Changes to St. Kitts and Nevis program: Eligible siblings

The oldest citizenship by investment program is following the lead of other, younger counterparts in allowing foreign investors to include siblings in their citizenship applications.

Changes to St. Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment program were introduced in November 2020 and apply to all new applications. Siblings cannot be added to already approved files.

What are eligibility criteria?

Investors applying under St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship program can now add their brothers and sisters or those of their spouse provided they meet the following criteria:

• They are not married
• They have no children
• They are not older than 30 years of age
• They are financially supported by the main applicant

Will they have to go through due diligence?

Yes, all siblings over 16 must undergo all background checks and provide an affidavit of financial support.

How much will it cost?

The fee for adding a sibling depends on an investment option you want to apply under. If you invest in St. Kitts real estate, you must pay additional $40,000 for each sibling. If you make a one-off donation to the Sustainable Growth Fund, a sibling will cost you $20,000.

Due diligence fees

You must pay $4,000 for each sibling over 16 who applying with you for St. Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment.

Other citizenship by investment programs where you can add siblings

As we have already mentioned, St. Kitts and Nevis is only following the lead of other schemes that have already allowed to add brothers/sisters to citizenship applications. They include Grenada Citizenship by Investment Program, Dominica Citizenship by Investment Program, Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Program and Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Program.