PM SAYS LOW OVERSTAY RATE, REGIONAL LAW WILL SHIELD SAINT LUCIA FROM US VISA BOND

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has reassured that Saint Lucia’s low visa overstay rate and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s proposed uniform regional law for citizenship-by-investment programs will help protect the country amid the U.S. State Department’s new pilot program requiring visa bonds of up to $15,000 for travelers from certain countries. The program targets nations with high overstay rates and those with citizenship-by-investment schemes, aiming to ensure compliance with visa terms.