The following guidelines are subject to the provisions of the Citizenship by Investment Act No. 14 of 2015 (“the Act”) and the Citizenship by Investment Regulations No. 89 of 2015 (“the Regulations”), including all subsequent amendments governing the operation of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) and the processing of citizenship applications.
Requirements
Applications must comply with the following requirements:
- Applications must be submitted both electronically and in printed form.
- Applications must be submitted only through an authorised agent.
- All application forms must be completed in English.
- All supporting documents must be:
- In English; or
- Accompanied by an authenticated English translation.
Authenticated Translation
An authenticated translation is one completed by:
- A professional translator officially accredited by:
- A court of law;
- A government agency;
- An international organisation; or
- Another recognised official institution.
Where no officially accredited translators exist in the country of issue, translations must be prepared by a professional translation company whose primary business is providing translation services.
Format of Documents
Documents submitted in their original language must be in the required format; original or certified true copy. A non-conforming format may result in the rejection of the application or its return to the sender. Certified true copies must be of excellent quality or else they will be deemed inadmissible.
Additional requirements:
- All required supporting documents must accompany the application before processing can begin.
- Applications must include payment of all applicable non-refundable processing and due diligence fees for:
- The principal applicant;
- Spouse; and
- Each qualifying dependent.
- Incomplete applications will be returned to the authorised agent.
- Upon approval, the Citizenship by Investment Unit will notify the authorised agent that:
- The qualifying investment; and
- Applicable government administrative fees
must be paid before the Certificate of Registration can be issued.
- Applicants whose applications are refused may submit a written request to the Minister for a review of the decision.
Certificate of Registration
Following approval of the application:
- The principal applicant must complete the qualifying investment within 90 calendar days of notification of approval.
- For investments under:
- Approved Real Estate Projects;
- Approved Enterprise Projects; or
- Government Bonds,
- Every successful applicant must take and sign the Oath of Allegiance before one of the following:
- Attorney-at-Law
- Consular Officer of Saint Lucia
- Honorary Consul of Saint Lucia
- Notary Royal
- Notary Public
- In exceptional circumstances, the Minister may revoke citizenship granted under the Citizenship by Investment Programme where deemed necessary under the law.
Verification and Investigation
Note that the CIP Unit will:
- Verify the accuracy of information provided or have it verified by third parties. It is an offence under the law to knowingly give the Unit any information that you know or should have known to be false or misleading in relation to your application for citizenship by investment.
- Reject any application that contains false or misleading information or documents.
- Cause your citizenship to be revoked if it was issued on the strength of an application containing false or misleading information or documents OR omitted or concealed information under Section 38 (1) of the Act.