In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Saint Lucia, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Saint Lucia.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Saint Lucia does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Saint Lucia, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Saint Lucia

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Saint Lucia capital, Castries hosts 10 embassies.

There are also 11 consulates.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Castries.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Saint Lucia. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Castries

Cuba

Cuban Embassy in Saint Lucia

Address: Baywalk Center, 4th Floor, Num.15, Rodney Bay
Tel: (+1-758) 458 4665
E-Mail: embacubasantalucia@candw.lc
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/embacubasantalucia and https://twitter.com/EmbacubaSt
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 12 pm, under previous appointment.

The embassy of Cuba in Saint Lucia provides consular services to Cubans visiting and living in Saint Lucia such as registration of child birth abroad, requirements and documents and processes for getting married abroad, notarial services, passport services, etc.

France

French Embassy in Saint Lucia

Address: Nelson Mandela Drive Vigie Castries, St. Lucia
Tel: (1-758) 455 6060
E-Mail: embassy@ambafrance-lc.org
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/france.saintelucie/
Opening hours: From Monday Friday between 08:00 am and 16:00 pm

The embassy of France in Saint Lucia provides consular services, general enquiries and notarial services.

*The French Embassy to the OECS Member States and Barbados in Saint Lucia, accredited to the O.E.C.S member countries and Barbados, and with consular jurisdiction over Trinidad-and-Tobago and the British Overseas territories of Anguilla, Monserrat and Tortola, issues biometric visas for legal residents of these countries who wish to travel to Schengen countries and/or French Overseas Territories.

Taiwan

Embassy of Taiwan in Saint Lucia

Address: Reduit Beach Avenue, Rodney Bay, Reduit, St. Lucia
Tel: (+1-758) 452 8105
E-Mail: taiwanembassyslu@gmail.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/TaiwaninSaintLucia and https://twitter.com/StTaiwan
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 08:30 am- 05:00 pm

The consular jurisdiction covers the entire territory of St. Lucia, including Barbados, Dominica, Martinique (French), and Guadeloupe (French).

United Kingdom

Embassy of the United Kingdom in Saint Lucia

Address: Francis Compton Building, 2nd Floor, PO Box 227 Waterfront, Castries, St Lucia
Tel: (+1-758) 452 2484
E-Mail: embve.knbas@mppre.gob.ve
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ukincaribbean
Opening Hours: Access is by appointment only. Telephone service is from 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, and from 9am to 1pm on Friday (excluding public holidays).

The British Embassy in Saint Lucia provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, visa services, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Saint Lucia

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Saint Lucia, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Port of Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago for Saint Lucia.

Honorary Consulates in Castries

• Denmark
• Finland
• Germany
• Guyana
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Morocco (embmorslu@maec.gov.ma)
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Spain
• Turkey