Citizenship by investment — Caribbean

🇰🇳St Kitts & Nevis

Citizenship by Investment

World's oldest CBI programme — ~6-month processing for citizenship and passport.

Duration

Citizenship for life

Threshold

$250k SISC contribution or $400k approved real estate (7-year hold)

Application fee

$25k due-diligence per main applicant

Path to PR

Citizenship granted directly; passport ranked top in the Caribbean.

Tax treatment

0% personal income tax, no inheritance or wealth tax.

Family

Spouse, children under 30 and parents over 55 included.

Required documents

Consular legalization

Full consular legalization — St Kitts & Nevis is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so the apostille shortcut does not apply.

Documents that must be legalised

Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.

Obtain originals or certified copies of each required document.
Have them notarised, then certified by the relevant authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
Submit the certified documents to the St Kitts & Nevis embassy or consulate in United States for consular legalization (the final stamp).
Translate the legalised document into the official language of St Kitts & Nevis — translation is usually required after the consular stamp, not before.

Translation: Most documents must be translated into the local language by a certified translator. Agency translations are usually accepted.

Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.

Verified 2026 — confirm current rules before applying.