All foreign investors and families qualify for St lucia citizenship under real estate investment scheme, which requires a minimum USD 300,000 purchase of approved property (full or limited share in approved hotel or resort) in St Lucia in Hotels, Resorts, Luxury home in Saint Lucia. Property buyers have to bear additional fees such as property registration fee, citizenship processing fee, due diligence fee etc. Holiday properties with full title costs USD 500,000 to USD 1.5 million onwards.
Approved Real Estate Project
- Name: A’ila Resort
- Location: Rodney Bay
- Minimum: 300,000$ onwards
- Rental Returns: 4% pa return
- Investment period: 5 years.
- Available: yes
- Government approved: Yes
A’ila Resort is nestled in Mount Pimard, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia is one of the iconic resort development in the Caribbean. A’ila beach hotel in Rodney Bay St. Lucia is made up of three distinct luxury resorts, where tranquility meets luxury, A’ila is also one of the Caribbean’s premier honeymoon resorts—where romance meets exclusivity. A’ila is ideally situated near the lively Rodney Bay Village and the Baywalk Shopping Mall, placing guests at the centre of St. Lucia’s vibrant scene. A’ila also offers a private jetty and marina access for yacht services and sea excursions. The construction of resort will be completed in phases starting 2025 till 2027.
Steps to acquire citizenship through property investment
Step 1. Sign initial reservation form and pay initial deposit 10% of the real estate price to the developer.
Step 2: Initial application and required documents for citizenship through agent. You also have to pay due diligence fees ($7500). Investor will execute sale of purchase agreement.
Step 3: After 2-3 months, approval letter is given by Government and within 7 days you are required to pay the balance for real estate and government fees.
Step 4: The proof of ownership is handed over to Government and within 3-4 weeks you will be issued “citizenship certificate”.
Step 5: Using “certificate of citizenship” apply for St Lucia passport which takes about 1 week, which is usually handled by authorized agent.