Investment property: Nevis

Updated 7 October 2026

Investment property in Nevis: shortlisting, legal due diligence and deal support for you.

Nevis is the smaller of the two islands of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, known for two things at once: the world's oldest citizenship-by-investment programme, running since 1984, and a reputation as an offshore centre for trusts and LLCs. Foreigners can buy property - an alien landholding licence is generally required, and a purchase in a government-approved project from $325,000 can form the basis of a citizenship application to the federation. The market itself is a small resort one: villas, hotel-branded residences and development plots.

We select a property to match your goal - an asset, an island home or a basis for a passport, verify legal title and the project's status on the approved list, examine buy-back terms and the mandatory holding period, support the transaction and help structure ownership, including local trusts and companies. If the goal is citizenship, we run the purchase and the application together.

How the purchase works

1. Choosing the goal: a home, rental or the citizenship programme, and checking whether an alien landholding licence is needed.
2. Choosing a property or a government-approved project.
3. Title and contract checks.
4. Obtaining the licence or applying for citizenship with the purchase.
5. Registering title and letting, if needed.

What documents you need

A passport, proof of address and source of funds documents; for the citizenship programme, the full file for the applicant and family members.

What we do

Murblz specialists choose the property or approved project, check the contract and resale terms, and handle the licence or citizenship application. The quote is fixed in writing.

Who gets refused

The bank and the registry will refuse the deal if the source of funds cannot be documented or if the buyer is under sanctions. We check whether a case involving Russian citizens can proceed before any documents are prepared.

Landholding licence and the citizenship programme

A foreigner buying property in St Kitts and Nevis obtains an alien landholding licence, which costs 10% of the property value. Buyers under the citizenship by investment programme are exempt from this fee. In 2026 the minimum purchase in an approved project under the programme is $325,000 for a share or condominium unit and $600,000 for a private home.

What we do

• Property shortlist for your investment goal
• Legal due diligence on the property
• End-to-end transaction support
• Ownership structuring (company, trust)
• Property management and letting

See also

Company formation · Business account · Personal account

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