Saint LuciaInvestment
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The qualifying option is an approved real estate project.
Approved Real Estate Projects
Statutory Instrument No. 106 of 2024 sets US$300,000 plus applicable administration fees for an approved real estate project, for the applicant and any number of qualifying dependants. Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2026 (dated 23 March 2026) sets the non-refundable administrative fees for an approved real estate project at US$30,000 for an applicant applying alone and US$45,000 for an applicant applying with a spouse alone, plus US$5,000 for each additional qualifying dependant under 18 and US$10,000 for each additional qualifying dependant aged 18 or older. The same instrument added a separate built real estate category with a minimum of US$500,000, and provides that an application for approval of a real estate project must not be made after 1 December 2025.
“ 2. Investment in an approved real estate project On approval of an application by means of an investment in an approved real estate project, the following minimum investment is required: Applicant and any number of US$ 300,000 plus applicable qualifying dependents administration fees”
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT, 2026, No. 57 [ 23rd March, 2026 ]
“Non-refundable administrative fees applicable for an approved real estate project under regulation 10 Applicant applying alone US$30,000 Applicant applying with spouse US$45,000 alone Each additional qualifying dependant US$5,000 (under 18 years of age) Each additional qualifying dependant US$10,000 (18 years of age and older)
2A. On approval of an application by means of an investment in an approved built real estate project, the minimum investment required: Applicant and US$500,000 qualifying dependants
“(10) An application for approval of a real estate project under this regulation must not be made after the 1st day of December, 2025.”
An approved real estate investment made as the qualifying investment must not be sold or transferred for at least five years after citizenship is granted.
(8) The investment in an approved real estate project that has been made as a qualifying investment under the Citizenship by Investment Programme shall not be sold or transferred for a period of at least five years after the granting of citizenship.
The CBI Unit FAQ lists the following dependants: a spouse of the applicant; a child of the applicant or spouse aged twenty-one or below; a child of the applicant or spouse aged no more than thirty who is fully supported by the applicant; a parent of the applicant or spouse above fifty-five who is fully supported by the applicant. Qualifying dependants over the age of 16 must pass a due diligence check along with the applicant. The official source does not state the residence or work rights of included family members.
a 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 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;
pass a due diligence check along with their qualifying dependents over the age of 16
Under the Citizenship by Investment Act No. 14 of 2015 and the Citizenship by Investment Regulations No. 89 of 2015 (as amended), an eligible person acquires citizenship of Saint Lucia upon a successful application, payment of a qualifying investment and signing the Oath of Allegiance. The CBI Unit describes the investment as opening the way to citizenship for life. The CBI Unit page states that the investor will own the title deed to the property.
The Citizenship by Investment Act No. 14 of 2015 and the Citizenship by Investment Saint Lucia Regulations No. 89 of 2015 with their respective amendments, allows an eligible person to acquire citizenship of Saint Lucia pursuant to a successful application and upon the payment of a qualifying investment and signing the Oath of Allegiance.
From the date of notifying your Authorised Agent that your application has been accepted for processing, it will take approximately ninety (90) days to the grant of citizenship.
Making key economic investments in Saint Lucia opens the way to citizenship for life.
The investor will own title deed to the property.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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