Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment
One of the newest and definitely best located places to invest in the Caribbean is Saint Lucia. Live and mysterious. Saint Lucia has the advantages of tropical weather while you can feel the pleasant first handed nature and outstanding environment.
St. Lucia is situated in The East Caribbean district on the territory of Atlantic Ocean. St. Lucia announce independent of the commonwealth in 1979, and now is the a perfect participant member of Caribbean Community and organization of Caribbean states
There are more mountains than the islands in volcanic island which involves area of 616 Sq. Kilometers and the population here reaches to 182000.
In The northern region of the island there is a city named Castries considered as capital which almost represents 40% of the populace .Other main population district involves Vieux-Fort and Gros-Islet. The weather situation in St .Louis is kind of hot tropical which of course has the winds by northeast
Furthermore since it is a new program, St. Lucia has not been known in comparison to former programs introduced during last couple of years. Therefor choosing St. Lucia for investment program has advantages of more privacy and set your mind at rest.
LOCATION
Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea & North Atlantic Ocean
CAPITAL
Castries
DIFFERENCE
UTC-4
TOTAL AREA
616 sq. km.
GOVERNMENT TYPE
Parliamentary democracy (Parliament)
LANGUAGE
English (official), French patois
CURRENCY
East Caribbean dollars (XCD)
EXCHANGE RATE
1 USD = 2.7 XCD
164,464
Population Growth: 0.33%
12,000 USD
GDP (per capita)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
2.083 billion USD
123
Visa free countries
Application Process
Stages of St. Lucia’s citizenship through investment application
Stages of St. Lucia citizenship application is introduced as follows:
Arranging the documents and filling the form of application
- To submit the applied request and prepare the backup documents
- Giving the necessary fund to be held by third party until the application is in process
- Waiting for governmental investigation of the application and the due diligence check (up to three months)
- Application being confirmed by the government (and the amount is released by the by the third party account)
- Investing on real estate or help national economic plans
- Certificate of citizenship is issued
Ever since the application is submitted to the government of Saint. Lucia the period of receiving St. Lucia citizenship may take up to 4 months.
Benefits
The advantages of St. Lucia’s citizenship by investment plan
- No limitation on double citizenship
- Inclusion of dependent children under 25.
- Inclusion of dependent parents above 65 who are currently residing with the applicant.
- Inclusion of mentally or physically challenged dependent children and/or parents.
- All among Caribbean nations which English is their native language, people in St. Lucia are considered as the best nation from 2007 to 2014
- Strong situation in politics and acceptable life standards
- By receiving St. Lucia passport you can go to 100 countries without visa such as all EU countries, Hong Kong, Singapore, Argentina, Venezuela, and the Caribbean and commonwealth nations
- There is no burden of tax on international revenues
- Providing the applicant by life time citizenship
Application Fees
The following fees have been prescribed under the Citizenship by Investment Regulations of 2015.
Non-refundable processing fees
Principal applicant: US $2000
Each qualifying dependent: US $1000
Due diligence fees
Principal applicant: US $7,500
Each qualifying dependent (Over 16 years of age): US $5,000
Non-refundable administration fees
(applicable for government bonds and approved real estate or enterprise project investment)
Per bond application: US $50,000
Approved real estate or enterprise project investment
Principal applicant: US $50,000
Each qualifying dependent: US $35,000 (18 years of age and over)
Each qualifying dependent: US $25,000 (under 18 years of age)
Why Saint Lucia
There are many elements that are important when choosing a country for citizenship through investment. We are experienced on investment program to match the desires of all prospective applicants from our four unique programs, to our yearly cap of elite investors, to our attractive cultural engagements; we deliver joy and prosperity to you.
Cost
Cost of investing in Saint Lucia in order to receive citizenship in in line with other programs. Applicants could choose four options which starts from investment of 100,000 $ to 3,500,000$ for a single person. Paying all government fees is necessary.
Speed
The process of application takes three months from the time it is accepted for processing by the Citizenship Investment Unit.
Mobility
Citizens of Saint Lucia had visa free or visa on arrival to over one hundred and twenty countries that caused their passport the 35th in the world based on Visa Restrictions Index.
St. Lucia citizens can travel all across European Union and other parts of the Caribbean and South America
Quality of Life
Quality of life here cannot be compared to anywhere else in the world .low crime rate, up to date facilities, services and foundations, luxury restaurants and hotels and classy houses.
Residents can either live close to the main population centers or calm countryside to enjoy greener nature. On a light traffic, it takes only an hour to go from north to south of the island.so anywhere here is near.
The temperature here is between 77F (25C) and 80F (27C) in year round tropical climate that is balanced by Northeast trade winds. Most rains last for couple of minutes except
Special pattern of weather comes.
Simplicity
Anyone applying for citizenship by investment in Saint Lucia must do so through a licenced authorized agent. A Document Checklist SL1 has been provided to each applicant. The Document Checklist details what each applicant must provide in order for their application to be complete.
Visa Free Travel
Successful applicants can take advantages of visa-free visit to more than 123 countries, as listed below. It should be noted that visa-free travel to the countries listed below are subject to change. It is firmly advisable that the related Government authorities and agencies are contacted prior to travel coordination made.
Bahar Program Rating
Updated yearly by Bahar Gate
| Andorra | Ecuador | Mauritius |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Egypt | Micronesia |
| Argentina | El Salvador | Monaco |
| Armenia | Finland | Mozambique |
| Austria | France | Nepal |
| Andorra | Fiji | Nicaragua |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Gambia | Norway |
| Argentina | Germany | Palau |
| Armenia | Grenada | Panama |
| Austria | Guatemala | Peru |
| Bahamas | Guyana | Philippines |
| Bangladesh | Haiti | Poland |
| Barbados | Hong Kong | Romania |
| Belgium | Honduras | Samoa |
| Belize | Hungary | San Marino |
| Bolivia | Iceland | Senegal |
| Botswana | Italy | Solomon Isl. |
| Bulgaria | Iran | Somalia |
| Cambodia | Jamaica | Singapore |
| Cape Verde | Jordan | Spain |
| Chile | Kenya | South Korea |
| Colombia | Kiribati | St Kitts and Nevis |
| Colombia | Latvia | St Lucia |
| Comoros Islands | Laos People’s Dem. Rep. | St Maarten |
| Costa Rica | Lesotho | St Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Croatia | Liechtenstein | Suriname |
| Cuba | Lithuania | Swaziland |
| Czech Republic | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| Cyprus | Madagascar | Switzerland |
| Denmark | Malawi | Tanzania |
| Djibouti | Malaysia | Timor-Leste |
| Dominica | Maldives | Togo |
| Dominican Republic | Malta | Tonga |
| Estonia | Mauritania | Trinidad & Tobago |
| The Netherlands | Tunisia | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Vatican City | Zimbabwe |
| Zambia |
