Direitos de registro (geral)
Cidadania em Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Elegibilidade
- Os direitos gerais de registro sob a Constituição s.92 + Lei de Cidadania Cap 1.05 s.3 (incl. menores, pessoas ligadas a SKN e as disposições processuais de registro).
- Prazo
- standard
- Renúncia
- Não exigida
Visão geral
The general registration entitlements under Constitution s.92 + Citizenship Act Cap 1.05 s.3 (incl. minors, persons connected with SKN, and the procedural registration provisions).
Quem se qualifica
- Registration entitlement classes under Constitution s.92(1): (a) spouse of a citizen; (b) Commonwealth citizen ordinarily resident 14 years immediately preceding application; (c) a former citizen who renounced citizenship (right of resumption); (d) a person who, but for renunciation, would have become a citizen by s.90; (e) spouse of a (b)/(c)/(d) person; (f) certain widow(er)/former spouses; (g) a person under 18 who is the child of a citizen or of a person entitled to register under the preceding paragraphs; and (h) such other persons as Parliament may prescribe. All are entitlements (not discretionary), subject only to the s.92 defence/public-safety/public-order proviso. - Resumption / re-acquisition of citizenship: Constitution s.92(1)(c) entitles any person who, having been a citizen, has renounced citizenship to be registered again — a statutory right of resumption. The Citizenship Regulations route s.92(1)(c) and (d) applications through Form R.3. The associated registration fee (Reg Schedule 5 para 3) is EC$1,120.00 for a SCN-by-birth citizen or CARICOM citizen/belonger, EC$2,120.00 for a citizen of any other Commonwealth country. - Derivative minor registration: Constitution s.92(1)(g) entitles a person under 18 who is the child of a citizen (or of a person entitled to register under the preceding paragraphs) to be registered; the application is made by parent/guardian (s.92(2)), or by the minor if married. Citizenship Act s.3(7) carries the procedural rule that an application under s.3(2)/(6) for a minor is made by parent/guardian (or by the minor if married). Regulations route s.92(1)(g)/s.3 minor applications through Form R.4; the registration fee (Reg Schedule 5 para 4) is EC$340.00.
Como solicitar
- Determination timeline for refusal investigations: where the Minister decides to conduct an investigation under Citizenship Act s.3(9) into whether the s.3(11) refusal conditions exist, the s.3(8) determination must be made within a period not exceeding two years from the date of receipt of the application (s.3(10)).
Base jurídica
Primary statute: Constitution s.92; Citizenship Act s.3. Operative 1983-09-19–present. Authority: Ministry of National Security.
Cenários de exemplo
Os cenários de exemplo são exibidos em inglês.
Entitled to re-register under Constitution s.92(1)(c).
Constitution s.92(1)(c): any person who, having been a citizen, has renounced his citizenship is entitled to be registered (on application + oath). This is the statutory re-acquisition route for former citizens. Citizenship Act s.7(4) addresses resumption procedures after renunciation. Distinct from naturalisation because it rests on prior citizenship.
Entitled to register under Constitution s.92(1)(d).
Constitution s.92(1)(d): any person who, but for renunciation of citizenship, would have become a citizen by virtue of s.90 is entitled to register. This preserves the founding-generation connection notwithstanding a renunciation in the chain, and is a registration entitlement, not automatic acquisition. A transitional/connection-based registration hook.
Entitled to register under Constitution s.92(1)(e).
Constitution s.92(1)(e): a person married to any such person as is mentioned in s.92(1)(b), (c) or (d) is entitled to register. Extends the registration entitlement to spouses of Commonwealth-resident registrants, re-registering former citizens, and 'but-for-renunciation' s.90 persons. Completes the family-of-registration entitlements under s.92(1).
Resumo informativo compilado a partir de fontes legais primárias — não é aconselhamento jurídico. A lei de cidadania muda; verifique com a autoridade competente antes de agir. Verificado pela última vez em 2026-06-14.
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