Citizenship by Investment (St.Kitts): APPLICATION GUIDE

Citizenship by Investment (St.Kitts): APPLICATION GUIDE 

The Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Regulations, 2023, have been changed by the Cabinet of the St. Kitts Government. These changes were published in the press and went into effect on February 9, 2023. When you send an application to the Citizenship unit, you must follow the rules below.

Application Submission: 

• CBI applications must be made on the forms in Schedule I of these Regulations and include the original documents or verified copies.
• The Unit only accepts CBI applications from approved senders who have paid Rule 33 due diligence expenses.
• The Unit will only give out CBI application forms if the principal candidate or an authorized agent requests them and pays the Regulation 34 processing fee.
• The CBI application form and any supporting documentation must be in English or accompanied by an approved translation.
• Each non-spouse dependent over 18 must have a signed affidavit of support from the main applicant.
• For a child under 18, both parents must sign the CBI application form as the child’s legal guardians, or the proper legal documentation must be provided to show sole custody or legal guardianship.

Police certificate

With the exception of a police certificate, which can be sent in later before the application is approved, CBI applications will only be accepted and processed if all forms are properly filled out, dated, and signed, and if all necessary documents and fees are included.

Interviews: 

The Unit and Committee will look over every CBI application, and if they think it’s necessary, the candidate may be asked to come in for an interview in Saint Christopher and Nevis or at any diplomatic or consular office of Saint Christopher and Nevis.

Due Diligence Checks.

Before a choice is made about a CBI applicant who is 16 years old or older, his or her background will be checked as part of due diligence. All background checks will be ordered by the Unit, which will then tell separate professional firms to do the checks based on what the Board of Governors says is needed. As part of the Due Diligence background check, biometrics and other information, like fingerprints and visa verification, may be collected and processed in a safe way.

Proof of Enrollment in School.

A CBI applicant between the ages of 18 and 25 who are applying as a dependent of a main applicant must submit official transcripts from a recognized secondary or tertiary level institution of learning or a letter from the competent authority confirming the applicant’s enrollment at such an institution.

Certified Copies

When a notary public says that a copy of a document is a true copy of the original, that copy must be—

(a) an Apostille according to the rules of the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legislation for Foreign Public Documents, in the case of countries that are parties to that Convention; or proof of the expiry date of the notary public’s commission, in the case of certifications made by notaries public in the United States of America, Canada, and countries that are not parties to the Hague Apostille Convention.

Qualifications

Who Can Apply

(1) Anyone who:

1. is at least 18 years old;
2. has made an investment in accordance with these rules; and
3. meets the standards for a CBI application.

according to section 3(5) of Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship Act, Cap. 1.05. may apply as a major applicant to become a citizen of Saint Christopher and Nevis.

(2) A person who has: 

1. been turned down for a visa to a country that Saint Christopher and Nevis citizens can visit without a visa; and
2. not gotten a visa to the country that turned them down;

shall not be able to apply for Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship by Investment

Approval

Based on what it finds about the CBI cases under review, the Committee will tell the Minister what to do. Within sixty to ninety days of the date that the Unit acknowledges a CBI application made under this rule, the Unit will let the main applicant’s authorized agent know if the application has been:

1. approved in theory,
2. denied, or
3. delayed for a reason and still being processed

CBI applicants can’t be added after approval-in-principle unless they are the main applicant’s children who were born before the main applicant got their Certificate of Registration.

Payment Schedule

No later than 90 days after the date of a notification of approval-in-principle under sub-regulations (7) and (10), the main applicant must show that the non-refundable minimum contribution to the Sustainable Growth Fund has been deposited into the account of the Fund before the grant of Citizenship by Investment.

Exclusion of Fees

The following amounts will not count toward the minimum investment:

• International Marketing Agent commissions;
• Then, authorised agent fees;
• advances to the main applicant or dependants of any kind;
• financial returns, guaranteed returns, advances, or any other type of payments to the main applicant or dependants of any kind;
• Also, due diligence background check fees;
• Post-approval-in-principle CBI application fees;
• CBI application processing fees;
• any other commissions of any kind; and
• any other related fees listed in regulation 35.

Application Rejection

Applications shall not be accepted for Citizenship by Investment.

A CBI applicant who: 

• Firstly, gave false information on his or her application form;
• Secondly, has a criminal record;
• Thirdly, is the subject of a criminal investigation;
• Moreover, is a potential national security risk to Saint Christopher and Nevis or to any other country;
• Also, is involved in any activity that could bring Saint Christopher and Nevis into disrepute; or
• Lastly, has been denied an entry visa by a country to which citizens of Saint Christopher and Nevis have visa-free travel; will not

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