St Kitts and Nevis immigration rule changes
3 dated rule changes to St Kitts and Nevis programmes, from 2023-01-01 to 2023-09-01. Each item links to the programme page and the official source we recorded it from. This is a record of what we captured, not a complete legislative history.
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2023 (3)
St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment: St Kitts and Nevis temporarily suspended acceptance of new applications from Russian and Belarusian nationals following international sanctions pressure applied to Caribbean CBI jurisdictions. The suspension remains in effect and is subject to ongoing policy review.
source →St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment: Major programme reform: the Sustainable Island State Contribution (SISC) replaced the previous Citizenship by Investment Fund (CIF). The minimum donation was raised to USD 250,000 for a single applicant (from USD 150,000) and to USD 295,000 for a family of four. The real estate investment minimum was simultaneously raised from USD 200,000 to USD 400,000. Enhanced due diligence requirements were introduced, including mandatory in-person or virtual interviews for applicants meeting certain risk criteria. The 2023 reform aligned St Kitts pricing broadly with regional peers and responded to FATF and OECD scrutiny of Caribbean CBI programmes.
source →St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment: Caribbean-wide CBI pricing harmonisation began in earnest as St Kitts, Antigua, Grenada, and St Lucia each revised their minimum investment thresholds upward, partly in response to OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices peer reviews and FATF recommendations on AML/CFT standards applicable to citizenship-by-investment programmes.
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