About St. Kitts & Nevis
Kitts & Nevis’ passport and citizenship by investment program is the oldest in the world. Since 1984, foreign investors, along with their immediate family members, have been able to gain citizenship and a second passport by contributing into the country’s Sustainable Growth Fund or purchasing Real Estate
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a dual-island nation situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It’s known for cloud-shrouded mountains and beaches. Many of its former sugar plantations are now inns or atmospheric ruins. The larger of the 2 islands, Saint Kitts, is dominated by the dormant Mount Liamuiga volcano, home to a crater lake, green vervet monkeys and rainforest crisscrossed with hiking trails. ― Google
- Capital: Basseterre
- Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
- Population: 46,758 (2023) World Bank
- Official language: English
- Date of Independence: 19 September 1983
- Area: 261 km²
- King: Charles III
Benefits of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Program
When you acquire citizenship under the St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship program, you and your family enjoy full citizenship for life, which can be passed onto future generations by descent.
St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment requirements
In addition to making the necessary investment or donation there are several requirements that applicants must meet for Saint Kitts
Family Requirements
Family members can be included in the application for St Kitts citizenship. The main investor can include:
➢Spouse
➢Dependent Children
➢Dependent Parents and Grandparents over 65 years
➢Dependent Siblings under 25 years old
Due Diligence Requirements
All applicants will need to be of good character and undergo the St Kitts government’s due diligence formalities: Investors
must provide
➢Police Reports – evidence of a clean criminal record
➢Have no outstanding visa refusals
➢Various documentation, including financial documents, employment/ business documents, ID, proof of address
Minimum Stay Requirements
Saint Kitts Citizenship by Investment programme does not require applicants to meet any minimum stay requirements.
Citizens of St Kitts will have the right to live, work or study in St Kitts and Nevis if they wish to, but this is not a pre-requisite of the programme. There is also no interview or language test required.
ST Kitts & Nevis Investment Option
Citizenship by Investment, the cost is at $250,000
Typically, an application for the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Investment programme takes between 3-6 months to be processed from the date the applicant’s file is submitted to St Kitts Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU).
On average it takes most applicants between 2-6 weeks prior to this to gather all their documentation. VTA’s in-house processing team will assist applicants with this entire process and the application can be filed remotely, no need to travel.
Dual Citizenship
There are no restrictions on dual citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis
