St.Lucia Citizenship by Investment - Apply to the St Lucia citizenship by investment program

The taxation system does not include wealth, gift, inheritance or capital gains taxes. However, domestic activities are subject to personal income tax rates.

To apply as the main applicant you must be at least 18 years of age and someone of outstanding character. You must not have a criminal record (*please consult us if you do).

It is important that all applicants to the program have an original birth certificate in order to be issued the Saint Lucian passport. Unlike some other citizenship programs that require just a notarized or apostilled copy of the birth certificate from country of birth, St.Lucia is unique in that it requires the original copy.

Other required documents include a current passport, a valid national identification such as a drivers license, bank statements, professional reference letter, police certificate, university certificates / other potential academic certificates, amongst other documents. You will also need to do a medical examination and be in excellent health. Provided you are not able to obtain certain documents in some instances you may do a statutory declaration.

For Americans, one of the advantages of doing the citizenship programme when compared to some others is that documents just require notarization and there are less documents involved in the process.

You will need to provide a police certificate from the country where you currently live, a country where you have lived for more than one year during the last 10 years and potentially from your country of birth.

*Please consult us and we can advise and assist you obtain a police certificate where necessary.

Step 1: Please provide an electronic picture copy of your passport. We need to know your current citizenship and will do an internal diligence background check on you and your family members.

Step 2: We will prepare the initial documentation for you to complete to start the application for citizenship process which will include an application contact form and consent form, letter of engagement confirming all fees and initial invoice for payment. We will share with you internal documents specific to your case.

Step 3: We will go over all the documents that you need to complete and obtain. There are a lot of paperwork requirements and we will guide you throughout the entire citizenship process. We will review documents on an ongoing basis and help you with the entire application process. We will let you know if additional documents are required after doing a preliminary review of your file.

Step 4: Payment of the nonrefundable due diligence fees, processing fee & application fee to start the process in advance. (Provided you wish for the due diligence process to be started sooner to accelerate your application you can provide minimal documents and make payment of the non-refundable due diligence fees.)

Step 5: Send us the completed citizenship application (original documents) once the file is complete and reviewed. We will prepare everything for document submission.

Step 6: Your full application will be submitted in physical copy and we will follow up with the citizenship by investment unit committee. You will receive an official confirmation of application submission. The citizenship by investment unit committee will conduct due diligence checks.

Step 7: Once approved you will make the non-refundable government donation. We will also have you complete a passport application form.

Step 8: We will prepare documents and collect your passport. The final steps are issuance of passports.

Step 9: We will confirm with you where you would like us to send the passports. We will return all passport documents and internal documents that belong to you that are in our possession.

To do the citizenship by investment programme the following is required:

• primary applicant must be at least 18 years of age
• primary applicant must satisfy the minimum qualifying investment
• primary applicant must provide proof of source of funds for the investment
• primary applicant and other qualifying dependents must pass due diligence checks
• all applicants must provide complete and honest disclosure in their citizenship application.

• A spouse of the main applicant can qualify as a dependent. You must provide a valid marriage certificate. St.Lucia does not recognize common law partnerships or gay marriage.
• A child of the principal applicant or child of the spouse who is below the age of 21 years.
• A child of the principal applicant or child of the spouse who is not older than thirty years of age and is financially dependent and supported by the principal applicant or spouse
• A child of any age can be included provided they are physically or mentally challenged. Documentation must be provided to support this.
• Dependent parents: Parents of the main applicant or spouse who are above the age of fifty five and who are supported by them
• Any parent who is physically or mentally challenged and is fully supported by the applicant
• An unmarried sibling of the principal applicant or spouse who is not married and is below the age of 18 and has received consent from biological parents or guardian

There are many citizenship benefits which include;

• Minimal hassle compared to other CBI programmes.
• Passport holders enjoy a high level of visa-free access to over 140 countries including lot’s of countries in central and South America, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore
• Investment requirement only due upon successful approval for citizenship
• Most affordable citizenship by investment program for a sole applicant with an economic contribution starting at US$100,000
• Quick pathway to citizenship; citizenship can be obtained in 3-6 months
• Family inclusive programme; a qualifying dependent can get Saint Lucian citizenship and passport
• Facility of doing business in the country: According to do Doing Business Report Saint Lucia ranked the 77th country for ease of doing business

There are not many disadvantages to doing the St.Lucia citizenship by investment. Most of the disadvantages stem from the fact that the program is relatively new and that St.Lucia is not as pro-active on the international scene.

• Less visa free travel: Saint Lucia has less visa free travel compared to other Caribbean citizenship by investment programs. You do not have visa free travel to Russia or China. There is less international push by Saint Lucia to try to gain visa free to other countries.
• New program: Saint Lucia is a lesser known program and has not had a long history. You may be stopped when going through borders and customs to verify that the country of Saint Lucia exists.
• Lack of experience: The citizenship program is fairly new and St.Lucia does not have as much experience in the citizenship business

Saint Lucia is considered a safe country with stable economic and political conditions.