British Embassy - Pension Income Letter Question

[malc999uk]

Hi everyone, I'm looking into obtaining a Pension Income letter from the British Embassy in Bangkok. My problem is that my income comprises of rental income from my house in the UK plus additional income from equities, which adds up to about £20,000 per annum. I can provide copies of bank statements to show as proof of income - does anyone know if providing copies of bank statements is adequate as far as the British Embassy is concerned, and if so how many months of bank statements do they need?

Many thanks in advance!

[ubonjoe]

Three months of bank statements are enough.

Info here for getting the letter is here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-obtain-a-pensionincome-letter-for-thai-immigration

[malc999uk]

Many thanks ubonjoe!

[OJAS]

OP - if I were in your shoes I would strongly recommend that you provide the Embassy with a copy of your current tenancy agreement to prove your rental income (as I do in the case of my rented-out house back in the UK) and, if necessary, only rely on bank statements to prove your equities income. The Embassy won't want to see the whole tenancy agreement, only those pages containing details of your name and Thai address plus the clauses setting out the gross monthly rent and tenancy termination procedures.

A drawback with using bank statements to prove rental income is that these may only indicate net figures after the jolly old taxman in HMRC and your UK managing agents have taken their respective cuts, with possible further deductions included for repairs and maintenance to your property.

[malc999uk]

Good advice bahtboy, I think I will probably also attach copies of the monthly statements I get from the letting agents as well, just to provide that extra bit of clarity.