St Kitts CIU says Deloitte finished first review stage

The Citizenship by Investment Unit of St Kitts and Nevis (CIU) says Deloitte has completed the first stage of an independent review of the Unit. The Unit announced it in a statement on 14 October. Deloitte's findings have not been published.

According to the Citizenship by Investment Unit's statement, the review looked at how efficiently and soundly the Unit operates and whether it is ready for a full financial audit. Deloitte examined internal controls, the due diligence process against international best practice, the Unit's risk matrix, the IT systems behind application processing, and how the Unit shares information with other ministries and partners to protect national security.

Executive Chairman Calvin St Juste said in the statement that an institution asking applicants to meet exacting standards must be prepared to meet them itself, and that the Unit will act on what the review tells it.

The second stage is an audit of the Unit's financial statements under International Standards on Auditing. It will test whether the accounts are accurate, complete and compliant with the law and accounting standards, and will end with recommendations on financial practices, internal controls and risk management. The statement gives no date for this stage. An independent audit of the accounts is provided for in the Citizenship by Investment Unit Act (No. 11 of 2024), which made the Unit a statutory body.

As of October 2026, the programme's main donation route, the Sustainable Island State Contribution, starts at US$250,000 for up to four people.