Saint Kitts and Nevis visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Q: What documents do I need to enter Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Passport validity: The border portal says eTA applicants need a passport valid for at least six months after the planned date of arrival in St Kitts and Nevis, with at least one blank page. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering St Kitts and Nevis. Return or onward ticket: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Proof of funds: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount.

Most travellers can visit Saint Kitts and Nevis without going to an embassy: 5 passports enter visa-free, 193 apply online for an eTA.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the countries and territories whose nationals require a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis; it does not say that every other nationality is exempt, and the eTA platform points visa applicants to the official eVISA platform. The Ministry of National Security's border portal says foreign nationals visiting must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA, USD 17) before travel, while citizens and residents and OECS citizens submit the Immigration and Customs (ED) form instead; day-trip cruise passengers and air passengers transiting without leaving the airport need no eTA.

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Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis? Quick answers

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Visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis — requirements summary

Visa-free: 5 (3%)
eTA: 116 (59%)
eVisa: 77 (39%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Saint Kitts and Nevis, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Albania	eVisa	—	Details →
Algeria	eVisa	—	Details →
Andorra	eVisa	—	Details →
Angola	eVisa	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Argentina	eTA	—	Details →
Armenia	eVisa	—	Details →
Australia	eTA	—	Details →
Austria	eTA	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	eVisa	—	Details →
Bahamas	eTA	—	Details →
Bahrain	eTA	—	Details →
Bangladesh	eTA	—	Details →
Barbados	eTA	180 days	Details →
Belarus	eTA	30 days	Details →
Belgium	eTA	—	Details →
Belize	eTA	—	Details →
Benin	eVisa	—	Details →
Bhutan	eVisa	—	Details →
Bolivia	eTA	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	eVisa	—	Details →
Botswana	eTA	—	Details →
Brazil	eTA	—	Details →
Brunei	eTA	—	Details →
Bulgaria	eTA	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	eVisa	—	Details →
Burundi	eVisa	—	Details →
Cambodia	eVisa	—	Details →
Cameroon	eVisa	—	Details →
Canada	eTA	—	Details →
Cape Verde	eVisa	—	Details →
Central African Republic	eVisa	—	Details →
Chad	eVisa	—	Details →
Chile	eTA	—	Details →
China	eTA	—	Details →
Colombia	eTA	—	Details →
Comoros	eVisa	—	Details →
Costa Rica	eTA	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	—	Details →
Croatia	eTA	—	Details →
Cuba	eTA	—	Details →
Cyprus	eTA	—	Details →
Czechia	eTA	—	Details →
Denmark	eTA	—	Details →
Djibouti	eVisa	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	eVisa	—	Details →
DR Congo	eVisa	—	Details →
Ecuador	eTA	—	Details →
Egypt	eTA	—	Details →
El Salvador	eTA	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	—	Details →
Eritrea	eVisa	—	Details →
Estonia	eTA	—	Details →
Eswatini	eTA	—	Details →
Ethiopia	eVisa	—	Details →
Fiji	eTA	—	Details →
Finland	eTA	—	Details →
France	eTA	—	Details →
Gabon	eVisa	—	Details →
Gambia	eTA	—	Details →
Georgia	eVisa	—	Details →
Germany	eTA	—	Details →
Ghana	eTA	—	Details →
Greece	eTA	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guatemala	eTA	—	Details →
Guinea	eVisa	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa	—	Details →
Guyana	eTA	—	Details →
Haiti	eVisa	—	Details →
Honduras	eTA	—	Details →
Hong Kong	eTA	—	Details →
Hungary	eTA	90 days	Details →
Iceland	eTA	—	Details →
India	eTA	—	Details →
Indonesia	eTA	—	Details →
Iran	eVisa	—	Details →
Iraq	eVisa	—	Details →
Ireland	eTA	—	Details →
Israel	eTA	—	Details →
Italy	eTA	—	Details →
Jamaica	eTA	—	Details →
Japan	eTA	—	Details →
Jordan	eTA	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	eVisa	—	Details →
Kenya	eTA	—	Details →
Kiribati	eTA	—	Details →
Kosovo	eVisa	—	Details →
Kuwait	eTA	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa	—	Details →
Laos	eVisa	—	Details →
Latvia	eTA	—	Details →
Lebanon	eVisa	—	Details →
Lesotho	eTA	—	Details →
Liberia	eVisa	—	Details →
Libya	eVisa	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	eTA	—	Details →
Lithuania	eTA	—	Details →
Luxembourg	eTA	—	Details →
Macau	eTA	—	Details →
Madagascar	eVisa	—	Details →
Malawi	eTA	—	Details →
Malaysia	eTA	—	Details →
Maldives	eTA	—	Details →
Mali	eVisa	—	Details →
Malta	eTA	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	eVisa	—	Details →
Mauritania	eVisa	—	Details →
Mauritius	eTA	—	Details →
Mexico	eTA	—	Details →
Micronesia	eVisa	—	Details →
Moldova	eTA	90 days	Details →
Monaco	eTA	—	Details →
Mongolia	eVisa	—	Details →
Montenegro	eVisa	—	Details →
Morocco	eVisa	—	Details →
Mozambique	eVisa	—	Details →
Myanmar	eVisa	—	Details →
Namibia	eVisa	—	Details →
Nauru	eTA	—	Details →
Nepal	eVisa	—	Details →
Netherlands	eTA	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	eTA	—	Details →
Nicaragua	eTA	—	Details →
Niger	eVisa	—	Details →
Nigeria	eTA	—	Details →
North Korea	eVisa	—	Details →
North Macedonia	eTA	—	Details →
Norway	eTA	—	Details →
Oman	eVisa	—	Details →
Pakistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Palau	eVisa	—	Details →
Palestine	eVisa	—	Details →
Panama	eTA	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	eTA	—	Details →
Paraguay	eTA	—	Details →
Peru	eTA	—	Details →
Philippines	eVisa	—	Details →
Poland	eTA	90 days	Details →
Portugal	eTA	—	Details →
Qatar	eTA	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	eVisa	—	Details →
Romania	eTA	—	Details →
Russia	eTA	90 days	Details →
Rwanda	eVisa	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	—	Details →
Samoa	eVisa	—	Details →
San Marino	eVisa	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	eVisa	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	eTA	—	Details →
Senegal	eVisa	—	Details →
Serbia	eTA	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	eTA	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	eTA	—	Details →
Singapore	eTA	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	eTA	—	Details →
Slovenia	eTA	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	eTA	—	Details →
Somalia	eVisa	—	Details →
South Africa	eTA	—	Details →
South Korea	eTA	—	Details →
South Sudan	eVisa	—	Details →
Spain	eTA	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	eTA	—	Details →
Sudan	eVisa	—	Details →
Suriname	eTA	—	Details →
Sweden	eTA	—	Details →
Switzerland	eTA	—	Details →
Syria	eVisa	—	Details →
Taiwan	eTA	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tanzania	eTA	—	Details →
Thailand	eVisa	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	eVisa	—	Details →
Togo	eVisa	—	Details →
Tonga	eTA	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	eTA	—	Details →
Tunisia	eVisa	—	Details →
Türkiye	eTA	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tuvalu	eTA	—	Details →
Uganda	eTA	—	Details →
Ukraine	eTA	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	eTA	—	Details →
United Kingdom	eTA	180 days	Details →
United States	eTA	—	Details →
Uruguay	eTA	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Vanuatu	eTA	—	Details →
Vatican City	eTA	—	Details →
Venezuela	eTA	—	Details →
Vietnam	eVisa	—	Details →
Yemen	eVisa	—	Details →
Zambia	eTA	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	eTA	—	Details →

Saint Kitts and Nevis visa types, fees and processing times

Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

eTA

Fee: 17 USD
Valid for: 90 days
Entries: Single

Single-entry fee per traveller, plus payment and other fees; a faster service costs more. Mandatory for all foreign visitors, children included; citizens, residents and OECS citizens submit the ED form instead, and day-trip cruise passengers and air passengers transiting without leaving the airport need no eTA. A traveller who applies on arrival must pay the expedited processing fee. The FAQ says applications are usually processed within 24 hours, based on the selected processing period.

Documents (2)

Passport biographic page
Selfie or photo (if applicable)

Official application site →

eVisa

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Extension of Stay (Immigration Department)

Extension

Extension: Possible

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Entry requirements for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Passport validity

The border portal says eTA applicants need a passport valid for at least six months after the planned date of arrival in St Kitts and Nevis, with at least one blank page.

Ministry of National Security of Saint Kitts and Nevis — eTA application, How to Apply step (what you need)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

1 blank page

Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.

Ministry of National Security of Saint Kitts and Nevis — eTA application, How to Apply step (what you need)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

1 year

The Ministry of National Security's eTA platform says there are currently no vaccination requirements to enter St Kitts and Nevis. WHO's country list still shows a yellow fever certificate requirement for travellers aged 1 year and over arriving from risk countries.

St Kitts and Nevis Electronic Border Management System — eTA FAQ✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering St Kitts and Nevis. The UK government says medical treatment there is expensive, that serious cases may require emergency evacuation, and advises appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.

UK FCDO travel advice — St Kitts and Nevis health✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask to see a return or onward airline ticket.

Government of Canada — Saint Kitts and Nevis travel advice (entry and exit requirements)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask for proof of sufficient funds for your stay.

Government of Canada — Saint Kitts and Nevis travel advice (entry and exit requirements)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Immigration and Customs Declaration

The Ministry of National Security's border portal says citizens and residents of St Kitts and Nevis and OECS citizens (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines) must submit the online Immigration and Customs (ED) form, while foreign nationals visiting apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation instead.

Ministry of National Security of Saint Kitts and Nevis — Electronic Border Management System, Get Started step (who submits the ED form and who applies for an eTA)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

An immigration officer may permit persons described in the Act to enter and remain in Saint Christopher and Nevis, in some cases for up to six months. Where a person given a permit under section 14(2) remains after the permit expires or is revoked, the Minister may make a deportation order against that person.

St Kitts and Nevis Law Commission — Immigration Act, Cap. 6.02 (Revised to 31 Dec 2020)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

No official source we could read states a currency-declaration threshold for St Kitts and Nevis.

St Kitts and Nevis Electronic Border Management System (Ministry of National Security) — online Immigration and Customs ED form, customs questions✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Saint Kitts and Nevis visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

116

Most common: eTA

Least common: Visa-free

Visa-free access

Understanding Saint Kitts and Nevis visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Saint Kitts and Nevis for 198 passports. The most common situation is eTA, which applies to 116 passports (59%). 3% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (5 passports).

Entry categories for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Visa-free entry: 5 passports can enter without a visa.
eTA: 116 passports need an electronic travel authorisation before departure.
eVisa: 77 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.

What else you need to enter Saint Kitts and Nevis

Passport validity: The border portal says eTA applicants need a passport valid for at least six months after the planned date of arrival in St Kitts and Nevis, with at least one blank page.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering St Kitts and Nevis.
Return or onward ticket: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement.
Proof of funds: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Saint Kitts and Nevis visas

Do I need a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Nationals of the countries and territories on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' visa-required list need a visa; the eTA platform points them to the official eVISA platform. The ministry does not say that all other nationalities are exempt; the UK, Canadian and Italian governments say their citizens need no visa, and Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs says the same for its passport holders. The border portal says the eTA (USD 17) is mandatory for all foreign visitors before travel.

How long can I stay in Saint Kitts and Nevis without a visa?

No official source we could read states a general length of stay for visa-exempt visitors; the eTA platform says immigration officials at the port of entry determine the length of stay. The UK government says British visitors can stay without a visa for up to 6 months and must apply and pay for any extension through the St Kitts and Nevis Immigration Department.

Is there an arrival form for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

It depends on who you are. The Ministry of National Security's border portal says citizens and residents of St Kitts and Nevis and OECS citizens must submit the Immigration and Customs (ED) form, while foreign nationals visiting must apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) instead. The UK government's travel advice tells British visitors to complete the immigration form online before travel, or on arrival on their own device.

Can Chinese citizens travel to Saint Kitts and Nevis visa-free?

No official source we could read says. Mainland China is not on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' list of the countries and territories whose nationals require a visa, but the ministry does not say that nationalities missing from it are exempt. Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs says Republic of China passport holders are visa-exempt for tourism or business for up to 90 days. The border portal says the eTA (USD 17) is mandatory for all foreign visitors.

Do I need a yellow fever certificate for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The eTA platform run by the Ministry of National Security says there are currently no vaccination requirements to enter. WHO's list still shows a certificate requirement for arrivals aged 1 year and over from yellow fever risk countries.

Does CARICOM free movement apply here?

No Saint Kitts and Nevis government page we could read states whether Saint Kitts and Nevis requires a visa of CARICOM nationals, or the length of stay it grants them on arrival. The Ministry of National Security's border portal directs CARICOM nationals to apply for an eTA, while citizens and residents of Saint Kitts and Nevis and nationals of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines submit the Immigration and Customs (ED) form instead; OECS nationals can use their national ID card to submit the form.

Do US citizens need a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

US citizens need an eTA for Saint Kitts and Nevis. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

UK citizens need an eTA for Saint Kitts and Nevis. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

German citizens need an eTA for Saint Kitts and Nevis. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Passport validity: The border portal says eTA applicants need a passport valid for at least six months after the planned date of arrival in St Kitts and Nevis, with at least one blank page. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering St Kitts and Nevis. Return or onward ticket: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Proof of funds: No St Kitts and Nevis source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount.

How many countries can visit Saint Kitts and Nevis without a visa?

5 of 198 passports can enter Saint Kitts and Nevis visa-free (3%). 193 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 0 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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