What are the best options for an Australian resident seeking a retirement visa while moving to Koh Phangan?

The Thai visacentre

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...ask them,always very helpful🙏

Take control of your life and do it yourself, with help from the informations found at the visasection the Thai Embassy website in your country

Dmed

When you mention you turn 50 next year and asking about a visa to allow you to stay in Thailand for 12 months, I assume you turn 50 in August or September next year, right? There's no Visa that will allow you to legally stay in Thailand for 12 months, apart from a DTV. Search in this group for DTV and also the Royal Thai Embassy, Canberra website to find out if you might qualify for it. Other than that, while I can't give you any further information, I've read that it is possible to get up to 9 months in Thailand with an M.E.T.V (Multiple Entry Tourist Visa), so maybe search that one also.

Just go to Imagration get details fill in forms get proof of bank details easy