Newbie desiring pensionado status,

No, you cannot combine two persons 'guaranteed for life' income for this purpose, but check whether or not into you can get a small annuity for the difference. An acquaintance purchased theirs with
enough invested to qualify for five years, through Prudential...however this was a few years ago, so am not sure if it is still available. Once you have gained Permanent residency, which will take from 4-5 years from the initial application, there is no need prove your financial information.

Getting residency at this time is taking nearly two years from the application process and with what is evolving, things could change.

kohlerias

Thank you for the reply, I did not know that
you could use a 5 year annuity.  I had been told that you had to prove permanent  income for life.  Under our personal situation I believe we will try to become rentistas.