Saint Lucia Passport

Passport rankings out of 196 countries

Freedom of travel31

Asset protection27

Quality of life23

"Plan B"5

Afghanistan

eTA

Albania

eTA

Algeria

Visa upon arrival

Andorra

Visa-free for 90 days

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free

Argentina

Visa-free

Armenia

eTA

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

Visa is required

Bahamas

Visa-free

Bahrain

eTA

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free

Belarus

Visa is required

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bermuda

Visa-free

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

eTA

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free

Botswana

Visa-free

Brazil

Visa-free

Brunei

Visa is required

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

eTA

Burundi

Visa-free

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

eTA

Chile

Visa-free

China

Visa is required

Colombia

Visa-free

Comoros

Visa-free

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

Visa-free

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa-free

Dominica

Visa-free

Dominican Republic

Visa-free for 60 days

Ecuador

Visa-free

Egypt

Visa-free for 15 days

El Salvador

Visa-free

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free

Ethiopia

eTA

Fiji

Visa-free

Finland

Visa-free

France

Visa-free

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free

Georgia

eTA

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa is required

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free

Guatemala

Visa-free

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa-free

Guyana

Visa-free

Haiti

Visa-free

Honduras

Visa-free

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

eTA

Iran

Visa-free for 14 days

Iraq

eTA

Ireland

Visa-free for 90 days

Israel

Visa-free

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free

Japan

Visa is required

Jordan

Visa-free

Kazakhstan

eTA

Kenya

Visa-free

Kiribati

Visa-free

Kuwait

Visa is required

Kyrgyzstan

eTA

Laos

Visa-free

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa is required

Lesotho

Visa-free

Liberia

eTA

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free

Malaysia

Visa-free

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa is required

Mauritania

eTA

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa is required

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

Visa-free

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

eTA

Montenegro

Visa-free

Morocco

Visa is required

Mozambique

eTA

Myanmar (Burma)

Visa is required

Namibia

eTA

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

eTA

Netherlands

Visa-free

New Zealand

Visa is required

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa is required

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa-free for 14 days

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free

Papua New Guinea

Visa upon arrival

Paraguay

Visa is required

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa-free

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

Visa-free

Qatar

eTA

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

Visa is required

Rwanda

Visa-free

Samoa

Visa-free

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

eTA

Senegal

Visa-free

Serbia

Visa-free

Seychelles

Visa-free

Sierra Leone

Visa-free

Singapore

Visa-free

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa-free

Somalia

eTA

South Africa

Visa is required

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

eTA

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa-free

Sweden

Visa-free

Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

Visa upon arrival

São Tomé & Príncipe

eTA

Taiwan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free

Tanzania

Visa-free

Thailand

eTA

Timor-Leste

Visa-free

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa upon arrival

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free

Tunisia

Visa-free

Turkey

Visa upon arrival

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

eTA

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

eTA

United Kingdom

eTA

United States

Visa is required

Uruguay

Visa is required

Uzbekistan

Visa-free

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

Visa-free for 180 days

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 30 days

Zimbabwe

Visa-free

Saint passport ranking and benefits

1
Visa-free travels to 147 countries
Saint Lucia citizens can spend up to 90 days out of the 180 days in the Schengen countries and up to 180 days in the UK. A visa is also not required to visit Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries.
Saint Lucia citizens can spend up to 90 days out of the 180 days in the Schengen countries and up to 180 days in the UK. A visa is also not required to visit Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries.
2
Visitor visa to the USA for 10 years
St Lucia citizens get a B-1/B-2 visa to the USA for 10 years. It allows one to spend up to 180 days a year in the country to visit family, travel, undergo treatment and attend business meetings.
St Lucia citizens get a B-1/B-2 visa to the USA for 10 years. It allows one to spend up to 180 days a year in the country to visit family, travel, undergo treatment and attend business meetings.
3
Registration of a company in St Lucia
The Saint Lucia passport's strength allows investors to register their companies in the country. Opening bank accounts abroad and accepting payments from foreign business partners is easier. Information about the company's owner is not recorded in the trade registry.
The Saint Lucia passport's strength allows investors to register their companies in the country. Opening bank accounts abroad and accepting payments from foreign business partners is easier. Information about the company's owner is not recorded in the trade registry.
4
Tax optimisation
There are no taxes on global personal income and company revenue in St Lucia. Taxes are also not imposed on capital growth, inheritance and salary.
There are no taxes on global personal income and company revenue in St Lucia. Taxes are also not imposed on capital growth, inheritance and salary.

St Lucia passport by investment

Who can get a St Lucia passport

Investor with a legal income
Spouse
Children under 30
Parents
Siblings

Investment conditions

Investors can choose one of four options to participate in the St Lucia citizenship by investment programme:

$100,000+ — a non-refundable contribution to the National Economic Fund;
$250,000+ — a purchase of government bonds;
$300,000+ — a purchase of the real estate;
$1,000,000+ — business investments.

The most popular options are contributing to the government fund and purchasing government bonds.

The sum of a fund contribution depends on the family size. A couple must pay $140,000, and a family of four — $150,000. For each family member, starting from the fifth one, the investor must pay an additional $15,000.

When choosing the option to purchase government bonds, investors must pay $500,000+. However, until the end of 2022, investors can buy Covid-19 Relief Bonds that cost $250,000+. The investor can return money in 5—7 years.

Besides investing, it is required to pay for Due Diligence for every family member over 16, government fees and services charges.

Saint Lucia!!! Expenses for a family of 4

Investor, their spouse and children of 10 and 17 years old

Expenses	Fund contribution	Purchase of bonds
Investments	$150,000	$250,000
Due Diligence	$17,500	$17,500
State fee	—	$75,000
Other duties and fees	$7,050	$7,050
Total	$174,550	$349,550

Get your personal cost estimate for St Lucia citizenship

The calculation includes all associated expenses, a payment schedule and the cost of legal support services for obtaining citizenship.

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Step-by-step procedure for obtaining a St Lucia passport by investment

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

A certified Compliance Anti Money Laundering Officer checks information on the investor and their family against international databases. The check is confidential. The investor provides only a passport; other documents are not required.

Immigrant Invest has its own Compliance Department. The preliminary Due Diligence check allows us to decrease the refusal risk to 1%.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

Immigrant Invest has its own Compliance Department. The preliminary Due Diligence check allows us to decrease the refusal risk to 1%.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

2—3 weeks

Preparation of documents

2—3 weeks

Preparation of documents

Immigrant Invest lawyers provide an investor with a list of personal and financial documents needed for the application. They also fill in government forms, notarise copies and translations, and draw affidavits.

When the documents package is ready, the application is sent to the CBI Unit for consideration.

Up to 3 months

Due Diligence

Up to 3 months

Due Diligence

The investor and all family members over 16 undergo Due Diligence. The CBI Unit processes the documents and decides whether to approve or reject the application.

Up to 3 months

Fulfilment of investment conditions

Up to 3 months

Fulfilment of investment conditions

When the application is approved, the investor fulfils investment conditions: contributes to the government fund, buys bonds or real estate, or invests in a business. The investor has 90 days for it.

Up to 4 weeks

Collection of passports

Up to 4 weeks

Collection of passports

A passport and a naturalisation certificate are prepared within 4 weeks from the day the investment is credited. The documents are sent to the address chosen by the investor.

Frequently asked questions

How to obtain a strong passport of St Lucia?
A St Lucia passport can be obtained by birth, marriage, naturalisation and investment. To obtain citizenship by naturalisation, a foreigner must live in the country for at least 7 years. Investors obtain St Lucia citizenship by investing in the country’s economy. The minimum sum is $100,000. The process takes 3—4 months and doesn’t require trips to the country or integration into society.
How much do I need to invest in getting a St Lucia passport?
The St Lucia citizenship by investment programme offers four options:

$100,000+ — a non-refundable contribution to the National Economic Fund;

$250,000+ — a purchase of government bonds;

$300,000+ — a purchase of the real estate;

$1,000,000+ — business investments.

Until the end of 2022. investors can use a 50% discount on the purchase of bonds. To participate in the programme, an investor buys Covid-19 Relief Bonds that cost $250,000. The invested money can be returned in 5—7 years.
Who can obtain a St Lucia passport along with the investor?
A Saint Lucia passport is ranked high and can be obtained by the investor’s spouse, their children under 30, parents over 55, and siblings under 18. All family members besides a spouse must be financially dependent on the investor.
What are the benefits of a St Lucia passport?
The power of the St Lucia passport allows its holders to freely travel to 147 countries, including the Schengen states and the UK. Moreover, they can get a B-1/B-2 visa to the USA for 10 years, open a company abroad and optimise taxes.