St. Lucia

About

Saint Lucia

The island offers a luxurious lifestyle amidst a laid back, rustic setting. Aside from the stunning scenery, the resorts also offer a variety of activities, such as surfing, climbing, and unspoiled beaches. The interaction and communication with St. Lucia’s locals are easy as English is their official language.

St. Lucia is an island in Eastern Caribbean’s lesser Antilles region. Mount Gimie is the highest point on the island, at 950m above sea level, among most Caribbean islands. The country offers amazing air connections to Europe and North America, for convenient traveling.

St. Lucia attracts foreign investment in petroleum storage, tourism, and transshipment due to improved roads, water supply, educated workforce, port facilities, communications, and sewerage.

32nd most powerful passport in the world, giving visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry up to 144 countries

Benefits Of Choosing Saint Lucia

  • As a citizen, you enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of other citizens

  • Dual citizenship is allowed

  • No wealth or No income tax and no residency requirements

  • Visa-Free travel to 126 countries, including UK, Hong Kong and many more

  • Applicants are able to include a spouse, children under 31, siblings under 18, and parents aged 56 and over, as well as to add dependents after they have been granted citizenship.

  • No interview or education required

Why Choose Saint Lucia

With many countries now offering citizenship by investment programs, why does St. Lucia stand out? This Caribbean nation offers a luxurious lifestyle amid a rustic and laid-back atmosphere. Its resorts, while small, boast of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

And there are a wide variety of things you can do and see, including enjoying secluded and unspoiled beaches, climb the world-renowned Piton Mountains that have become the country’s unofficial symbol and exploring old plantations that harken back to the country’s colonial past.

The Key Requirements Of Citizenship-By-Investment

The program requirement is for applicants to contribute crucial economic beneficiation to the country and opt for any of the following investment programs :

Program- 1 COVID-19 Bond Relief

  • Minimum investment (5 year holding bond) : USD 250,000.00
  • Applicant applying with 1 dependent under 16 years old(6 year holding bond) : USD 250,000
  • Single Applicant with 1 dependent – 16 and over (6 year holding bond) : USD 250,000
  • Single Applicant with up to 4 dependents(7 year holding bond) : USD 250,000
  • Single Applicant with up to 4 dependents(5 year holding bond) : USD 300,000

Each Additional Dependent (over a family of 5) Under 16 and over :  USD 15,000

*Plus government processing fees and due diligence fees

Program- 3 Real Estate Investment

Contribution is non-refundable

  • USD 300,000 (5 years holding period)

To qualify for citizenship under the real estate option, applicants are required to invest at least USD 300,000 in an approved real estate development.

*Plus government processing fees and due diligence fees

Program- 2 National Economic Fund Investment

Contribution is non-refundable

  • Single Applicant: USD 100,000
  • Applicant and Spouse: USD 140,000
  • Applicant, Spouse and two children: USD 160,000

*Plus government processing fees and due diligence fees

Program- 4 Enterprise Investment

  • Single applicant : USD 355,000, five-year investment term.
  • More then one applicant : USD 6,000,000
  • Each applicant must contribute at least : USD 1,000,000

(An additional, non-refundable administration fee USD 50,000)

*Plus government processing fees and due diligence fees

Prequalify Your Application For Second Citizenship By Completing The Assessment Form

FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions About Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia, island state in the Caribbean Sea. It is the second largest of the Windward group in the Lesser Antilles and is located about 24 miles (39 km) south of Martinique and some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Saint Vincent.

Saint Lucia is 27 miles (43 km) long and has a maximum width of 14 miles (23 km). The capital and major port is Castries. Saint Lucia is a member of the Commonwealth. The volcanic island of Saint Lucia is more mountainous than most Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 metres (3,120 feet) above sea level. Two other mountains, the Pitons, form the island’s most famous landmark. They are located between Soufrière and Choiseul on the western side of the island. Forests cover about 77% of the land area.

The local climate is tropical, specifically a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen climate classification, moderated by northeast trade winds, with a dry season from 1 December to 31 May, and a wet season from 1 June to 30 November (referred to by locals as the hurricane season).

The Citizenship by Investment Act No. 14 of 2015 and the Citizenship by Investment Saint Lucia Regulations No. 89 of 2015 with their respective amendments, allows an eligible person to acquire citizenship of Saint Lucia pursuant to a successful application and upon the payment of a qualifying investment and signing the Oath of Allegiance.

At least 18 years of age, satisfy a minimum qualifying investment in one of four investment options, provide details and evidence of the proposed qualifying investment, no criminal record.

St. Lucia aims in uniting as many members as possible in one application, this includes the spouse of the main applicant, all dependent children till the age of 30 years, as well as dependent siblings below 18 years, parents and grandparents 55 year of age and above.

In a case where your child does not fall within the criteria of ‘qualifying dependent’, he/she would need to apply as a separate ‘principal applicant’-if they are 18 years of age or older.

No. There is no requirement for physical residence to obtain citizenship under the program’s regulations

The Saint Lucian passport currently ranks on the 33rd place according to the Guide Passport Ranking Index. It provides visa-free access to 145 countries. This grants it an overall high mobility score and makes it a desirable passport.

No, China is not among the countries where Saint Lucia’s passport allows visa-free entry.

Saint Lucia passport is generally valid for up to 5 years date of issuance.

Yes, Saint Lucia allows its citizenship to be passed on to future generations after you have been granted citizenship.