St Kitts & Nevis — Citizenship

St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme

Processing time: 4–6 monthsThe unit publishes a 120 to 180 day guideline for the contribution route. Practitioners report three to six months, making this the fastest programme in the region.
Physical presence: Historically none. From 20 July 2026, biometric enrolment requires attending an official collection centre in person: fingerprints, facial image and digital signature, in a 15 to 30 minute appointment. Existing passport holders must comply by 31 July 2027 or their passport ceases to be valid for international travel.
Family: Spouse, children under 30, and parents aged 55 or over. Dependants may be added after approval for 30,000 USD each.

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Limits and drawbacks

The programme has always been sold as fully remote. From 20 July 2026 biometric enrolment requires attending an official centre in person — and the CIU has not published the list of centre locations.
Existing passport holders must complete biometric enrolment by 31 July 2027, after which the passport is no longer valid for international travel.
Biometric enrolment adds 2,500 USD per person, reduced to 2,250 USD for enrolments completed before 31 December 2026.
Seven-year property holding period, the longest in the Caribbean, which locks capital well beyond the regional norm of five years.
UK access is by Electronic Travel Authorisation since January 2025, and Schengen entry moves to ETIAS, whose fees are not yet published.

What it gets you

The oldest programme in the world, running since 1984
Fastest processing in the region: 120 to 180 days on the contribution route
The only Caribbean route to standalone freehold home ownership, from 600,000 USD

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What we do for you

Citizenship or residence, the honest answer often is not the one you arrived with. We take the whole procedure with you — eligibility, the route that fits your situation, the file, the follow-up — with one person on your side throughout.

For St Kitts & Nevis specifically, you are talking to someone who already knows the file: who to speak to on the ground, what the unit actually asks for, and the points where applications stall.

One point of contact, from the first call to the certificate
Vetted partners on the ground — law firms, licensed agents, banks — introduced, not listed
It starts with a short qualifying call, and no, it is not a sales call

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