What type of visa should I enter Thailand with to apply for a non-O retirement visa?

Scammer

800k = $ not $

You can come to Thailand and apply for a Non-O visa yourself. No need to spend that kind of money for something you can do yourself. All you need to do is walk into a visa agent office once you get here and tell them that you want to stay in Thailand long term. I cannot tell you what the cost will be because I do not know what you are bringing here.

the agent's service fee to apply to the 1-year extended stay permit based on retirement, would be just something like 12,000 Baht, if you enter on a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa that you applied for in your home country, and if you use your own funds of a minimum of 800,000 THB in your newly opened Thai bank account. The opening of the bank account by an agent will be an extra 5000 Baht. . . . . . . . .And I understand if you enter on a tourist visa or visa-exempt, and have no own funds, we are talking about 60,000 to 90,000 Baht

What does the "etc" mean in helping me out with opening bank account etc?

Are you able to show the 800K equivalent in your home country bank account to get the non O?

Do what agent says and use the cheapest price

Do it yourself. It's not that difficult.

You should have asked the agent, and the agent should have told you.

But to help you out : almost 100% sure that it was the non-o based on retirement. This is a 90 day visa.

After you get this visa and enter Thailand, you arrange certain requirements to get your 1 year extension which you can extend yearly. These 1 year periods are called extensions.

You can do this completely by yourself. Or you can use your agent for this 1 year extension. Price depends on factors such as whether you have the required amount of money, or you want to use the agent to "dodge" this requirement.

If the agent has to also arrange your original 90 days non-o retirement in Thailand, the extra work (which includes opening bank account by agent) will make it more costly.

if you apply a visa non o retirement, and get it. And come to Thailand. Then the agent helps you to open a thai bank account. And you put 800K Thb or more into your thai bank, the agent helps you for your extension. In this case, the most cheapest price. But you must do most things by yourself, non o visa, and put your money into Thai bank. But if you do not put your money into Thai bank, and use agent help, it will be higher price. The most expensive option would be all in one service package. Yes you do not do anything. You just come to Thailand on visa free, or tourism visa, and the agent will do everything for you including, bank open and one year extension. The agent does it all for you. You do not need to do anything even putting 800K thb. This is the highest price.

Crooks

That's about going rate first time set up

If you spoke to a agent then why bother asking here. Agent should have filled you in already

“ certain “ Visa

He needs to tell you what Visa you are actually getting

And I wouldn’t be paying them anything til you arrive

If you decide to go with the agent

You would save yourself more than 1000 USD by applying for a

Non-O single entry 90 day Visa from home

Then do the rest when you arrive

Get the Non O before you get to Thailand and you can open your own bank account dont need an agent unless you dont have the required 800k to deposit then you pay to grease the wheel.

If you manage to get a Non-O visa from the Embassy outside Thailand then extension of stay in Thailand, agent is not needed.

Ask your agent

Just a guess but probably a 90 day Non-O visa based on retirement, then you would just need the extension of stay inside Thailand

Surely “he” would tell you that 🤡🤡🤡