Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Program was established after parliamentary assent to Act No. 14 of 2015 on August 24, 2015. Regulations of the citizenship program are cited in statutory instrument no. 89 of 2015 with subsequent amendments being introduced in statutory instrument no. 1 of 2017.
A Saint Lucia passport by investment and citizenship are granted to qualified applicants within 4 to 5 months with no residency requirements. Once the applicant is granted citizenship, he or she becomes a citizen for life.
To obtain Saint Lucia citizenship and passport through investment, applicants must undergo strict due diligence checks, including mandatory interviews for primary applicants and all dependents aged 16 and above. The investment must be made in one of the following options:
– A non-refundable contribution (donation) to the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund.
– Purchase of real estate in a government-approved project AND payment of applicable government fees.
– Government National Action Bond (“NAB”).
– Infrastructure Investment.
Citizenship is granted for life and is irrevocable
No tax obligation for non-residents
Visa-free travel to 148 countries, including Schengen and UK
Dual citizenship is allowed in Saint Lucia
Dependent children up to the age of 25 can be part of the same application
Step 1: Prequalification of the primary applicant.
Step 2: Citizenship Bay and the client enter into a service agreement.
Step 3: Advice and assistance are provided to the client with the preparation of documents and government forms.
Step 4: The applicant’s file will be complete at this stage, and due diligence fees and government application fees will be due. If the applicant chooses the real estate option, a down payment to reserve the property will also be required.
Step 5: Citizenship Bay will submit a complete application to the government of Saint Lucia on behalf of the applicant.
Step 6: After the government assesses the applicant’s file and due diligence is completed, an “Approval in Principle” will be issued.
Step 7: The applicant is required to make the applicable investment for the selected option.
Step 8: The government issues the naturalization certificate(s).
Step 9: Saint Lucia passport applications are submitted, and passports will be issued within 1 week.
Step 10: Passports and naturalization certificates are delivered to the client. Balance of fees will be due.