SUSTAINABLE ISLAND STATE CONTRIBUTION (SISC)

THE SUSTAINABLE ISLAND STATE CONTRIBUTION (SISC) IS USED TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS FOLLOWING SEVEN PILLARS OF PRIORITISATION:

  • Increasing local food production
  • Transitioning to Green Energy
  • Diversifying the economy
  • Attracting and supporting sustainable industries
  • Evolving the Creative Economy
  • Recovering from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
  • Expanding social protections and safety nets to protect the most vulnerable

 

The SISC provides discerning investors the option to contribute to their new nation. It’s a sustainable and secure solution for intelligent investors who want to make a smart move. All contributions are payable to the Federal Consolidated Fund.

THE MINIMUM SISC REQUIRED BY LAW ARE AS FOLLOWS:

  • MAIN APPLICANT OR FAMILY WITH UP TO FOUR PERSONS BEING:

    a) A main applicant with a spouse and up to two dependants; or
    b) A main applicant with up to three dependants

    US$250,000

  • EACH ADDITIONAL DEPENDANT UNDER 18:

    US$25,000

  • EACH ADDITIONAL DEPENDANT AGED 18 OR OVER:

    US$50,000

WITHIN 120-180 DAYS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT UNIT (CIU) OF SUBMISSION OF A CBI APPLICATION, THE CIU WILL ADVISE WHETHER AN APPLICATION IS:

  • Approved-in-principle;
  • Denied; or
  • Delayed for cause and is still being processed.

THE FOLLOWING DUE DILIGENCE FEES APPLY TO ALL CBI APPLICATIONS:

  • MAIN APPLICANT:

    US$10,000

  • EACH DEPENDANT AGED 16 OR OVER:

    US$7,500

Each main applicant is required to attend an interview conducted by an independent professional firm commissioned by the Unit or by officials of the Unit either virtually, in person in St. Kitts and Nevis or in person at such other location approved by the Board of Governors of the CIU.

Dependants aged 16 or over may if deemed necessary also be required to attend an interview.

BENEFITS