St Kitts and Nevis · the sourced record
What St Kitts and Nevis actually requires — and the instrument that set it.
The US$400,000 real-estate minimum is still repeated widely. It was superseded on 25 October 2024. Every figure on this page is traced to the clause that sets it, and the gazetted instrument is linked in full.
Verified against the instrument on 16 August 2026
The four current routes
Minimums are for the main applicant unless stated. Each is shown with the provision that sets it, so it can be checked against the Regulations rather than taken on trust.
| Route | Minimum | What it covers | Provision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Island State Contribution (SISC)Contribution | US$250,000 | Single applicant, and a family of up to four | Regulation 21 of the principal Regulations |
| Public Benefit Option (PBO)Contribution | US$250,000 | Contribution towards an Approved Public Benefit Project | Regulation 23 of the principal Regulations |
| Approved Development real estateReal estate | US$325,000 | Unit, share or title in a government-approved development | Regulation 20(12), as amendedAmended 25 Oct 2024 |
| Approved Private Real Estate — condominium or shareReal estate | US$325,000 | Condominium unit or share in approved private real estate | Regulation 22(10)(a), as amendedAmended 25 Oct 2024 |
| Approved Private Real Estate — single-family dwellingReal estate | US$600,000 | A single-family private dwelling house | Regulation 22(10)(b), as amendedAmended 25 Oct 2024 |
Real-estate holdings carry a seven-year hold. Government, due-diligence and processing fees are charged in addition to the minimums above: a processing fee of US$250 per applicant (regulation 25) and due diligence of US$10,000 for the main applicant and US$7,500 for each dependant aged 16 or over (regulation 24(4)) on every route; and, on the real-estate and public-benefit routes, government fees payable after approval-in-principle of US$25,000 for the main applicant, US$15,000 for a spouse, US$10,000 for each dependant under 18 and US$15,000 for each dependant aged 18 or over (regulation 26). Under the Public Benefit Option the US$250,000 covers a family of up to four and the main applicant’s US$25,000 fee is deducted from it. Biometric enrolment has been mandatory since 14 April 2026 and is charged separately.
What changed, clause by clause
S.R.O. No. 43 of 2024 — the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship by Substantial Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — was made under section 15 of the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship Act, Cap. 1.05, and published on 25 October 2024 in Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 66 of 2024. Note that the clause number in the amending instrument and the regulation it edits are different things; both are given below.
US$400,000US$325,000
Approved Development real estate — the figure most often still quoted as US$400,000.
US$400,000US$325,000
Approved Private Real Estate, condominium unit or share.
US$800,000US$600,000
Approved Private Real Estate, single-family dwelling house.
sixty-fivefifty-five
The age at which a parent of the applicant or spouse can qualify as a dependant, under paragraph (d) of the definition of “dependant”. Rarely reported, and it changes who can be included.
Sources
Each is linked to the government’s own copy, and to the copy we hold in our document library so the reference survives if the original moves.
Citizenship by Substantial Investment (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 — S.R.O. No. 43 of 2024
Made under section 15 of the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship Act, Cap. 1.05. Published 25 October 2024, Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 66 of 2024.
Citizenship by Substantial Investment Regulations, 2024 — S.R.O. No. 20 of 2024
The principal Regulations that the 2024 amendment edits.
Citizenship by Investment Options — St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit
The Unit’s own statement of the four current routes.
Government Notices and Statutory Rules and Orders index — CIU
Where every gazetted CBI instrument is published.
Citing this page
Kestrel Private, “St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment: current thresholds and the instrument that set them”, kestrelprivate.com/stkitts-and-nevis, verified 16 August 2026, citing S.R.O. No. 43 of 2024 (Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 66 of 2024, 25 October 2024).
Kestrel Private is an independent private-client advisory. It is not the Citizenship by Investment Unit and does not speak for the Government of St Kitts and Nevis. Applications are filed only through a government-Authorised Agent. This page is a reference to published law, not legal advice.
The programme you apply under is the one that exists on the day you file.
For residence applications, we generally plan on approximately two to three months to approval and three to six months from instruction to residence card.
Citizenship applications vary more widely. A straightforward application may receive approval within approximately three months, but six to nine months to passport issuance is a more prudent planning assumption.
Programme rules, government fees and processing times can change. We therefore reconfirm the applicable terms immediately before an application is filed.
Neither approval nor timing can be guaranteed.
If St Kitts & Nevis is the route you want, we can start your file.
A first conversation, not a commitment. Tell us who would be included and what you already hold, and we come back with the route, the confirmed terms and the timeline — or tell you honestly if it is not worth doing.