Saint Lucia

Citizenship by Investment Program Overview

In 2015, the Saint Lucia government established the Citizenship by Investment Program, making it possible to obtain Saint Lucia citizenship by investment in only approximately 6 months. Citizens of Saint Lucia travel to 123 countries without visa, including Europe, North- and Latin America as well as Asia.

Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia National Economic Fund is a special fund established for the purpose of receiving qualifying investments of cash for funding government sponsored projects
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia National Economic Fund is a special fund established for the purpose of receiving qualifying investments of cash for funding government sponsored projects

Why Saint Lucia?

Quick Process

Obtain your Saint Lucian passport and permanent citizenship in just 6 months. Your citizenship can be received without the need to visit or reside on the island.

Visa Free Travel

As a citizen of Saint Lucia, you’ll benefit from visa free travel to 123 countries, including all Schengen states, the United Kingdom and most British Commonwealth member countries.

Benefits

As a passport holder, you’ll also benefit from no wealth, gift, inheritance, foreign income, or capital gains tax, no personal income tax and full exemption from import duties, tax relief benefits and export allowance.

Family

The Saint Lucian citizenship extends to the Main applicant’s spouse, children under 25 and dependent parents over the age of 65.

Procedure and Investment requirements

There are two investment options for the Saint Lucia citizenship programme:
A USD 100,000 contribution (plus fees) to the National Economic fund (NEF)
A real estate investment of USD 300,000 (plus fees)

Schedule of the process

Month 1

Collection of all required documents. At this stage you will be required to pay all fees.

Month 2

Application is submitted and the chosen property is reserved with a deposit if the real estate option is chosen.

Month 3

Due-diligence report is issued to the government and a decision made.

Month 4

When acceptance is confirmed the applicant makes the SIDF donation or settles the purchase balance on the real estate.

Month 5-6

The Main applicant receives a named certificate of registration, citizenship certificate and passport.