@Nongnuch *******
I got lost in the translation. Evidently because English isn't my native language. In any case, I've never handled a visa or a one-year permit renewal. I've always had everything handled by the agency, but now that agency has closed its doors forever. I just need another agency. I'm not interested in the technicalities of getting a one-year permit as a pensioner because, unlike many people here, I have money in the bank, a house, and I have no criminal convictions in my country or here