BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis authorities says residents wishing to use for citizenship for his or her youngsters via descent are being inspired to take action as quickly as doable, because the Structure of the Twin Island Federation units an age restrict for this course of.
Lawyer Basic Garth Wilkin, talking on the radio and tv program InFocus, mentioned that he intends to get the method proper as there may be nonetheless numerous confusion surrounding granting citizenship.
“Solely individuals who may have gotten citizenship via their grandparents have been individuals born earlier than Independence (on September 19, 1983), and so they bought it at Independence,” he mentioned.
“Nonetheless, a baby underneath 18 can get citizenship via their dad and mom if (a) guardian is a citizen. Subsequently, a grandparent born in St. Kitts and Nevis earlier than Independence can move citizenship to their little one born exterior (of the Federation) after Independence.”
Wilkin mentioned that the kid, who’s now the guardian of the grandchild, can then apply for citizenship for the kid born exterior of St. Kitts and Nevis.
“Nonetheless, that guardian can not apply for an grownup (somebody over 18 years) to be a citizen, and that’s the level,” he mentioned, including that individuals should act inside the timeframe stipulated within the Structure.
“I encourage individuals, in case you are listening to me, wherever you’re on the earth if you need your youngsters to be residents of St. Kitts and Nevis, apply whereas they’re youngsters and don’t lose the chance [for them] to develop into a citizen,” he mentioned.
“They’re people who find themselves pleased with their nation, and we wish them to develop into residents,” Wilkin mentioned, noting that many have sturdy ties to the twin-island Federation.
Wilkin mentioned that the federal government might think about a brief association for people who missed the chance to acquire citizenship by descent throughout their childhood.
