St Kitts Passport Requirements 2026: Eligibility and Documents

Reviewed by Jane Katkova, Founder & Licensed CICC Consultant· Last updated: September 2026

The St Kitts passport requirements: be 18 or over, pass enhanced due diligence and an interview, prove the source of your funds and pay from US$250,000. Children under 30, parents 55 and over and siblings in defined cases can join. Seven nationalities are restricted, and a refusal is shared with all five islands.

St Kitts and Nevis citizenship requirements: key facts

• Minimum Investment from US$250,000. SISC; or real estate from US$325,000, held 7 years
• Principal Applicant Aged 18 or Over. clean record, lawful source of funds
• Spouse Included. US$7,500 due diligence
• Dependent Children Under 30. no due diligence fee under 16
• Parents Aged 55 and Over. +US$50,000 each beyond a family of four
• Interview Mandatory for the Principal. at the unit's discretion for dependants 16+
• No Residency Requirement Today. 30 days in five years expected under ECCIRA
• 5.1-Month Average Processing Time (Range 3–8). Figures verified 27 September 2026

St Kitts and Nevis eligibility requirements and qualifying dependants

The Citizenship by Investment Unit vets every applicant through third-party enhanced due diligence and the ECCIRA regional database.

Principal applicant

• Aged 18 or over
• No criminal record and no pending charges anywhere
• Lawful, documented source of funds and source of wealth
• Not a national of a restricted country, or able to show ten-plus years of residence elsewhere
• Willing to attend a mandatory interview, virtually or at an approved location, with biometrics captured
• Able to pay from US$250,000 plus fees after approval in principle

Qualifying dependants

• Spouse
• Children under 30 who are financially dependent on you
• Parents aged 55 and over
• Siblings in defined cases; we confirm against the current regulations
• Dependants 16+ pay US$7,500 due diligence and may be interviewed; dependants can be added after approval

Not required

• No residence or visit before approval
• No language test
• No renunciation of your existing citizenship

Documents required for St Kitts and Nevis citizenship

Filed through the authorised agent; the unit does not accept direct applications. We prepare the file in Toronto, arrange notarisation and translations, and the licensed local agent submits it.

Identity and civil status, each applicant

• Passport with certified copy
• Birth certificate
• Marriage or divorce certificates where relevant
• Proof of current residential address
• Photographs to the unit's specification

Character and health

• Police clearance from your country of citizenship and every country lived in for six months or more in the last ten years, for everyone 16+
• Medical certificate including an HIV test, every applicant

Source of funds and wealth, principal

• Bank reference letter and recent statements
• Employment letter, business registration or company financials
• Recent tax returns or assessments
• Sale, inheritance or dividend records explaining the origin of the investment funds

Dependants

• Proof of financial dependency for children aged 18 to 29
• Proof of age and dependency for parents 55+
• Evidence of the sibling relationship where a sibling is included
• Consent of the other parent for a minor child

Programme forms

• Unit application forms signed by each adult
• SISC undertaking or a sale agreement with an approved developer
• Payment confirmations: US$10,000 principal and US$7,500 per dependant 16+ due diligence, US$1,000 administrative fee

St Kitts passport requirements for US and Canadian applicants

For US and Canadian citizens

Your file is usually straightforward: an FBI or RCMP police certificate, tax returns and bank statements that already exist. The main work is the source-of-funds narrative tracing the US$250,000 to its lawful origin. Your US or Canadian status is unaffected; both countries permit dual citizenship, and US citizens keep FBAR and FATCA obligations regardless.

For US and Canada residents on another passport

You need police certificates from your home country and from the US or Canada, and the unit looks closely at residence history if your nationality is restricted. Disclose any previous US or Canadian visa refusal. Disclose everything at the eligibility screening; a refusal is logged in the ECCIRA database and blocks the other four islands too.

St Kitts restricted nationalities and grounds for refusal

Restricted nationalities. Nationals of Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Belarus, Sudan and Yemen are restricted or excluded, with limited exceptions for people who have lived outside those countries for ten or more years. The list changes; ask us, it depends on your residence history.

Why applications fail. An incomplete or contradictory source-of-funds trail; an undisclosed visa refusal, arrest or investigation found by the due diligence provider; criminal or sanctions matches, including EU-sanctioned persons the programme must exclude from September 2026; dependants who fail the dependency test. Since ECCIRA, a refusal by one unit is visible to all five.

What we do. We screen you before the non-refundable US$10,000 due diligence fee is paid, build the source-of-funds file to the standard the vetting firms expect, and prepare you for the interview.

Request a St Kitts and Nevis eligibility assessment

Send us your nationality, residence history and the dependants you intend to include. We tell you within a business day whether a St Kitts and Nevis application is viable before any fee is paid. Book a consultation.

Frequently asked questions

What are the basic St Kitts passport requirements?

Be 18 or over, have no criminal record, prove a lawful source of funds, pass enhanced due diligence and a mandatory interview with biometrics, and contribute from US$250,000 to the Sustainable Island State Contribution or buy approved real estate from US$325,000. Nationals of seven restricted countries may not qualify. No residence, language test or renunciation is required.

Which family members can I include in a St Kitts and Nevis application?

Your spouse, financially dependent children under 30, parents aged 55 and over, and siblings in defined cases. A family of up to four is covered by the US$250,000 contribution; each further dependant adds US$25,000 if under 18 or US$50,000 if 18 or over. Anyone aged 16 or over pays US$7,500 due diligence. Dependants can be added after approval.

Do I have to attend an interview?

Yes. The interview is mandatory for the principal applicant and at the unit's discretion for dependants aged 16 and over. It is held virtually or at an approved location, and biometrics are captured at the same time. We prepare every client for it. Since ECCIRA, all five Caribbean programmes interview and capture biometrics; no exemption applies.

This guide is part of our St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment overview.

Official sources and references

1. Citizenship by Investment Unit, St Kitts and Nevis: FAQs