The St.Kitts and Nevis Government has updated revised list of blacklisted countries due to international sanctions are ineligible to apply for citizenship by investment program. The CIU has quoted for reasons of national security and public safety, applications from citizens of the following 6 countries are not accepted, as per Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship By Investment (Exclusion) Order, 2023, which came into effect from July 23, 2023
(a) The Russian Federation, otherwise known as Russia;
(b) The Republic of Belarus, otherwise known as Belarus;
(c) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea;
(d) The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, otherwise known as Afghanistan;
(e) Republic of Iraq, otherwise known as Iraq; and
(f) The Islamic Republic of Iran, otherwise known as Iran.
Nationals of these countries irrespective of where they live or resident status, are barred from applying for SKN citizenship.