The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will offer free biometric enrolment to citizens at its Investment Gateway Summit this summer, timed to coincide with the major international football tournament taking place in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with Nigerian-based citizens expected to feature among the travellers heading to North America for the event.

Biometric capture is mandatory for every citizen ahead of issuance of the new national passport, and the Summit will host the enrolment facility on-site at no cost to attending citizens beyond standard agent fees.

With the tournament running from 11 June to 19 July across 16 cities, the Federation has timed the Summit so that Nigerian-based citizens making the trip across the Atlantic can route a short onward leg to the Federation and complete enrolment in a single journey.

Enrolment will be administered by the Citizenship Unit, with biometric data captured in person and added to the citizen’s record.

The service is free of charge at the Summit, with citizens responsible only for any professional fees charged by their authorised agent for coordination or accompanying document work. Citizens not attending the Summit will need to complete biometric enrolment through alternative channels announced by the Citizenship Unit, which may carry additional costs.

“Nigerian-based citizens travelling to North America for the football this summer have a rare opportunity to combine the trip with their biometric enrolment at no cost,” said H.E. Calvin St. Juste, Executive Chairman of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Unit.

“The Investment Gateway Summit is the most efficient way to complete the new passport requirement, and we encourage citizens across West Africa to plan accordingly.”

Nigerian citizens travel to the Federation via established connections through London, New York and Miami, with itineraries coordinated through the Federation’s network of authorised agents.

Travellers flying in through US East Coast hubs are within a short onward flight of Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.

About the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Programme Established in 1984, the Federation’s Citizenship Programme is the longest-running of its kind. Applications and citizen services are administered by the Citizenship Unit under the Office of the Prime Minister.

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