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Citizenship by investment programmeCitizenship
Status
Lowest price for one person
Applications received
Passports issued
Money the government received from selling citizenship
Last change
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.

Applications received, per year
01k2k3k20232024

The line follows the official figure for each period; faint dots are other sources and earlier versions.

Applications turned down, per year
010020030020232024

The line follows the official figure for each period; faint dots are other sources and earlier versions.

Money the government received from selling citizenship, per year (East Caribbean dollars (EC$2.70 = US$1, a fixed rate))
EC$0EC$200mEC$400mEC$600mEC$800m20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028

The line follows the official figure for each period; faint dots are other sources and earlier versions; a ring marks a period where official sources disagree by more than 2%.

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 economy119
  • Fiscal balance excluding CBI proceeds78
  • Government spending on running a CBI programme75
  • Primary balance excluding CBI revenue, percent of GDP60
  • CBI development-fund spending as a share of GDP56
  • Government spending on running a CBI programme, share of GDP43
  • CBI dividend paid to citizens, share of GDP22
  • Current account balance excluding CBI receipts21
  • Selling citizenship as a share of all government income14
  • Income of the development fund paid for by passport sales, as a share of the economy12
  • Overall balance excluding CBI revenue (amount)10
  • and 30 more; see Explore below.
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