Saint Kitts and NevisInvestment
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The qualifying investment is a minimum contribution of US$250,000 to Approved Public Benefit Projects that foster economic growth and job creation in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Contribute a minimum of **US$250,000** to Approved Public Benefit Projects that foster economic growth and job creation in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Public Benefit Option investment capital: at least US$250,000 for a unit in an Approved Public Benefit Project, paid to the Unit; the CIU page describes this amount for the main applicant or a family of up to four. For additional dependants, that page separately lists US$25,000 under age 18 and US$50,000 at age 18 or over under its “Post Approval Fees” heading. Government application charges: due diligence is US$10,000 for the main applicant and US$7,500 for each spouse or dependant aged 16 or over (Regulation 24(4)); processing is US$250 per applicant (Regulation 25). After approval in principle, Regulation 26 lists US$25,000 for the main applicant, US$15,000 for the spouse, US$10,000 for each dependant under 18, and US$15,000 for each dependant aged 18 or over; it lists US$30,000 to add a spouse or other qualified dependant after the main applicant’s approval in principle. The main applicant’s US$25,000 Public Benefit Option application fee is deducted from the US$250,000 investment sum, so it is not an additional US$25,000 on top of that minimum. SRO 43/2024 adds US$7,500 for a dependant child under three born after the main applicant’s citizenship certificate. Other due diligence, processing, agent and applicable dependant fees are separate from the investment minimum.
(8) Only Approved Public Benefit Projects shall qualify for this CBI Option. (9) A public benefit unit in an Approved Public Benefit Project shall qualify for Citizenship by Investment, if a minimum contribution of US$250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) is paid to the Unit by the main applicant.
(10) The following sums shall be excluded from the minimum contribution— (a) International Marketing Agent commissions; (b) Authorised Agent fees; (c) advances to the main applicant or dependants of any nature; (d) financial returns, guaranteed returns, advances or any type of payments to the main applicant or dependants of any nature; (e) due diligence background check fees; (f) Post approval-in-principle CBI application fees, except as provided for in sub-regulation 26; (g) CBI application processing fees; and (h) any other commissions of any nature.
Main Applicant or Family (up to four members): US$250,000 in a unit of an Approved Public Benefit Project to be paid to the Unit. Post Approval Fees: Each Additional Dependent under 18: US $25,000 Each Additional Dependent 18 years or over: US $50,000
(4) The following non-refundable fees shall be paid to the Unit on every CBI application— (a) US$10,000 (Ten Thousand United States Dollars) for due diligence background checks and related processing fees for the main applicant. (b) US$7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars) for due diligence background checks and related processing fees for each spouse or dependant of the main applicant who is aged sixteen years or over.
25. Application Processing Fee. A non-refundable application fee of US$250 (Two Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) per applicant shall be paid to the Unit on every CBI application.
26. Post Approval-in-Principle CBI Application Fees. The following application fees shall be paid to the Unit on every CBI application after approval-in-principle is granted by the Unit for all applications made in accordance with Part IV Developers Real Estate Investment Option, Part VI Private Real Estate Sale Investment Option, and Part VII Public Benefit Option, in addition to the due diligence fees prescribed in regulation 24(4) and the processing fees prescribed in regulation 25— (a) US$25,000 (Twenty-Five Thousand United States Dollars) for the main applicant; (b) US$15,000 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) for the spouse of the main applicant; (c) US$10,000 (Ten Thousand United States Dollars) for each dependant child of the main applicant or other dependant under eighteen years of age, including each dependant child born after the CBI application is submitted to the Unit and before the date the Certificate of Registration is issued to the main applicant; (d) US$15,000 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) for each dependant child of the main applicant or other dependant aged eighteen years or older; and (e) US$30,000 (Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) for addition of spouse or other qualified dependant after approval-in-principle of the main applicant. provided that the US$25,000 (Twenty-Five Thousand United States Dollars) application fee payable by a main applicant pursuant to the Part VII Public Benefit Option shall be deducted from the investment sum of US$250,000 and shall be paid to the Unit.
11. Amendment of Regulation 26. Regulation 26 is amended as follows by (a) deleting the expression, “and” that occurs immediately after paragraph (e); 3 (b) replacing the expression, “.” at the end of paragraph (f) with the following expression, “; and”; and (c) by adding a new paragraph (g) immediately after paragraph (f) as follows “ (g) US$7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars) for the addition of each dependant child of the main applicant under three years of age and born after the date the Certificate of Registration is issued to the main applicant
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be kept and the continuing conditions.
The minimum contribution covers the main applicant or a family of up to four members; additional dependants under 18 and aged 18 or over can be added for extra contributions. The official source does not state the resulting residence or work rights.
Main Applicant or Family (up to four members):
Each Additional Dependent under 18: US $25,000 Each Additional Dependent 18 years or over: US $50,000
Successful applicants receive citizenship approval and a St Kitts and Nevis certificate of naturalisation, after which they can apply for a passport. The official source does not state renewal or what happens to the contribution.
Receive your citizenship approval and obtain your St. Kitts and Nevis certificate of naturalisation. You can then apply for a St. Kitts and Nevis passport
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