if your situation supports a direct application when it's time to extend it.. would be to let the visa lapse.. eg. exit the country just before renewal without a re-entry permit.. and upon returning commence a new visa application from scratch that you attend to yourself.. one day the agent system will get purged imo.. and if the authorities perceive you have knowingly abused the system by making false declarations.. then you could be banned from entering the kingdom.. surely that's too big a risk for someone if their heart is set on living out their days here!

I had a nightmare trying to do it myself the second year. I even provided my own funds on year 1 too.

IMO, much better to do everything yourself on day 1.

That's a question only the agent can answer. You won't be able to do it yourself as you won't have met the requirements for your current extension

Suggest you fund your account properly and break ties with your agent. Someday there will be a crackdown on immigration corruption (even if brief) and you may find yourself in the country illegally....

You can choose, or DIY