Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Persons not prohibited immigrants

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   (1)   The following persons or classes of persons shall not be prohibited immigrants for the purposes of this Act —

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      (a)     any person in the service of the Crown in Saint Lucia, who has in his or her possession a passport and satisfies the immigration officer as to his or her identity and occupation;

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      (b)     any member of Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air force;

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      (c)     any member of Her Majesty's diplomatic and consular service;

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      (d)     any person who is duly accredited to Saint Lucia by or under the authority of Her Majesty or the Government of any foreign State and the staff of any such person;

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      (e)     any dependent of any person enumerated in this subsection;

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      (f)     any other person or class of persons who is declared by regulations made under this Act not to be prohibited immigrants for the purposes of this Act;

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      (g)     persons to whom the immigration laws of the Island do not apply by virtue of any statute for the time being in force.

(Amended by Act 15 of 1983)

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   (2)   The provisions of this Act relating to prohibited immigrants shall apply to any person enumerated in subsection (1) in the same manner as such provisions would apply to such person if he or she were not so enumerated, until such time as such person satisfies the immigration officer that he or she comes within the exemption set out therein.

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   (3)   The following persons or class of persons are entitled to enter and remain in Saint Lucia —

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      (a)     a citizen of Saint Lucia and his or her dependents;

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      (b)     a permanent resident of Saint Lucia and his or her dependents.

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   (4)   A citizen of a member State of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, except where he or she is a prohibited immigrant is entitled to enter and remain in Saint Lucia for a period not exceeding 6 months if under the laws of that member State of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, reciprocal treatment would be given to a citizen of Saint Lucia.

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   (5)   A citizen of a member State of the Caribbean Community which is not a member State of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, except where he or she is a prohibited immigrant is entitled to remain in Saint Lucia for a period not exceeding 6 months if under the laws of that member State of the Caribbean Community, reciprocal treatment would be given to citizens of Saint Lucia.

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   (6)   The Minister may, acting on the advice of the Board, prohibit the entry into Saint Lucia of any person or class of persons other than persons mentioned in subsection (3).

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   (7)   For the purposes of this Act, a person enters Saint Lucia if he or she arrives by sea or by air, with the intention of disembarking or if he or she disembarks in the State.

(Amended by Act 2 of 2002)