Do I have to visit St Kitts & Nevis?

No. The entire process, including the mandatory interview, can be completed remotely. Many clients never visit before receiving their passport.

How long does the passport last?

Ten years for adults, and it is renewable for life. Citizenship itself is permanent and passes to children by descent.

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Caribbean · citizenship

St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment

The original CBI programme, citizenship in 4–6 months from $250,000

Running since 1984, St Kitts & Nevis is the longest-established citizenship by investment programme in the world. It offers a strong Caribbean passport, no residence requirement, and an accelerated processing option for time-critical applications.

Program facts and figures reviewed 2026-08-27 by the Savory & Partners advisory desk. Government requirements can change without notice.

St Kitts & Nevis at a glance

Timeline

4–6 months (60-day accelerated option)

Visa-free access

154 destinations

Residence required

None, no visit required at any stage

Family included

Spouse, children under 30, parents and grandparents over 55, siblings under 30

Programme open to new filingsCurrent processing: 4–6 months (60-day accelerated option)Costs and rules verified 2026-08-27

Investment routes

Ways to qualify

Sustainable Island State Contribution

$250k

Non-refundable contribution to the national fund. $250,000 for a single applicant, rising with each additional family member.

Non-refundable

Approved real estate

$325k

Approved condominium or share interest from $325,000, or a single-family private dwelling from $600,000, held for seven years.

Recoverable assetHold 7 years

Public Benefit Option (PBO)

$250k

Non-refundable investment of $250,000 into a government approved public benefit project, made through an authorised developer rather than into the national fund. Same price point as the contribution, different destination for the money.

Non-refundable

Fee terms

How we charge, on every file

Fixed and agreed in writing

Your professional fee is quoted in the engagement letter and payable in full on signature. It is fixed for the life of the file.

Government costs are never marked up

Contributions, due diligence, processing and passport fees are paid directly to the authority or its licensed agent at the published rate.

What is at risk

Due diligence charges are non-refundable once submitted. Contributions on most citizenship programs fall due only after approval in principle. Escrowed or asset-backed investment is recoverable subject to the program hold period.

When an extra fee applies

Only if you add a dependant after filing, switch programs, or a re-application is needed because of information that was not disclosed to us. Each is quoted before any work starts.

How you pay

Bank transfer in USD or AED to our corporate account. No cash, and government fees are never routed through personal accounts.

What the fee includes

A named senior adviser and a named case manager for the life of the file, reachable directly.
Eligibility and risk screening before a single document is collected, so nothing is filed that should not be.
The source of funds narrative drafted to the standard the authority expects, not a checklist handed back to you.
Collection, certification, apostille, legalisation and certified translation of every document, managed by us.
Filing directly with the authority as an authorized agent, with no third-party introducer in the chain.
Interview preparation and attendance where the program requires it.
Post-approval handling: contribution settlement, oath, passport collection and secure courier to your address.
A written status update every fortnight, and a same-day response on working days.

Fixed fee, never revised mid-file

Your professional fee is agreed in writing before any work begins and is fixed for the life of the file. No success fees, no hourly billing, no invoice you did not expect.

Government costs at cost, with receipts

Every contribution, due diligence, processing and passport charge is paid at the authority's published rate and evidenced with the receipt. We never mark up a government fee.

Pre-submission eligibility guarantee

If our screening concludes before submission that you are not fileable, the professional fee is refunded less work already performed, and that amount is stated as a number in your engagement letter.

Refusal cover

If a file we submitted is refused on grounds we assessed and cleared at engagement, we prepare and file an application on an alternative approved program at no further professional fee.

One adviser, start to passport

You are not passed between departments. The adviser who quotes your file is the adviser who signs off the passport delivery.

What we will never guarantee

Approval itself is a sovereign decision and no adviser can promise it. Any firm that guarantees approval is telling you something the authority has not agreed to.

Why it works

Program highlights

Longest-running CBI programme, established 1984
154 destinations visa-free including the UK, Schengen Area, Singapore and Hong Kong
Citizenship for life, passed to future generations by descent
No residence, language, education, or business experience requirement
Accelerated 60-day processing available for an additional fee