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Retirement & Passive-Income Visa Requirements 2026

What income do you actually need to retire abroad? The minimum income and proof-of-funds to get residency without local work — pension, passive-income and non-lucrative visas — across 24 countries. Unlike the listicles, every figure here shows its official source and an honest confidence level — because several of these numbers aren't actually fixed in law.

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Across 24 sourced retirement & passive-income visas, the income to retire abroad ranges from ~$800/month (Philippines SRRV) to $80,000/year (Thailand LTR) — and 2 of the most-quoted thresholds (Italy, Portugal's D7) aren't actually fixed in law, in WhereNext's 2026 dataset

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Quick answer

Across 24 retirement and passive-income visas, the lowest income bars are Philippines (~$800/mo), Cyprus (~$927/mo), Costa Rica (~$1,000/mo); the highest is Thailand's LTR Wealthy Pensioner at $80,000/year. Spain's Non-Lucrative Visa needs €2,400/mo (400% of IPREM) and Portugal's D7 €920/mo (tied to the minimum wage). Crucially, 14 figures are verified on an official source, but Italy's is a consular benchmark whose exact figure is not fixed in law (its floor is a decree formula); France's visitor floor is the statutory net SMIC. Most require passive income (pension/rent/dividends), not remote-work salary. Every row carries its source and the date checked (2026-06-25). CC BY 4.0.

Key facts

Lowest income bar: Philippines SRRV Classic at ~$800/mo. Highest: Thailand LTR Wealthy Pensioner ($80k/yr).
20/24 government-grounded 14 verified on an official source, plus statutory-basis figures indexed to local minimum wages.
2 are consular benchmarks Italy (decree formula, ~€31,000 in practice) and Portugal D7's exact figures are consular benchmarks — not fixed statutory amounts.
Mostly passive income pensions, rent, dividends — not remote-work salary. Pensionado routes need a guaranteed lifetime pension.
Volatile — re-verify minimum-wage-indexed figures reset every January; checked 2026-06-25. CC BY 4.0 — free to cite.

Will your income qualify?

Enter your monthly passive income (pension, rent, dividends) to see which visas you'd likely meet the income bar for. Directional — most visas also require deposits and passive-income rules; verify with the consulate.

Monthly passive income (USD)

With ~$2,500/mo, you'd likely meet the income bar for 12 of 17 income-based visas (and 3 within reach).

✓ Meets the income bar

Philippines — SRRV Classic · bar ~$800/mo
Cyprus — Category F Permanent Residence (Reg. 5(f)) · bar ~$927/mo
Costa Rica — Pensionado (Rentista alt.) · bar ~$1,000/mo
Panama — Pensionado (Jubilado) · bar ~$1,000/mo
Peru — Resident Rentista · bar ~$1,000/mo
Portugal — D7 (Passive Income / Retirement) · bar ~$1,069/mo
Argentina — Temporary Residence — Pensionado · bar ~$1,252/mo
Ecuador — Pensioner (Jubilado) / Rentista · bar ~$1,446/mo
Colombia — Migrant (M) Visa — Pensioner · bar ~$1,672/mo
France — Long-stay Visitor (visiteur) · bar ~$1,718/mo
Belize — Qualified Retirement Program (QRP) · bar ~$2,000/mo
Thailand — Non-Immigrant O-A (Long Stay) · bar ~$2,000/mo

~ A stretch (within 1.5×)

Spain — Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV) · bar ~$2,789/mo
Indonesia — Silver Hair Retirement KITAS (E33E) · bar ~$3,000/mo
Italy — Elective Residence Visa (ERV) · bar ~$3,002/mo

◆ Funds-based (judged separately)

Georgia — Short-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner)
Malaysia — MM2H (Silver tier)
Malta — Malta Retirement Programme (MRP)
Türkiye — Short-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner)

No fixed income minimum

Chile — Temporary Residence — Pensioner / Rentista
Uruguay — Legal Permanent Residence (Rentista / Pensionado)

Financial requirement not published

Croatia — Temporary Stay — Other Purposes

Out of reach on income

Greece — Financially Independent Person (FIP) · bar ~$4,068/mo
Mexico — Temporary Resident (economic solvency) · bar ~$4,727/mo

Income bar only. Most of these also require proof-of-funds/deposits and that the income be genuinely passive. The colored dot shows each figure's confidence (green = official, blue = statutory, amber = consular benchmark, grey = secondary). Not legal advice — verify the current figure with the consulate.

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Official — verified on a government/consulate page or the statute.
Statutory basis — the rule is in law but the amount is indexed (e.g. 3× the minimum wage) and re-floats, usually each January.
Consular benchmark — a figure consulates apply in practice; the exact number is not fixed in law (Italy's floor is a decree formula expressed as ~€31,000; Portugal D7's exact number).
Secondary — corroborated across reputable sources but not read off a live government page this cycle.

These thresholds change frequently. This is decision-support, not legal advice — verify the current figure with the consulate before acting.

Country & visa	Min income	~USD/mo	Deposit / proof-of-funds	Confidence	Source
PhilippinesSRRV ClassicpassiveCurrent PRA materials revised in September 2025 present Classic and Courtesy, with principal-applicant age 40. Classic deposits scale by age and pension status ($15k/$25k/$30k/$50k); annual fees are $360 Classic, $100 Courtesy foreign national, and $50 Courtesy former Filipino, each covering the principal plus two dependants.	$800/moPRA	~$800	Bank deposit: $15,000 (50+ with pension) up to $50,000 (40–49, no pension), in an accredited PH bank — convertible to a condo purchaseFamily: First 2 dependents included; +$15,000 deposit per dependent beyond two	Official	Philippine Retirement Authority (Pchecked 2026-09-06
CyprusCategory F Permanent Residence (Reg. 5(f))passiveThe statutory floor is low but discretionary — income must be entirely foreign-sourced and the permit prohibits any local employment or business. Verify the exact euro figure with CRMD.	€9,568/yrStatutory floor ~€9,568/yr	~$927	~€15,000–20,000 in a Cyprus bank expected in practice; usually must secure Cypriot propertyFamily: +€4,613/yr per dependent	Secondary	Civil Registry & Migration Departmchecked 2026-06-25
Costa RicaPensionado (Rentista alt.)passivePensionado requires a guaranteed LIFETIME pension; the Rentista route needs $2,500/mo provable for 2 years OR a $60,000 bank deposit. (Older $600 figures circulating online are from a superseded decree.)	$1,000/moLey 9996	~$1,000	Rentista alternative: $60,000 deposit in a Costa Rican bankFamily: Unknown — not separately quantified	Statutory basis	Dirección General de Migración y Echecked 2026-09-06
PanamaPensionado (Jubilado)passiveThe pension must be LIFETIME/guaranteed (annuity-style) from a government, international org, or company — a drawdown 401(k) that can be exhausted does NOT qualify.	$1,000/moDecreto Ley 3 de 2008	~$1,000	—Family: +$250/mo per dependent	Statutory basis	Servicio Nacional de Migraciónchecked 2026-09-06
PeruResident RentistapassiveThe qualifying pension or permanent income may be Peruvian or foreign, but foreign income must be paid into Peru through a supervised bank or financial institution.	$1,000/moSuperintendencia Nacional de Migracion	~$1,000	—Family: The official page does not publish a numerical dependent uplift.	Official	Superintendencia Nacional de Migrachecked 2026-09-19
PortugalD7 (Passive Income / Retirement)passiveIncome must be genuinely passive (pension, rental, dividends). Remote employment routes to the D8 digital-nomad visa instead. The threshold moves with the minimum wage each year.	€920/moTied to the Portuguese minimum wage (€	~$1,069	~€11,040 (12× minimum wage) expected in a Portuguese bank accountFamily: +50% for spouse, +30% per child	Consular benchmark	AIMAchecked 2026-09-06
ArgentinaTemporary Residence — PensionadopassiveThe income must be a regular, permanent foreign pension from a government, international organisation or private company. The ARS threshold re-floats whenever the SMVM changes; the USD equivalent uses the BCRA's 15 September 2026 retail selling average (ARS 1,532.27/USD).	1,919,000 ARS/moFive Salarios Mínimo Vital y Móvil: AR	~$1,252	—Family: The five-SMVM amount is required for each residence applicant in a family group.	Statutory basis	Dirección Nacional de Migraciones checked 2026-09-19
EcuadorPensioner (Jubilado) / RentistapassiveThe dollar figure equals 3× the SBU and resets every January, so a prior-year number is stale. Jubilado needs a foreign-institution lifetime-pension certificate; Rentista does not require a lifetime guarantee.	$1,446/mo3× the SBU (Ecuador minimum wage $482,	~$1,446	—Family: ~+$250/mo per dependent (approximate)	Statutory basis	Ley Orgánica de Movilidad Humana (checked 2026-09-06
ColombiaMigrant (M) Visa — PensionerpassiveEquals 3× the Colombian minimum wage, which rose ~23% for 2026 — old peso figures are quickly stale. Requires a verifiable lifetime pension (US Social Security / military retirement qualify); no age requirement.	$1,672/mo3× the monthly minimum wage (SMMLV COP	~$1,672	—Family: Unknown for income; beneficiary visas exist for dependents	Statutory basis	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriorechecked 2026-09-06
FranceLong-stay Visitor (visiteur)passiveThe floor is statutory (CESEDA L426-20: the annual net SMIC) but re-floats with the SMIC, so a stale cited figure can itself trigger scrutiny. You sign an undertaking not to work in France.	€1,478/moCESEDA art. L426-20: resources at leas	~$1,718	Savings can offset lower income (e.g. ~€50k) at consular discretionFamily: Not codified; each accompanying adult expected to show comparable means	Statutory basis	France-Visaschecked 2026-09-06
BelizeQualified Retirement Program (QRP)passiveApplicants must be 40 or older and cannot engage in gainful employment or income-generating investment in Belize under QRP. It is a programme separate from ordinary permanent residence.	$2,000/moBelize Tourism Board: US$2,000/month o	~$2,000	Undertake to deposit the qualifying income in a Belize financial institution.Family: Spouse and children under 18 may be dependants; no separate published income uplift.	Official	Belize Tourism Boardchecked 2026-09-19
ThailandNon-Immigrant O-A (Long Stay)passiveApplicants must be 50 or older. O-A is applied for outside Thailand; the annual extension uses the same THB 800,000 / THB 65,000 financial test.	65,000 THB/moThai MFA: THB 65,000/month income, THB	~$2,000	THB 800,000 bank deposit; applicants may instead show THB 65,000/month income or a qualifying combination.	Official	Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affaichecked 2026-09-18
SpainNon-Lucrative Visa (NLV)passiveIncome must be passive — pensions, rentals, dividends. Employment, freelance and remote-work income are explicitly NOT accepted.	€2,400/mo400% of IPREM (€600/mo, 2026)	~$2,789	Means can be shown as a lump sum or recurring incomeFamily: +€7,200/yr (€600/mo, 100% IPREM) per additional family member	Official	Ministerio de Asuntos Exterioreschecked 2026-09-06
IndonesiaSilver Hair Retirement KITAS (E33E)passiveSilver Hair (E33E) needs no local sponsor but locks $50,000; the cheaper standard Retirement KITAS (E33F) is sponsor-based but its income figure is unpublished (sources diverge $1,500–$3,000/mo). Age floor is rising toward 60+.	$3,000/moE33E 'Silver Hair' golden-visa retirem	~$3,000	$50,000 deposited in a state-owned Indonesian bank (Silver Hair)Family: Uncertain	Secondary	Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi (imigchecked 2026-06-25
ItalyElective Residence Visa (ERV)passiveThe floor is a decree formula (DM 11 May 2011: three times the annual Table A subsistence amount) that consulates express as about €31,000 per applicant. Income from employed work is NOT counted, and you typically must secure Italian housing before applying.	€31,000/yrConsular benchmark of about €31,000/yr	~$3,002	—Family: Uncertain — consulate-dependent; a July-2025 Rome court ruling found rigid per-person demands improper	Consular benchmark	Consolato Generale d'Italiachecked 2026-09-06
GreeceFinancially Independent Person (FIP)passivePassive foreign income only; you may not work in Greece. The expected significant presence (~183 days) carries tax-residency consequences.	€3,500/moFixed by Ministerial Decision 225679/2	~$4,068	Alt: ~€126,000 for the 3-year permit where income periodicity isn't provenFamily: +20% for spouse, +15% per child	Official	Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylchecked 2026-09-06
MexicoTemporary Resident (economic solvency)UMA-indexed, so the dollar figure moves with the exchange rate and each consulate prints its own conversion (San Diego 2026: $4,510/month or a $75,950 balance; Houston 2025: $4,342/$73,189). Permanent Residency by solvency requires far more (~$7,400/mo or ~$298k savings).	79,771 MXN/mo680 UMA-days of monthly income over th	~$4,727	Alternative: an average balance of 11,400 UMA-days (MXN 1.34M, about $73,000–76,000 on 2025–26 consulate sheets) over the prior 12 months (cannot be combined with income)Family: +220 UMA-days (MXN 25,808, about $1,400–1,530) per month per dependant	Official	Consulado General de México en Sanchecked 2026-09-06
ChileTemporary Residence — Pensioner / RentistapassiveApply from outside Chile. The authority requires evidence of the pension's amount and duration, or regular income from real estate or financial assets, but does not publish a fixed CLP floor.	—SERMIG requires a regular pension or r	—	—Family: Dependants may apply under the temporary-residence dependant category; no published numerical uplift.	Official	Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (checked 2026-09-19
CroatiaTemporary Stay — Other PurposespassiveNo dedicated retiree route exists. The alternative requires a genuine other-purpose basis, accommodation, health insurance and proof of means; do not treat Croatia's digital-nomad income floor as a pensioner threshold.	—Croatia has no dedicated retirement or	—	—Family: No retirement-specific numerical uplift is published.	Official	Ministry of the Interior of Croatichecked 2026-09-19
GeorgiaShort-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner)This is a property-based residence route, not a retirement visa. The US$150,000 value must be evidenced by an accredited assessor; agricultural land does not qualify.	—Georgia has no dedicated pensioner per	—	Non-agricultural Georgian property valued above US$150,000 equivalent in GEL, established by a certified assessor.Family: Spouse and children can qualify from the principal holder's property route.	Official	State Service Development Agency (checked 2026-09-19
MalaysiaMM2H (Silver tier)There is no income floor since 2024 — but the deposit isn't the whole cost: Silver also requires a residence purchase of at least RM 600,000 after approval. Check the official MM2H category page for current terms before applying.	—The 2024 overhaul REMOVED the income r	—	USD 150,000 fixed deposit; up to 50% may be withdrawn after approval for eligible purposes. Silver also requires a compulsory residence purchase of at least RM 600,000.Family: One fixed deposit covers spouse + dependents (per application)	Official	Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Cultchecked 2026-09-23
MaltaMalta Retirement Programme (MRP)passiveIt's a tax-residence programme, not a simple visa: pension must be ≥75% of chargeable income and remitted to Malta, with property + €7,500 minimum tax and a flat 15% on remitted foreign income. Replaced by the Individual Tax Programme from 1 January 2027 (LN 195/2026): €700,000 purchase or €14,000/yr rent and €15,000 minimum tax for pensioners — applications filed by 31 December 2026 keep MRP terms until 31 December 2031.	—Pension-composition test (pension ≥75%	—	Property: buy ≥€275,000 (€220k Gozo/South) or rent ≥€9,600/yr (€8,750 Gozo/South); minimum tax €7,500/yrFamily: +€500/yr minimum tax per dependant	Official	Commissioner for Revenuechecked 2026-09-06
TürkiyeShort-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner)This is a generic short-term residence route, not a retirement visa. Property ownership alone must be paired with the purpose-of-stay documentation and cannot be presented as a pensioner programme.	—Türkiye has no dedicated retirement pe	—	Own a residential immovable property in Türkiye and use it as a home; the authority may request evidence of means.Family: Family members in jointly or shared-owned residential property may have an application right; no published numerical uplift.	Official	Presidency of Migration Managementchecked 2026-09-19
UruguayLegal Permanent Residence (Rentista / Pensionado)passiveThis is permanent legal residence, not a separate retirement visa. The official checklist asks for evidence that the foreign rent, pension or retirement income can support the applicant's expenses in Uruguay, without setting a fixed amount.	—Uruguay's National Migration Directora	—	—Family: No published numerical uplift; document each applicant's means of support.	Official	Dirección Nacional de Migración (Uchecked 2026-09-19

Sorted by approximate USD/month income (deposit-only visas last). “passive” = income must be pension/rent/dividends, not remote-work salary. USD figures are approximate at current FX, for comparison only.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much income do you need to retire abroad?▾

It varies enormously by visa. The lowest income bars among the visas we track are around $800–$1,000/month (Philippines SRRV, Costa Rica/Panama pensionado), the European non-lucrative routes sit around $2,789–$4,068/month (Spain, Greece), and the highest is Thailand's LTR Wealthy Pensioner at $80,000/year. Several are deposit-driven instead of income-driven (Malaysia MM2H, Philippines SRRV). Every figure on this page shows its source and how confident we are in it.

Why does each row show a 'confidence' label?▾

Because not all of these figures are equal. Some are fixed in law and verifiable on a government page (official). Some are statutory rules whose dollar amount is indexed to a minimum wage and re-floats every January (statutory basis). Some — notably Italy's Elective Residence — have no exact figure fixed in law (Italy's decree sets a formula, three times a subsistence amount); the commonly-quoted numbers are consular benchmarks, not fixed legal minimums. France's visitor floor is statutory (CESEDA L426-20: the annual net SMIC) and re-floats with the SMIC. And some are corroborated from reputable secondary sources but we couldn't read them off a live government page this cycle. We label each honestly rather than presenting them all as hard facts.

Does the income have to be passive?▾

For most of these visas, yes — the income must be passive (pensions, rental, dividends, investments), not salary or remote employment. Spain's NLV and Portugal's D7 explicitly exclude remote-work income (that routes to a digital-nomad visa instead). Pensionado routes in Costa Rica and Panama require a guaranteed lifetime pension — a drawdown 401(k) that can be exhausted does not qualify.

How current are these figures?▾

Every row was sourced on 2026-06-25. But these thresholds change frequently: minimum-wage-indexed ones (Ecuador, Colombia) reset every January; Spain's IPREM moves with each budget; France's net SMIC changes twice in 2026. Treat this as decision-support and always confirm the current figure with the consulate before you act.

Methodology & provenance

Scope: minimum income / proof-of-funds for a single applicant to obtain residency without local work — retirement, pension, passive-income and non-lucrative visas.
Sourcing: every figure was researched from official immigration/consulate pages or the underlying statute on 2026-06-25. Figures with no credible source were omitted (e.g. Thailand's O-A retirement visa had no verifiable official URL this cycle; Indonesia's standard E33F income diverges with no government anchor).
Confidence labels: official · statutory-basis · consular-benchmark · secondary (defined above). We never present a consular benchmark as a legal minimum.
USD/month: an approximate comparison figure at current FX — the authoritative figure is the native-currency amount and its basis.
Volatility: minimum-wage-indexed figures re-float every January; Spain's IPREM and France's SMIC move within the year. Re-verify before deciding.

Decision-support, not legal advice. Full methodology

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