Saint Lucia Economic Citizenship Investment Programme

The Requirements

Applications, which can only be submitted by an authorised agent, must be in the prescribed form, and must be accompanied by:-
(a) all requisite documentation and information;
(b) a non-refundable Government processing and due diligence fee;
(c) a health certificate by a medical practitioner with respect to each applicant and dependant;
(d) a police certificate from the applicant’s country of residence;
(e) a banker’s reference;
(f) the details and evidence of the proposed qualifying investment;
(g) authenticated English translation where applicable;
(h) a sworn affidavit of support of each dependant;
(i) official transcripts or written confirmation from a recognised school, university or college of the dependant’s enrolment and attendance at such school, university or college at the time of the application, where applicable; and
(j) a sworn affidavit to declare your annual income and net worth and supporting documents in respect of the declared financial resource and source of funds.

The Principal Applicant MUST:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Satisfy a minimum qualifying investment in one of the four categories –

• The Saint Lucia National Economic Fund
• An approved real estate project
• An approved enterprise project or
• The purchase of Government bonds

• Pass a diligence background check.  Please note that the principal applicant’s spouse and other qualifying dependents over the age of 16, MUST also pass a diligence background check.
• Provide full and frank disclosure on all matters pertaining to the application; and
• Pay the requisite non-refundable processing, due diligence and administrative fees upon application.   

The principal applicant MAY:

• Apply for their qualifying dependent(s)

           For our purposes, a qualifying dependent is defined as:

(a) a spouse of the applicant; A spouse means an individual of the opposite sex to the principal
applicant who is legally married to the applicant and in the case of legal polygamy. ‘Spouse’
shall mean the first husband or wife

(b) a child of the applicant or of his or her spouse who is twenty-one years of age or below;

(c) a child of the applicant or of his or her spouse who is no more than thirty years of age and
who is fully supported by the applicant;

(d) a child of the applicant or of his or her spouse, of any age, who is physically or mentally
challenged and who is fully supported by the applicant;

(e) a parent of the applicant or of his or her spouse who is above fifty-five years of age and who
is fully supported by the applicant;

(f) a parent of any age who is physically or mentally challenged and who is fully supported by
the applicant;

(g) an unmarried sister or brother of the applicant who is below eighteen years of age and who
has received the consent of his or her parent or guardian to make an application for
citizenship by investment.

• Be required to attend a virtual interview prior to the consideration of his or her application
  for citizenship by the Board.

The principal applicant MUST NOT:

• Have been convicted of a criminal offence except a minor traffic offence
• Have been denied any category of visa to a country to which Saint Lucia has visa free access and been unsuccessful in subsequently obtaining visa
• Have been declared bankrupt by a court
• Have been declared, by a court or qualified health practitioner to be mentally incapacitated