Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship

St. Kitts and Nevis, the country of the Caribbean is widely known among tourists and foreign businessmen. The island was a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland until 1983. After gaining independence, the Government of the country has developed an investment program that allows citizens of foreign countries to obtain a passport of Saint Kitts and Nevis for economic investments. Officially, the acquisition of citizenship became possible since 1984. The investment program is one of the most convenient and fast to obtain a second identity documents among the Caribbean islands.

An amendment that accelerates the processing of applications and the attribution of citizenship for investment was adopted in October 2016. The program provides for the purchase of real estate in St. Kitts and Nevis or a financial investment in the development of the sugar industry. A foreigner retains the right to leave a native passport valid and to pass the procedure for obtaining citizenship without the requirement toward residence in the country.

Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship acquisition

Investor applications to the public authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis are submitted by special registered authorized persons. International LLC company is a certified agent of the Caribbean country on registration foreigners to citizenship. Our lawyers will prepare relevant package of documents meeting the requirements of the program for accelerated receiving of Caribbean passport.

Saint Kitts and Nevis passport for the contribution to sustainable growth fund (SGF)

For getting citizenship through the investment to Sustainable Growth Fund (SGF) the investor must conduct an irrevocable contribution in amount of 150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand) USD. The following requirements are imposed on applicants for a Nevis passport:

• The age of majority - 18 years
• Having official source of income
• Passage of the security check
• Compliance with established medical criteria
• Impeccable personal reputation
• Absence of refusals of visa applications to countries with visa-free for citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis

For considering the application for obtaining a passport by the Government, the foreign investor has to pay mandatory fees for due diligence checks and processing of the documents in amount of 7,500 (seven thousand five hundred) USD. For each family member over 16 years old, who is fully dependent on the main applicant the fee is USD 4,000. The following family members may be included into the application for citizenship of St. Kitts and Nevis:

Saint Kitts and Nevis passport for real estate investment

The second option of acquisition of St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship for investments is purchasing a real estate valued at USD 200,000 (resalable after 7 years) or USD 400,000 (resalable after 5 years) for each main applicant. The Government provides a list of approved projects, which can include the stocks of the hotels, villas, parts of large construction projects.

Irrevocable Governmental fees for checks and processing of the documents should necessarily be paid – USD 7,500 (seven thousand five hundred) for the main applicant and is USD 4,000 for each dependent.

After the approval for receiving citizenship for purchasing real estate an additional state fee in applied. The amount of the fee is individual for each applicant:

Apart from the fees the investor must pay a compulsory contribution to an insurance fund and too pay transporting fees. Check the amount of additional payment with our lawyers.

The investor has the right to rent out purchased real estate, which allows to return the invested money with time. The investor should retain the ownership of the property within 5 years after the purchase. The right of acquiring St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship is not extended to the next owner.

How to get Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship

Advantages of second citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis