The twin island Federation of St Kitts and Nevis was just ranked as having the best passport among Caribbean jurisdictions that offer Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes, according to the latest quality of passport index survey by Henley and Partners
St. Kitts and Nevis passport ranked 24th globally and third overall in the entire Caribbean. This marks a significant improvement over the country’s 2017 ranking, moving from 30th position last year to 24th position in 2018.
The Henley Passport Index, which includes detailed insights from leading regional specialists, researchers, and commentators on the major trends affecting travel, migration, and visa policy, is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and has recently been updated through extensive research to include eight new travel destinations.
Th St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme, the oldest and longest-running citizenship programme in the world. The Government has recently introduced Sustainable Growth Fund with contribution requirement of USD 150,000 and investors can also invest USD 400,000 (jointly 200K each) to qualify for St Kitts family passport.
#StKittsNevis Citizenship programme has taken #1 spot as most sought after programme, the oldest & best. Am glad to have led its reorganization, restructuring & rebuilding as Minister with responsibility for #Citizenship programme. Choose carefully. Invest in St. Kitts & Nevis. pic.twitter.com/sEHx15D3jt
— Timothy Harris (@pmharriskn) May 19, 2018
St. Kitts passport offers visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 151 destinations, trails only Barbados (20) and the Bahamas (22) in the Caribbean region. Over the last three years received several accolades including being recognized for offering the World’s Most Innovative Investment Immigration Programme at the 2017 Russian Global Citizen Awards Ceremony.
Once again, St. Kitts-Nevis ranked among the top in the region on the global citizenship advisory @HenleyPartners‘ Passport Index. We’ve outranked all other Caribbean countries offering Citizenship by Investment.
See the full report here: https://t.co/hsUBncUvkh pic.twitter.com/pxr8hJSGXf
— SKN CIU (@SKN_CIU) January 19, 2018
Source: SKNIS
