A Quick guide to application process, breakdown of total fees and checklist of documents required for Citizenship by investment St.Lucia. All forms can be downloaded free of charge . To understand the documentation and application process easier, we have broken down the St. Lucia CIP Application into the headings below.
1. Application Process
This requires applicant(s) to fill out the various forms and provide the necessary documents to the CIP unit who then make the decision on the application.
See the below link to REQUIREMENTS which is the CIP issued checklist for forms and documents for anyone applying which you will have seen.
In addition to the REQUIREMENTS we will need:-
- Lawyers credential – this is the lawyer who is certifying all the documents as true copies
- Medical examiners credentials – this is for the medical examiner who is doing the form c3
- Translators credentials – if there are any translations to be done, then these must be provided
Once the documents and forms are ready we will submit them to the CIP unit. They then take 3-5 days to review the forms and deem the file complaint or request missing documents. If it is compliant then you will receive a decision on your application within 90 days of the date the file is deemed compliant.
Once approved after / before 90 days you are then hopefully given a letter of approval which requires the payment of the investment sum fee within 60 days. Once the investment amount is paid the applicant(s) then receive their citizenship Certificate and then they get the passport about two weeks later.
Please note we need original Birth Certificate when we come to applying for the Passport only.
2. Time frame:-
Standard time frame is (9-12) months from the date your file is deemed compliant until the passport is in hand. This can be made quicker if we submit the below for the Pre-Due Diligence Processing phase as soon as possible for the applicants so due diligence process can begin:-
- i) Certified copy of Birth certificate
- ii) Certified copy of all passport pages
iii) Pay the CIP fees (see below) to the CIP unit – please note once paid these are non-refundable
- iv) Provide a Police (If in USA you need FBI report, Canada RCMP, not local police report) for anyone 16 and over
- v) Provide a CV / Resume for anyone 18 and over
Once this is submitted then the Due diligence will start on the applicant and it is entirely possible you can have a decision a lot quicker while you gather your documents to submit the full file.
3. Quotation :- (all sums USD)
The breakdown of all fees are listed below
Donation Application (Single Applicant)
- Donation cost. – $ 240,000.00 (one time)
- CIP. Fees – $ 8,000.00 (DD + process fee)
- CIP Agent Fees. – TBD
- Additional fee – Application Fee ($2000), Passport ($400), Bank Charges ($1000), Courier ($500)
Bond Application (Single)
- Bond sum: USD 300,000 (fully refundable after 5 years lock without interest)
- Government Administration fee: USD 50,000 (non refundable)
- CIP. Fees – $ 8,000.00 (DD + process fee)
- CIP Agent Fees – TBD
- Additional fee – Application Fee ($2000), Passport ($400), Bank Charges ($1000), Courier ($500)
Family members – Number of people applying and age will influence the total amount. Please provide us age for calculations.
The Timeframe for payments are :-
- To submit the file – CIP fees, application fee and 50% of Agent fees have to be paid
- Once you are approved – you will then pay – donation/investment amount, and the remaining fees
4. Application Forms
The Application forms are available free to download below. The prescribed forms for application under the Citizenship by Investment Regulations of 2015 are as follows.
- Guidelines for Application
- Document Checklist – SL1
- Use of Authorised Agent Form – SL2
- Statement of Alternative Citizenship – SL3
- Investment Confirmation Form – SL4
- Citizenship by Investment Application Form – SL5
- Photograph and Signature Certificate – SL6
- Affidavit of Support – SL7
- Medical Certification Form – SL8
- Photograph Guidelines
- Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance
- Saint Lucia Passport Application Form
- National Insurance Corporation Application for Registration (under 65)
- National Insurance Corporation Application for Registration (65 years and over)
- Source of Funds Document
How To Fill Forms
Download our cip checklist notes and instructions
Saint Lucia CIP check list notes – Download pdf
5. Documents Required
THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT MUST NOT:
• Have been convicted of a criminal offence except a minor traffic offence.
• Have been denied any category of visa to a country to which Saint Lucia has visa free access and been unsuccessful in subsequently obtaining visa.
• Be the subject of a criminal investigation
• Be involved in any activity likely to cause disrepute to Saint Lucia and;
• Have been declared, by a court or qualified health practitioner to be mentally incapacitated.
Meet the Conditions
• The Citizenship by Investment Board will consider an application for citizenship and the outcome may either be to grant, deny or delay for cause, an application for citizenship by investment.
• The average processing time from receipt of an application to notification of the outcome is 90 days. Where, in exceptional cases, it is expected that the processing time will be longer than 90 days, the authorised agent will be informed of the reason for the anticipated delay.
• An application for citizenship by investment must be submitted in electronic and printed form by an authorised agent on behalf of an applicant.
• All applications must be completed in English.
• All documents submitted with the application must be in the English Language or an authenticated translation into the English Language. NB: An authenticated translation means a translation effected by either a professional translator who is officially accredited.
Please contact us if you have any questions.