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Citizenship by Investment - Real Estate Project

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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

Statutory Instrument No. 106 of 2024 sets US$300,000 plus applicable administration fees for an approved real estate project, for the applicant and any number of qualifying dependants. Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2026 (dated 23 March 2026) sets the non-refundable administrative fees for an approved real estate project at US$30,000 for an applicant applying alone and US$45,000 for an applicant applying with a spouse alone, plus US$5,000 for each additional qualifying dependant under 18 and US$10,000 for each additional qualifying dependant aged 18 or older. The same instrument added a separate built real estate category with a minimum of US$500,000, and provides that an application for approval of a real estate project must not be made after 1 December 2025.

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How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

An approved real estate investment made as the qualifying investment must not be sold or transferred for at least five years after citizenship is granted.

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  • Source is the original 2015 Regulations; later amending SIs were not checked for changes to this rule.
  • No physical-presence condition is stated.

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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  • 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.
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    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;
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    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 CBI Unit page states that the investor will own the title deed to the property.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page text does not carry the heading linking the title-deed sentence to the real estate option.
  • No holding period or resale/exit rule for the property is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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