St. Lucia – Citizenship by Investment

Nestled in the cluster of small Caribbean nation, St. Lucia is blessed with beautiful landscapes, idyllic beaches, friendly locals and rich culture. Here you can live the laid-back lifestyle alongside friendly locals, enjoying the quality lifestyle and great culinary delights.

St. Lucia is one of the popular destinations for cruise ships, contributing to its bustling tourism industry. You can also find many world-class luxury resorts here making it a great opportunity to invest in the country. Aside from that, it also has a well developed financial sectors.

Although its citizenship by investment program is the youngest, launched in 2015, it is quickly become the most popular program thanks to the many options and low cost it offers. Amongst all Caribbean nations, St. Lucia is the only country that offers government bonds option.

RESIDENCE PERMIT

AT A GLANCE

Investment from

USD 100,000

Processing time

4- 5 months

Physical Presence

None

Time to Citizenship

4- 5 Months

Residence Tax

0%

Visa Free Destination for Citizen

143 countries

Benefits

Completely remote process. Citizenship is granted for life and passport renewal could be done at the embassy in your country of residence.
Return of investment after 5 years, citizenship status will not be affected.
Travel visa free with on arrival visa to more than 143 countries
As part of Commonwealth nation, Antigua and Barbuda citizens could travel visa free to the UK and stay up to 180 days there
More family members could be included: spouse, children, parent and siblings could apply under one investment
Dual citizenship allowed
English as official language.
Business friendly: investor can register a company in St. Lucia, making it easier to open a bank account for business abroad. The beneficial owner’s personal information is not entered into the commercial register to protect their identity and privacy. The tax on any income not sourced from St. Lucia is 0%. No inheritance, wealth, and capital gain tax.

Investment Options

Donation to National Economic Fund

Min. USD 100,000

Lowest cost, however, note that this is non-refundable. There is due diligence and other fees on top of the investment amount. The amount increases in parallel with the number of accompanying family members applying together.

Government bonds

Min. USD 300,000

Non-interest bearing bonds, can be fully redeemed after 5 years. On top of this, there is admin fee of min. USD 50,000 and due diligence fee of USD 7,500 onward. The amount increases in parallel with the number of accompanying family members applying together.

Real-estate investment

Min. USD 200,000

Investor may purchase a property that’s worth minimum $300,000 be it residential or share in high-end hotel or resorts from the officially pre-approved list of real estate investment properties. On top of this, there is admin fee of min. USD 50,000 and due diligence fee of USD 7,500 onward. The amount increases in parallel with the number of accompanying family members applying together.

Invest in business projects

Min. USD 1,000,000

If you’re a sole investor, you will need to spend a minimum of $3,500,000, but if you’re making the investment together with partners, you will each need to contribute at least $1,000,000 and a total of $6,000,000. The projects can range from specialty restaurants, cruise ports, and marinas, agro-processing plants, pharmaceutical products, ports, bridges, roads and highways, research institutions and facilities, to offshore universities. On top of that there is a non-refundable admin fee of USD 50,000, due diligence and other state fees of USD 10,000 onwards. The amount increases in parallel with the number of accompanying family members applying together.