@Greg ********

I know all this and more! You don't need to lecture me. The topic was about the Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, and NOT about the Non-Imm-O/A Longstay Visa, not about the Non-Imm-O/X and not about the LTR. If the OP had asked for speicific details, I could have explained them singlehandedly - I got all my text templates ready for that

@Doug ******

you can rent one month in a guesthouse or cheap hotel for something like 250-300 US Dollar, and they will do the TM30 registration. With this you can get the agent's service

@Greg ********

I did all that within 90 days, at ease. 90 days are plenty of time if you got your ducks in a row. Many people open a bank account during previous holidays so they don't have to include that as the part of the process for the application to the 1-year extended stay permit. Myself 17 years ago, I entered on a single entry Non-Imm-O visa, opened a bank account with the SCB bank, transferred the required minimum 800,000 THB onto it, and 17 days before the 90 daysstay permit expired, applied for the "1-year Extension of Stay Permit" on Immigration. I was living in a friend's house who had me registered TM30 properly. If you know the different steps need to take, it is a walk in the park, costs 1900 THB fee and on the day you get the Extension stamp issued, you buy a re-entry permit for 1000 THB which will ensure that you can exit and re-enter at least one time while keeping the extension active. Since 17 years, I only stay in Thailand for 6 months in a one year period, so I only need a good health insurance for these 6 months abroad, and not for the full year.

@Greg ********

. . and THIS is the correct wording for the Non-Imm-O/A Longstay Visa, by the Royal Thai Embassy Washington DC . . . you can get the O/A visa if you are retired AND/OR over 50, but it strictly is NOT called "retirement visa". And all extensions are NOT visas, they are "stay permits"

@Greg ********

Wrong. Sorry, you are mixing up the visa categories. THIS is the RETIREMENT Non-Imm-O Visa as quoted by the Royal Thai Embassy Washington DC

@Doug ******

they got their "connections" in Pattaya only, so if you ask them for their service, you need to live or reside in the Chonburi province.A short term rental there would do the trick. On the contrary, sometimes agents let your visa and extensions being stamped from an Immigration that is OUTSIDE from the area where you live. This would mean you would have a real problem trying to get a service from another Immigration than the one the agent used

All Thai embassies and consulates worldwide are using the online e-visa system. If, for example, you use the Thai Embassy Hanoi for your application to the DTV, you need to physically be inside Vietnam and need to wait out there until the visa has been issued

@Crispus ********

wasn't Crispus Attucks a Roman soldier? A Crispy Cunning Linguist famous among the widows of the Roman Empire ? His real name was Crispus Backus Attackus 😉

@Jonathan *****

Thai Visa Centre is advertising the first 15 months for 37,000 THB

@Doug ******

well I don't have a crystal ball and can foresee the future pricing structure. 38,000 THB is already the top of the price list for the first 15 months without having to show own funds. Like I said, "Thai Visa Centre" quotes 37,000 THB for this service including a multi re-entry permit for the Extension. And it already includes opening a Thai bank account for you, which has been made more difficult for people on touristic entries, since February this year.