How should I apply for a Non-O retirement visa from Australia, online or through an agent in Thailand?

OX visa from Australia

You need to do a non OA in Oz, you will have to get health insurance, but once you have it, you should be able to open a bank account in Thailand for the 800,000 baht

Get in your home country or country where you live, before arriving. You'll have the visa issued by the embassy and can show to immigration and use it to get your permission to stay.

I would advise you to apply for a Non O at the embassy in Canberra. Please contact them to find out all the requirements.

They will send you an email to confirm that you now have a Non O.

It is very easy to do do in Australia 🇦🇺. And cheap. No need to complicate things by coming in to Thailand 🇹🇭 on a different visa and use an agent.

Once you have your Non O you will be able to open a bank account and season your funds for the required time in order to apply for your 12 month extension. Absolutely no need to use an agent for that either!

Just go to your local Immi Office as soon as you arrive and they will tell you their requirements. All Immi Offices have different reqs…

I hope this helps 😃

Contact thai visa centre if you want to use agent they will do the entire process 4u

You need to get it before you travel or it will be very difficult to get in Thailand as you need a bank account and that's almost impossible now

Beware that the airline company may not allow you to board if you don't have a visa to cover the period until your return flight. Almost happened to me.

If get here you will need to do border run to activate it...

Do it in home city easy.

When you come Thailand will get stamp and activate E visa

If you live in NSW use Sydney Consulate otherwise Embassy in Canberra all done online

If you apply in Oz you can choose Sydney or Canberra

Non-O is better to do from Oz

Key elements needed

800,000 Thai baht equivalent in any bank account $ approx 38,100 AUD at the time of applying .

Cost for non-O in Oz is $120 ?

Then you need to do the extension within 90 days of your arrival

Finding an agent hear to do everything is possible , but very few approx cost 50,000THB or more $ 2,400 AUD

Where in Australia do you live?

You get the evisa via email from your home Country