The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
St Lucia passport: rank 84 of 199
The St Lucia passport scores 56.7 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 118 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 126.2, rank 71).
Photo: Soufrière and the Pitons · Prayitno · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the St Lucia passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 13.9 / 30 | 118 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 46% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 2.2 / 20 | Right to live and work in 11 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.6 / 10 | Political stability 85/100 · rule of law 68/100 · embassies or consulates in 8 countries. |
| Investor Score | 56.7 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where St Lucia passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free92
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cuba · 30 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 90 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 120 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands
- Spain · 90 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Taiwan · 30 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Israel · 90 days
- Pakistan · 90 days
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival22
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa38
- Albania
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Russia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Thailand
- Togo
- Türkiye
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Visa required42
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Brunei
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Eritrea
- Ghana
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Republic of the Congo
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where St Lucia citizens can live and work
St Lucia citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work11
- Antigua & Barbuda · full right
- Dominica · full right
- Grenada · full right
- St Kitts & Nevis · full right
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · full right
- Barbados · facilitated residence
- Belize · facilitated residence
- Guyana · facilitated residence
- Jamaica · facilitated residence
- Suriname · facilitated residence
- Trinidad & Tobago · facilitated residence
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for St Lucia citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 85/100 · rule of law 68/100 · embassies or consulates in 8 countries.
St Lucia passport: common questions
How many countries can St Lucia passport holders visit without a visa? +
118 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 92 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 22 with a visa on arrival. A further 38 offer an e-visa, and 42 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do St Lucia citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the St Lucia passport good for investors? +
It ranks 84 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 56.7 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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