Combine traditional Caribbean attractions, Old World history, dark, mysterious rainforests, a British air, and you'll end up with St. Kitts. An unpretentious destination with affordable accommodations and certainly without the usual tourist trappings, St. Kitts is considered one of the true treasures of the Caribbean.
» Saint Kitts and Nevis General Information
Area: 269 sq km (104 sq miles)
Capital: Basseterre
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Language: English
Main exports: Foodstuffs, electronics, beverages, tobacco
New Years Day (01Jan); Carnival Day (02Jan); Good Friday (25Mar); Easter Monday (28Mar); May Day (02May); Whit Monday (16May); Queen?s Birthday (12Jun); August Monday (01Aug); Independence Day (19Sep);Christmas Day (25Dec); Boxing Day (26Dec).
› Visas
Citizens (including business persons) of the following FTAA countries do not require a visitor visa for admission to St. Kitts and Nevis:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Granada, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A. Uruguay, Venezuela.
Documentation Required for Application for a Visitor Visa.
A visitor seeking entry to St. Kitts and Nevis is required to establish to the satisfaction of the immigration officer identity and purpose of entry. Valid passport required (recommend a minimum of six months validity beyond intended stay) by all, except Nationals of U.S.A. and Canada with a photograph identification.
» Saint Kitts and Nevis History
Former colonies of the United Kingdom, Saint Kitts and Nevis along with Anguilla, became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. Angullians rebelled and their island was allowed to separate from the others in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In August 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from St. Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. In late September 1998, Hurricane Georges caused approximately $445 million in damages and limited GDP growth for the year.
Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, was born on Nevis and spent his childhood there and on the island of St. Croix.
