@Jim ******

😎 a one-year extension is NOT a one -year Non-O visa . . . your wording is wrong

@Lynnette ******

I often experience people changing the text and then claiming they never posted anything like. It is my hobby to catch people lying, that's why I always do a screenshot before I comment. I am the admin of a very well known and reputed visa advice group and this is just my way to do it (Frank Sinatra) . Michael Moore and ME have already caught the POS in the White House having uttered over 90,000 lies

@Lynnette ******

I am very happy you took the time to correct the text

@Jim ******

"I might even use that agency to do the leg work upon the renewal of my 1 year extension stay in Thai. It would not be THAT expensive." . . . . . . . yes, the agent fee for an application for the next 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit should be around 12-14,000 THB, when using your own funds. You could however, easily do it by yourself and save 10-12,000 THB

@Jim ******

Whaaaat did you say? Sorry!

“I enterend Thai on it 29. October 2025. on Non-O visa 1 year from an agency that charged me 34,000 THB”

It is IMPOSSIBLE that you entered Thailand on a “1-year Non-Imm-O Visa”

Embassies worldwide have discontinued issuing 1-year Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa by October 2023, and by January 2024, the Savannakhet Consulate was the last one to stop issuing it.

Since then, every Non-Imm-O Visa is only good for 90 days.

It is IMPOSSIBLE any agent got a “1-year Non-O Visa” for you

some of what you wrote doesn’t make much sense, and you seemingly haven’t understood the difference between a visa and a stay permit

keep learning 🙂

@Lynnette ******

"staying" is not the same thing as "residing". Residing makes you a "resident" !

@Lynnette ******

you don't need to be a resident in the country, to apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa. You can be in any country as a tourist and apply through the E-visa online system of the Thai embassy in this country. . . . . residency is only needed for applications to a Non-Imm-O/A Visa and for a multi entry Tourist Visa

@Richard *********

and 10 days left to apply for the extension is enough time. Have you asked Immigration for the list of requirements, yet? So you can prepare everything before you visit the bank for their "bank letter of guarantee" confirming the 2 months seasoning, and the subsequent visit on Immigration

@Olav ********

that won't get him anywhere as he can't use his income for the financial proof, and he can't get a Thai bank account opened on a tourist visa (except with some agent's help for a lot of money)

John Shepherd

*** on a British passport your only option is the 800,000 THB deposit in a Thai bank account in your sole name, at least in the first year of the “1-year extension of stay permit based on retirement”.

And then start right away at sending yourself a minimum of 65,000 THB onto this account, coded as coming from abroad, because if you want to apply for the second year “1-year Extension of the Stay Permit” with the “monthly income” method, you need the bank issue a statement that you have amassed 12 months of consecutive 65,000 THB transfers

*** your problem nowadays is, on a tourist visa or visa-exempt, you can’t easily get a bank account opened any more

***some agents have made a deal with bank staff and Immigration, but most of them will demand up from 60,000 THB for the “full package” service (bank account, 90-days Non-O Visa and 12-months Extension of Stay)

*** you could have avoided this only by arriving on a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa which you have obtained outside of Thailand. On this visa, you can get a Thai bank account opened and transfer the required 800,000 THB onto it

In rare cases bank staff is just incapable, leaving you as the only option of paying an agent to do it, their service fee usually is 5000 Thai Baht (at least in Pattaya)