Visa policy of Saint Kitts and Nevis explained

Visitors to Saint Kitts and Nevis must obtain a visa, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Freedom of movement

Citizens of the following 5 countries have the right to reside and work indefinitely in Saint Kitts and Nevis without any restrictions:^[1]

Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Saint Kitts and Nevis as tourists without a visa, for stays up to the duration listed below:^{[2] [3]}

6 months Bahamas Barbados Belize valign=top Canada Guyana Jamaica valign=top Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States 3 months All European Union member states Albania Argentina Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Botswana Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Fiji Gambia Ghana Guatemala valign=top Honduras Hong Kong Iceland India Israel Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco valign=top Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Qatar Rwanda San Marino Saudi Arabia Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands valign=top South Africa Sri Lanka Switzerland Tonga Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom^1 Uruguay Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe 30 days Belarus valign=top China valign=top Indonesia valign=top Macao valign=top 27 days Cuba

_{1 — 6 months for BOTC passport holders of Montserrat, and 3 months for all other classes of British nationality.}

Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not name the following countries on the list of countries that need visas to travel to Saint Kitts and Nevis:^[4]

Georgia Marshall Islands Morocco Montenegro

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Oman Sudan Togo

Cruise ship passengers can visit Saint Kitts and Nevis for up to 24 hours without a visa.^[5]

Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of Haiti and holders of normal passports travelling on business do not require a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis for up to 6 months.

Visa exemption agreements for all passports were signed with San Marino on 1 February 2019,^[6] Togo^[7] on 24 March 2019, Georgia^[8] on 15 July 2019, Marshall Islands on 29 October 2019^[9] and they are not yet ratified.A visa-waiver agreement was signed with Sudan; however, it has yet to be ratified.^[10]

e-Visa

Visitors from countries that require a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis can apply for an e-Visa. With a printed approval they are issued a visa on arrival by an Immigration Officer for a fee of USD 100. The maximum length of stay is 30 days.^[11]

See also

• Visa requirements for Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Refworld | Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: The rights of citizens in countries belonging to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union to residence, employment and education in other OECS Economic Union countries (2013-December 2017).
2. http://foreign.gov.kn/countries-that-need-visas-to-travel-to-st-kitts-and-nevis/ Countries that need Visas to Travel to St. Kitts and Nevis
3. http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/prepareCreateTreatiesWorkspace/treatiesGeneralData.do?step=0&redirect=true&treatyId=7729 Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa waiver
4. Web site: Countries that need Visas to Travel to Saint Kitts and Nevis.
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-23 . 2017-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024203626/http://embassy.gov.kn/content.asp?CATID=12 . dead .
6. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1115759468465907/2481640631877777 . 2022-04-30. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation - St. Kitts-Nevis on Facebook . Facebook.
7. 1109384895896477696. markbrantley3.
   1. StKitts #Nevis welcomes the signing...
   . 23 March 2019.
8. Web site: St Kitts – Nevis signs visa waiver agreement with Georgia – Caribbean News Now . 2019-07-17 . 2019-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718155911/https://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/2019/07/17/st-kitts-nevis-signs-visa-waiver-agreement-with-georgia/ . dead .
9. Web site: St. Kitts and Nevis and the Marshall Islands sign visa-waiver agreement. 29 October 2019.
10. 1496968013366849536. SudanMissionUN. Today, the Chargé d'affaires a.i @ammarmahmoud of the #Sudan to the #UN signed with @stkittsnevisUN a Joint Co…. 24 February 2022.
11. Web site: Visitor Visa Application . 2014-03-02 . 2016-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323111717/https://evisa.gov.kn/evisa-prod/ . dead .