{"id":108,"date":"2020-11-04T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T09:52:10","slug":"current-investment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/current-investment-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Investment Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Please note that all investment opportunities and fees listed on this page are decided by the Citizenship Program. They are exclusive of lawyer and agent fees which vairy depending on the agent.<\/strong><\/p>\n Whichever option you choose, you are offered the same advantages of citizenship of Saint Lucia, with visa-free or visa on entry access to more than 146 countries in different parts of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n At the moment, the COVID-19 Bond Relief is the most popular choice among investors. That\u2019s not surprising considering the situation of things world over.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n This special COVID-19 Relief Bond which starts from USD 250,000 is a non-interest-bearing government bond. The applicant is not required to pay any processing fee. However, the bond must be registered and must remain in the name of the applicant five years from the date it was first issued. <\/span><\/p>\n Note that<\/b> this bond option is available as a limited time offer.<\/b><\/p>\n The applicant must pay an administrative fee of US 30,000 once the application for citizenship has been granted. After that, the qualifying investment sum for this special bond option will be payable as follows:<\/span> Sole applicant<\/b> (five-year holding bond): US$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant applying with 1 qualifying dependent<\/b> (six-year holding bond): US$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant applying with up to 4 qualifying dependents<\/b> (seven-year holding bond): US$250,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant applying with up to 4 qualifying dependents<\/b> (five-year holding bond): US$300,000<\/span><\/p>\n Each additional qualifying dependent, along with an applicant applying with up to 4 qualifying dependents<\/b>: US$15,000<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n As one of the investment criteria for investment applications for citizenship of Saint Lucia, application can be made through an investment in Government Bonds. The applicants are not required to pay any interest on the bonds, but it must be registered and must remain in the name of the applicant for at least five-year holding period from the date it was first issued.<\/span><\/p>\n Upon the approval of the application for citizenship, the following minimum investment in Government Bonds is required:<\/span><\/p>\n Sole applicant: <\/b>US$500,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant with spouse: <\/b>US$535,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant with spouse and up to two other qualifying dependents: <\/b> US$550,000<\/span><\/p>\n Each additional qualifying dependent, of any age: <\/b>US$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n An additional, non-refundable administration fee of US$50,000 applies.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Sole applicant: <\/b>US$100,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant with spouse: <\/b>US$140,000<\/span><\/p>\n Applicant with spouse and up to two other qualifying dependents: <\/b> US$150,000<\/span><\/p>\n Each additional qualifying dependent, of any age: <\/b>US$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n Each qualifying dependent in addition to a family of four <\/b>(family includes a spouse): US$15,000<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Add-on of qualifying dependents of a citizen<\/b><\/p>\n Newborn child of a citizen (child of 12 months of age & below):<\/b> US$500<\/span><\/p>\n Spouse of a citizen:<\/b> US$35,000<\/span><\/p>\n Qualifying dependent of a citizen other than a spouse:<\/b> US$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the numerous natural endowments of Saint Lucia, the country has huge appeal for visitors and tourists. We are proud of the range of real estate Saint Lucia offers. Through the Citizenship Investment Program, we boost the country\u2019s real estate sector further by providing an option for investors in approved real estate projects under the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n The real estate process involves the following:<\/span><\/p>\n Minimum investment<\/b>: US$300,000<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Come and invest in Saint Lucia through enterprise projects under the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n The minimum investment is:<\/span><\/p>\n Option 1 \u2013 Sole applicant<\/b><\/p>\n Minimum investment US$3,500,000<\/span><\/p>\n Option 2 \u2013 More than one applicant (joint venture) <\/b><\/p>\n Minimum investment US$6,000,000<\/span><\/p>\n Each applicant must contribute at least US$1,000,000<\/span><\/p>\n St. Lucia is located in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 Visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to 146 \u2022 No physical presence required & no minimum stay required.<\/p>\n \u2022 Attractive program and processing costs (from just $100,000).<\/p>\n \u2022 Dual citizenship recognized.<\/p>\n \u2022 Attractive tax regime. No tax on worldwide income.<\/p>\n \u2022 Entire family are eligible. Including spouse, children, parents and siblings.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to to add additional dependents for up to five years after the main applicant’s grant of citizenship.<\/p>\n \u2022 Short investment period. 5 years if you invest in property or government bonds.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Investment required only after approval. Complete investments after receiving citizenship application approval.<\/p>\n 166,400<\/p>\n Tourism-based<\/p>\n Castries<\/p>\n UTC-4<\/p>\n 616 sq. km. (152,216 acres)<\/p>\n 0-14: 20.35%, 15-24: 15.88%, 25-54: 42.97%, 55-64: 9.58%, 65+: 11.22%<\/p>\n English (official language) & French patois.<\/p>\n Roman Catholic: 61.5%, Protestant: 25.5%, Pentecostal: 8.9%, Baptist: 2.2%, Anglican: 1.6%, Church of God: 1.5%, Other Protestant: 0.9%), Other Christian: 3.4% (includes Evangelical: 2.3% and Jehovah’s Witness: 1.1%), Rastafarian: 1.9%, Other: 0.4%, None: 5.9%, Unspecified: 1.4%<\/p>\n Parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm.<\/p>\n East Caribbean dollars (XCD), tied to USD (1 USD = 2.7 XCD).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t When investors make key investments in Saint Lucia, it opens the road to Saint Lucia citizenship and a passport to the world Make an Enquiry Saint Lucia\u2019s flagship Citizenship Investment Program offers five key means to acquire Saint Lucia citizenship: COVID-19 Bond Relief: Minimum investment US$250,000 (limited time offer) Government Bond Investment: Minimum investment US$500,000 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":492,"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions\/492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stluciacitizenships.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}COVID-19 Relief Bond (limited time offer)<\/b><\/h4>\n
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