Guidance

St Lucia: Knowledge Base profile

Published 12 September 2025

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About: St Lucia

This document contains useful information about St Lucia which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.

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  • version 2.0
  • published for Home Office staff on 8 September 2025

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St Lucia: legitimacy

This section tells HM Passport Office staff about legitimacy in St Lucia.

Legitimacy

St Lucia recognises a difference between legitimate and illegitimate births.

A child will be considered:

  • legitimate if:
    • their parents were married to each other at the time of the birth; or,
    • their parents marry after the birth; and,
    • the child’s name is included on their parents’ record of marriage; and,
    • the parents re-register their child’s birth to accurately record the current legal status of the child, the mother’s married name and the father’s name; and,
    • a new birth certificate is issued
  • illegitimate if the parents never marry

St Lucia: documents

This section tells HM Passport Office staff about documents in St Lucia.

Birth certificates

All births in St Lucia must be registered within 6 months by a District Registrar of Births and Deaths in the District Registrar office nearest to where the child was born. Late registration is allowed and incurs a fee.

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