Income requirements for retirement visa?

[RichardThailand]

I have a question regarding income requirements for the retirement visa. I am a dual US/British citizen however I presently live in the Philppines and I use my UK passport for all travel. I feel my home country is England and I do not want to use my USA passport when applying for a retirement visa.

After many trips to Thailand I would now like to retire there. From what I understand I need to have 800K baht in the bank for a period of time. I easily have enough funds to put this money into a Thai bank.

My question is that I also understand I must show a certain income and have this validated by my embassy. I have income from rental properties in the US and at this time this varies between $1,000 and $3,000 a month. As an investment the properties have appreciated significantly but the cash flow from rentals after expenses is not so high. There could be a year when the average amount per month is slightly less than the minimum monthly income requirement.

Can someone give me advice to confirm I need to get the income validated by the UK embassy and also will they even do that as my income is going directly into my bank accounts in America. If I use the UK embassy how strict are they with checking to ensure the exact amount of income coming in?

[lopburi3]

You do not need any income paperwork if using 800k in bank method. It is one or the other or a combination. If only using bank deposit only the bank account/letter is required.