The Saint Lucia citizenship by investment program provides a facility to add dependents anytime within 5 years, post granting citizenship to principal applicant by paying a flat fee. This makes it convenient for families to add their family members without making entire investment at the start.
St.Lucia citizen (granted through the CIP program) may add-on a qualifying dependent for the grant of citizenship by making an investment into the National Economic Fund.
- Newborn child of a citizen (child of 12 months of age & below): US$ 5,000
- Spouse of a citizen: US$ 35,000
- Qualifying dependent of a citizen (other than a spouse): US$ 25,000
Due diligence is only conducted on all applicants above the age of 16 years and requires a payment of US$ 5000.
The Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Board may grant an application for citizenship to a qualifying dependent after citizenship by investment is granted to a Principal Applicant in these situations:
- He or she was already a qualifying dependent when the application was made by the citizen and the application for citizenship by investment of the qualifying dependent is made no more than five years after the application was made by the citizen.
- He or she is a child born after the application was made by the citizen.
- He or she is a spouse of the citizen and was married after the application was made by the citizen.
Principal applicant is a person who, as head of a family, undertakes an investment for the purpose of acquiring citizenship of Saint Lucia and signs the relevant agreements and undertakings on behalf of his or her dependent.
Qualifying Dependents
The St Lucia CIP regulations ONLY accept family members, subject to age restrictions
- spouse of the applicant;
- a child of the applicant or of his or her spouse who is twenty-one years of age or below;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- a parent of any age who is physically or mentally challenged and who is fully supported by the applicant;
- 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.
In a case where your child does not fall within the criteria of ‘qualifying dependent’, he/she would need to apply as a separate ‘principal applicant’-if they are 18 years of age or older.
