SMALLEST INVESTMENT FOR A SINGLE PERSON
Citizenship of
Saint Lucia
The St Lucian citizenship-by-investment program was launched in 2015. Today, St Lucia outperforms many competitors in the Caribbean and in the world by offering a wide range of investment options, combined with affordable investments.
What benefits does
St Lucian citizenship offer?
The most affordable second passport option
A single person can acquire St Lucian citizenship at the lowest tinvestment of any Caribbean program considering all the expenditures involved. At the same time, the application for citizenship can include the main applicant’s spouse, children up to 30 years of age, parents above 50 years of age, and brothers and sisters of the main applicant and his/ her spouse who are below 18 years of age.
Tax implications
Acquiring citizenship of St Lucia will not entail any additional tax obligations.
Abundance of investment options
Citizenship is granted in exchange for investment into business (entailing creation of new jobs), into real property or into government bonds. Besides, you can make a non-returnable donation to the state fund. You only need to send the funds after your application for St Lucia citizenship has been approved.
Confidential and remote citizenship acquisition
You can file an application for St Lucian citizenship without leaving home. You also do not have to visit the country to pick your new passport.
Visa-free travel
The St Lucian passport holders enjoy visa-free access to around 150 countries including the Schengen zone states and Great Britain.
- Visa-free
- Visa-on-arrival
- Electronic visa
- Standard visa
What is the required investment and who is eligible to apply for it?
Any person filing an application for St Lucian citizenship has to be fit the following basic criteria:
• Be over 18 years of age and be in good health;
• Have no criminal record;
• Have proof that his/ her sources of income are legal;
• Pass national security checks (this requirement applies to all dependent applicants above 16 years of age).
The candidate for St Lucian citizenship has to choose from the investment options listed below. The investment is to be made after obtaining the application approval. The property is to be kept in the investor’s possession for five years.
• A donation to the St Lucia National Economic Fund (NEF);
• An investment into a Government-approved development project (resort real estate);
• An investment into zero-interest Government bonds;
• An individual investment into business;
• A joint investment into a business project co-financed by several applicants for St Lucian citizenship.
Regardless of the investment option you choose, there will be an additional application processing fee as well as the Due Diligence. If you opt for a returnable investment (government bonds or real estate), you will also have to pay an administrative fee. The required donation and investment amounts increase with the addition of dependent family members to the application for citizenship of St Lucia.
| Main applicant |
Main applicant and the spouse |
A family of up to 4 members |
Every extra (fifth, sixth, and so on) family member included in the application |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation to the NEF | ||||||||
| Required donation amount | US$ 100,000 | US$ 140,000 | US$ 150 000 | + US$ 15,000 | ||||
| Investment into real property in St Lucia | ||||||||
| Investment amount | US$ 200,000 | |||||||
| Administrative fee | US$ 30,000 | US$ 45,000 | US$ 45,000 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 5,000 for every child below 18 years of age | + US$ 10,000 for every dependent family member above 18 years of age | ||||
| Investment into Government bonds | ||||||||
| Investment amount | US$ 300 000 | |||||||
| Administrative fee | US$ 50,000 per application (an individual or a family application) | |||||||
| Joint investment into business* | ||||||||
| Investment amount | US$ 1,000,000 (plus creation of 6 or more permanent jobs) | |||||||
| Administrative fee | US$ 50,000 | US$ 85,000 | US$ 85,000 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 25,000 for every child below 18 years of age and US$ 35,000 for every child above 18 years of age | US$ 85,000 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 25,000 for every dependent applicant below 18 years of age and US$ 35,000 for every dependent applicant above 18 years of age | ||||
| Individual investment into business | ||||||||
| Investment amount | US$ 3,500,000 (plus creation of 3 or more permanent jobs) | |||||||
| Administrative fee | US$ 50,000 | US$ 85,000 | US$ 85,000 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 25,000 for every child below 18 years of age and US$ 35,000 for every child above 18 years of age | US$ 85,000 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 25,000 for every dependent applicant below 18 years of age and US$ 35,000 for every dependent applicant above 18 years of age | ||||
| Additional fees | ||||||||
| Application processing fee | US$ 2,000 | US$ 3,000 | US$ 5,000 | + US$ 1,000 for each dependent of any age | ||||
| Due Diligence fee | US$ 7,500 | US$ 12,500 | US$ 12,500 (main applicant and the spouse) + US$ 5,000 for each dependent applicant above 16 years of age | + US$ 5,000 for each dependent above 16 | ||||
* The total amount of the investment into a business project shall come to at least US$ 6,000,000 while the total number of investors shall not exceed 6 people
The authorities of the country have undertaken to waive the administrative fee for the applicant for citizenship if the following conditions are met:
• If the foreign national participates in the investment into the university construction project that has been started by the Government of St Lucia and if he or she has a dependent child under the age of 18 included in the application, and
• If the aforementioned child is going to be enrolled as a student into the university.
The applicant must hire a licensed immigration agent. The agent will assist in collecting all the required documents, filing the application, transferring the required donation/ investment, and processing. The country’s legislation prohibits individuals (investors) form filing the applications directly to the St Lucian authorities.
Having obtained economic citizenship, the applicant can include his or hers dependents in the application ex post. An extra non-refundable contribution to the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund should be made in the following amount:
• 5,000 US$ for a newborn child under 12 months;
• 35,000 US$ for a spouse;
• $25,000 US$ for any other dependent..
Parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, as well as children already born (at the time the applicant received citizenship) can be included in the application within 5 years from the date the applicant got a new passport. This restriction doesn't apply to newborn children and future spouses.
How can you acquire citizenship of St Lucia by Investment?
Choose your immigration agent
Tip: Choose a licensed immigration agent with experience dealing with applications from your part of the world. A citizenship-by-investment consultant can assess your personal circumstances and recommend the best financial path to St Lucian citizenship. At this stage, you will have need to sign a contract with the immigration agent. We are authorized sub agents and will set you up on a call with a licensed immigration lawyer immediately. There is no extra charge for our service.
Prepare the documents
The immigration agent will give you a list of all required application documents. An experienced citizenship-by-investment consultant will help you collect the documents, fill out the forms, and make certain that all the documents are completed in accordance with the official requirements.
File the application for citizenship
The immigration agent will submit the application documents to the authorities and pay the application processing and the due diligence fees on behalf of the client. You will need to transfer the money to cover the fees to the agent’s account or pay by credit card or in crypto currency.
Application is processed
Every application for St Lucian citizenship is processed by the Government officials. The authorities and independent due diligence agencies conduct stringent security checks. They assure that the biographical and the financial information contained in the application documents is accurate. However, no personal interview is required.
Provisional approval of the application
As soon as the application is fully processed, the decision on it will be taken. The immigration authorities will send an official letter containing the decision to the immigration agent who will share it with the client.
Fulfilment of the financial obligations
If your application for St Lucian citizenship is approved by the authorities, you have to fulfil your financial obligation and make the donation or the investment into real property, a business project, or Government bonds.
Passport is issued
After you make the donation or the investment, a citizenship certificate and the passport of St Lucia will be issued to you, along with a local Social Security / Tax ID number. . No personal visit to the country is required as the certificate and the passport will be delivered to your address via the immigration agent.
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A special offer to those wishing to acquire Citizenship by Investment in St Lucia
We will make you a special offer if you apply for a consultation today. You can get in touch with a licensed immigration agent immediately and acquire St Lucian citizenship by Investment WITHOUT INTERMEDIARIES!
St Lucia is a former British colony that became an independent state on February 22, 1979. The official language is English but a large part of the local population speaks Creole. The country’s area is only 617 square kilometers (less than 240 square miles). The population is around 182,000 people (2018 World Bank estimate). The official currency is the East Caribbean dollar (XCD). The time zone is UTC – 4. The telephone code is +1 758. The top-level domain is .lc.
The capital and the largest city of St Lucia is Castries. The economy of the country is based on tourism, agriculture, and financial services. The system of government is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is head of the state. The climate is tropical with moderate northeastern trade winds. The dry season lasts from the beginning of December to the end of May, and the wet season lasts from the beginning of June until the end of November.
Yes, it is quite possible. A foreign national with a clean criminal record can acquire the St Lucian passport on the following conditions: pass the language and the history tests, reside in the country for 8 years before filing the application for citizenship, and demonstrate the intention to continue living in St Lucia after acquiring citizenship of the country.
The list of documents to be submitted when applying for citizenship of St Lucia is quite long. You can find a detailed description of the required documents if you visit the official website of the St Lucian Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIPSaintLucia.com).
You can find the forms at the official website of the St Lucian Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIPSaintLucia.com). Your immigration agent can also supply the forms to you. The agent will help you fill out the forms in the right way so that they conform to all the official requirements.
Every applicant for St Lucian citizenship shall use the services of an immigration agent. The Citizenship by Investment Unit does not accept applications for citizenship from people or organizations other than a licensed immigration agent. It is true that the agent’s services have to be paid for but the agent him/ herself has to pay a registration fee of US$ 1,000 when applying for the license and then pay US$ 10,000 per year to renew the license besides passing many in-depth due diligence checks and audits. The license can be revoked if the quality of the services that the agent provides falls below the set service quality standards.
When acquiring St Lucian citizenship by Investment, the investor is issued the passport of the country that is valid for five years. When the passport is renewed, the term of its validity remains the same. You do not have to visit St Lucia in order to renew the passport. This can be done remotely with a Power of Attorney or at a diplomatic mission of St Lucia in a foreign country.
Applications for citizenship of St Lucia are normally processed within three months. Delays may occur in case there are inaccuracies in the application documents. If this is the case, the Citizenship by Investment Unit will contact the immigration agent and ask for amendments or clarifications. The agent may have to contact the applicant. Besides, the Citizenship by Investment Unit officers may be overloaded with a large number of applications that they have to process and fall behind the schedule. In this case, they will also notify the immigration agent of the delay. There is no opportunity to accelerate the application processing by making an additional payment nor in any other way.
It depends on the reason for the rejection. In each particular case, the immigration agent will be informed about the reason for the rejection, the opportunities to apply for citizenship of St Lucia again, and the timeframes for an appeal. The applicant can dispute the rejection in court if he or she believes that the decision was unfair. The immigration agent can consult the applicant on the way to proceed.
There are several reasons why the St Lucian immigration authorities can decline the application for citizenship:
- The candidate has failed to pass the security checks performed by the Government officers and the independent detective agencies.
- The applicant has supplied false or inaccurate information in the application documents.
- The applicant has been legally prosecuted for violating a criminal law.
- The applicant has been denied a visa to one of the countries that St Lucia has visa-free arrangements with and he or she has not been able to obtain a visa to this country since the time of visa denial.
- The applicant has previously been declared bankrupt by a court of law.
- A court of law or a qualified medical doctor has declared the applicant legally incapable due to a mental disorder.
SLNEF is a special fund that was established by article 33 of the law ‘On Citizenship of St Lucia by Investment’ № 14 passed in 2015. The Fund was established with the sole purpose to collect donations made by foreign applicants for citizenship of St Lucia within the frameworks of the national citizenship-by-investment program. The money aggregated in the Fund is used for the purposes approved by the Cabinet. In particular, the income is allocated to education and healthcare support, infrastructure development, small business support, and so on.