The Citizenship by Investment Unit of Saint Lucia announced today on Aug 10 2018, applications from in and out of Iran will not be accepted under the citizenship by investment scheme, due to due diligence providers unable to validate documents from Iran.
This ban applies to Iranians living in and out of Iran, including residents of other other countries.
To: Authorised Agents and Promoters From: Citizenship by Investment Unit
Subject: Non-Acceptance of Applications and Funds from Iran
Date: August 09, 2018We have recently been informed by all of the due diligence firms who conduct due diligence checks on behalf of the Citizenship by Investment Programme that they are unable to undertake due diligence checks on site in Iran and validate documents issued from Iran. This is applicable for all Iranian citizens residence in and out of Iran.
Furthermore, the sole domestic bank who facilitate banking for the Unit will not facilitate inflows of funds that are coming out of Iran for the Citizenship by Investment Programme.
Pursuant to the formerly stated developments, the Unit shall not be accepting citizenship by investment applications from Iranian citizens resident in Iran and elsewhere.
