A cannon on the walls of Brimstone Hill Fortress, Saint Kitts

Who needs a visa for Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Basseterre

Photo: Martin Falbisoner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 5 enter Saint Kitts and Nevis with no paperwork at all. The rest: 193 must be approved before they travel.

Government fee
$17
Typical decision
Usually within 24 hours
Stay permitted
90 days from issue, for one entry. Immigration officers set your actual length of stay on arrival.
Apply on the official Saint Kitts and Nevis government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on knatravelform.kn

What Saint Kitts and Nevis asks for

  • Passport valid for at least 6 months after your planned arrival, with at least one blank page
  • A photo of your passport and a face scan taken in the application
  • Travel and accommodation details
  • A payment card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Apple Pay or Google Pay)

Worth knowing

  • All visitors, including infants and children, need an eTA before they start their journey. An eTA lets you travel but does not guarantee entry.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Saint Kitts and Nevis on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 5

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eTA (electronic travel authorisation) 116

Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.

eVisa (electronic visa) 77

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

About Saint Kitts and Nevis

Region
Caribbean
Capital
Basseterre
Population
46,922 2025 · 190th of 197
Size
261 km² 191st largest of 199
Density
180 per km²
Language
English
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar XCD

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.