I would not do anything until I have come to Thailand for a few months go to immigration and talk to them or a agent but you don't need any agent you can do it yourself and save money
yep from outside of Thailand and you will have to provide proven information from the bank account in Thailand Ie get a statement from the thai bank and a letter from the bank to confirm the information is correct for the year,
And your money will need to be in the bank account for the 2 months before you fill out the forms you cannot touch it for a few months and then you can only take
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0thb out of the bank account, and put back 3 months before your next visit to immigration for your yearly visa application
0 thb for the thai immigration to see in your thai bank account or
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thb per month coming from your home country
You can do it yourself cost for retirement visa is 3900 for your frist year and 1900thb every year after your first year
Just downloaded the forms from the thai embassy and do it yourself, also you should have a good read through what you have to do with the immigration every year once you get the visa
There is rules for becoming a thai citizen and he is to old
Or he is just not giving us all of he's information about him self. Ie he's been working here in Thailand and has paid tax and speaks thai with a thai wife