I am conducting my own research and receiving conflicting and unclear information and guidance on the correct approach to take for my specific situation. I’m sure that once the correct approach is 100% clear, the actual application itself is relatively straightforward
sorry for confusing the visas, I’m new to all of this and have been researching. So I understand the 90 day single entry visa I would apply for falls into the Other category in the Thai eVisa website as opposed to the OA or OX visas which also apply to foreigners over 50 wanting to retire in Thailand.
thanks for clarifying. So I would first obtain a 90 day single entry visa via the Thai eVisa website which costs NZ$800, then open a bank account and transfer 800,000 THB within the first 30 days, then apply for the 1 year extension of stay prior to the 90 day expiry.