Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean island nation with a pair of dramatically tapered mountains, the Pitons, on its west coast. Its coast is home to volcanic beaches, reef-diving sites, luxury resorts and fishing villages. Trails in the interior rainforest lead to waterfalls like the 15m-high Toraille, which pours over a cliff into a garden. The capital, Castries, is a popular cruise port.
Saint Lucia was inhabited by the Arawak and Kalinago Caribs before European contact in the early 16th century. It was colonized by the British and French in the 17th century and was the subject of several possession changes until 1814, when it was ceded to the British by France for the final time.
The spoken language in St Lucia is English and St Lucian Creole French.
Citizenship Options
St Lucia remains the most cost-effective citizenship fund for a single person.
The NEF route requires a payment of $100,000 USD. This is a one off, non-refundable payment to the Government on approval along with $9,500 USD (DD Application fee).
EC Holdings fees are between $5,000 – $7,000 USD, depending on single or family options.
St Lucia is the only country in the Caribbean offering interest free, repayable COVID-19 relief bonds.
The Citizenship by Investment programme allows for persons applying to invest in approved real estate projects which require a minimum investment of $300,000 USD plus applicable admin fees.
There is an additional government processing fee of USD 35,050 for the Principal Applicant, USD 20,050 fee for the spouse, USD 10,050 fee per dependent, and USD 40,000 per sibling.
Benefits
A St Lucian Passport allows visa free travel to over 146 countries. Including the UK, Hong Kong the Shengen countries and many more. It also has intrinsic benefits of being a Commonwealth passport holder.
Equality of citizens with natural born citizenship and ability to pass on citizenship to family.
Non residency requirement and there is no need to travel to St Lucia throughout the process.
St Lucia has an attractive tax environment with no capital gains tax, no taxation on worldwide income when citizens spend less than 183 days on the island. There are also benefits of no estate or inheritance tax.
Key facts
Capital City : Castries
Languages : English
Currency : East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Population : 184,961
Time Zone : UTC -4 (AST)
Area : 617 km2
