What investment option or options qualify?
The qualifying investment option is a contribution to the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund.
See recorded sources
- CBI Unit FAQs, qualifying investment options
National Economic Fund
Citizenship by Investment - National Economic Fund
Saint LuciaInvestment
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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?
S.I. No. 106 of 2024 (deemed in force 1 July 2024): investment in the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund of US$240,000 for an applicant applying with up to three qualifying dependants.
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Limits of the record
- The captured S.I. No. 57 of 2026 excerpt does not restate a labelled National Economic Fund amount (it contains an unlabelled line 'Applicant and qualifying dependants US$500,000'), so the currently applicable amount is not confirmed.
- No amount is given for more than three dependants, and government fees are not stated.
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/s/gazettejuly92024.pdf
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT, 2024, No. 106 These Regulations are deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 2024.
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/s/gazettejuly92024.pdf
1. Investment in the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund Applicant applying with up to three qualifying dependents US$ 240,000
How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be kept and the continuing conditions.
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Limits of the record
- No authoritative route-specific instruction supporting this question was retrieved in the bounded pass.
Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?
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.
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Limits of the record
- The captured FAQ text lists these categories without the question heading, so the text itself does not label the list as the definition of 'qualifying dependant'.
- The source does not state what status or residence/work rights the included family members obtain.
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/faqs
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;
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/faqs
pass a due diligence check along with their qualifying dependents over the age of 16
What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?
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 official source does not state what happens to the contribution.
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Limits of the record
- The source does not state what happens to the contribution (e.g. whether it is non-refundable).
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/faqs
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.
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/faqs
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.
- https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/citizenship-by-investment
Making key economic investments in Saint Lucia opens the way to citizenship for life.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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