St Kitts and Nevis Makes Family Real Estate Applications More Affordable

Note: This article reports on the February 2018 fee reduction for the St Kitts and Nevis real estate route. Programme fees have been further revised since. For current figures, see the St Kitts and Nevis programme page.

The Citizenship by Investment Unit of St Kitts and Nevis announced, on 12 February 2018, a reduction in Government Fees applicable to applications under the real estate route. The change made larger family applications materially more cost-efficient.

The revised Government Fee structure

Applicant category	New fee	Previous fee
Main applicant	USD 35,000	USD 50,000
Spouse of main applicant	USD 20,000	USD 25,000
Each dependant, irrespective of age	USD 10,000	USD 25,000 (children under 18) / USD 50,000 (adults)

Who benefits most

The reduction is most material for families adding eligible adult dependants — children over 18, and dependent parents or grandparents — who previously incurred USD 50,000 per person in Government Fees. Under the new structure, those dependants are priced at USD 10,000 each, a fivefold reduction.

Dependent children under 18 also see a substantial reduction, from USD 25,000 to USD 10,000 per child.

For a family of four (principal, spouse, two dependent children under 18), the total Government Fees fell from USD 125,000 to USD 75,000 — a USD 50,000 saving on the fee component alone.

Retroactive application

Importantly, the announcement confirmed that the revised fee structure applies retroactively to real estate applications that had already been approved but had not yet paid the Government Fees.

However, the CBIU also confirmed that no refunds would be issued for applicants who had already paid under the previous fee structure prior to the 12 February 2018 announcement.

What it means today

Programme fee structures across the five Caribbean Citizenship by Investment programmes have been revised multiple times since 2018, most recently under the 2024 CARICOM regional alignment. For current St Kitts and Nevis Government Fees — covering the Sustainable Island State Contribution route and the Real Estate route — see the St Kitts and Nevis programme page.

If you would like to speak privately about whether a Citizenship by Investment programme fits your circumstances, reach a senior advisor at PassPro.

Note: figures in this article are accurate as of 2018年2月14日. For the current authoritative figures see our Citizenship Options page, the official government unit websites, or reach a senior advisor directly.