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How St Kitts and Nevis sells citizenship for investors: one programme, open today. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.

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Citizenship·Open·since 1984

Citizenship by investment programme

Sells citizenship, and with it a passport.

Official name: St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme

Lowest price for one person: US$250,000

Sustainable Island State Contribution from 8 Jul 2024: US$250,000 for a main applicant or a family of up to four; still listed on 28 Sep 2026. Public benefit option also US$250,000 (t-69fe4cd14c); approved real estate US$325,000 (t-fb847390c5). The CIU announced a move away from contribution routes during 2026 (e-ff2a74727e); no new rule recorded yet. Several undated older rows (SIDF, SGF, US$400,000 real estate) need end dates (see contradictions).

Notes from the research

Oldest CBI program. Routes over time: SIDF donation (from 2006), Hurricane Relief Fund (c. 2017-2018), Sustainable Growth Fund (to July 2023), Sustainable Island State Contribution (from 27 July 2023), approved real estate, private homes, public benefit option, alternative investment options (2020-2023). CIU became a statutory body in 2024.

Money the government received from selling citizenship
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Prices and rules

Ways in that apply today (minimum amounts)
Fees today

What is measured

  • Money the government received from selling citizenship394
  • Government income from selling citizenship, as a share of the economy103
  • Government spending on running a CBI programme75
  • Fiscal balance excluding CBI proceeds67
  • CBI development-fund spending as a share of GDP56
  • Primary balance excluding CBI revenue, percent of GDP40
  • Government spending on running a CBI programme, share of GDP32
  • Current account balance excluding CBI receipts21
  • Income of the development fund paid for by passport sales, as a share of the economy12
  • CBI dividend paid to citizens, share of GDP11
  • Selling citizenship as a share of all government income10
  • Overall balance excluding CBI revenue (amount)10
  • Primary balance excluding CBI revenue (amount)10
  • Applications received9
  • Spending on a programme financed through a CBI option8
  • Applications turned down7
  • CBI development-fund surplus as a share of GDP7
  • Passports issued6
  • CBI dividend paid to citizens5
  • All money paid by buyers, as a share of the economy5
  • Balance of a CBI-related government account4
  • Programme money against its target4
  • Recommended savings buffer from programme revenue, share of GDP3
  • CBI development-fund assets as a share of GDP3
  • Change in applications received (percent, as stated)2
  • CBI inflows recorded in the capital account, share of GDP2
  • Change in CBI revenue to government (percent)2
  • CBI receipts as a share of operating cash receipts2
  • Subsidised credit backed by a CBI-financed development fund, percent of GDP2
  • Processing time2
  • Visa-free destinations2
  • Applications processed1
  • Programme cases remedied after review1
  • Programme cases reviewed1
  • People receiving a CBI dividend1
  • Share of CBI revenue from one component1
  • CBI money as a share of government expenditure1
  • Payments out of a CBI-financed account or fund1
  • All money paid by buyers, including property purchases1
  • Share of applications turned down1
  • Program citizenships revoked1
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