By St. Paul’s News — News Summary
St. Kitts and Nevis plans to phase out its Citizenship by Investment programme, Prime Minister Terrance Drew announced in a national address on November 13, 2026. The announcement was reported independently by WINN FM and the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC).
Drew said the transition timetable was being negotiated with the European Union. According to WINN FM’s November 14 report, he did not announce a final date for accepting applications and said that date would be released once agreed.
The prime minister presented the decision as a way to protect the Federation’s international relationships and visa-free travel. He also said people who lawfully acquired citizenship through the programme would retain their status.
This is an announced transition, not an immediate closure. The final application deadline remains unannounced in the reports reviewed. The announcement concerns St. Kitts and Nevis; it does not itself change Antigua and Barbuda’s citizenship programme.
Sources: WINN FM, November 14, 2026; CMC/CANANews, November 13, 2026. This is a source-based summary, not on-the-ground reporting.