Account Features
Foreign Currency Accounts
Required to Open an Account (Must be originals or notarized copies)
- Two (2) valid government-issued photo identification documents (N.B. Passport must be one if individual was not born in St. Kitts/Nevis OR living overseas)
- Verification (Proof) of Address: (Any of the listed items below must have been issued within the last three (3) months prior to the application. Invoices are not accepted)
- Utility bill (water, cable, telephone or electricity bill). NB: If the bill is in the name of the person with whom you reside, that person has to write on the bill and sign it to confirm your residence (Example: “Name of person” lives at this address)
- Letter from Existing Bank (Activity / Bank Statement)
- A lease agreement
- Letter from a landlord confirming residency
- A post-marked envelope (dated within last three months) with name and address clearly visible. This would not apply to window envelopes.
- Job Letter on a company letterhead addressed to the SKNA National Bank Ltd, Central Street, Basseterre, St Kitts. The job letter must include:
- Position
- Years of employment/Employment date
- Annual income
- Completed W-9 form for persons with US affiliations (Must be accompanied by one (1) US identification document)
- Two (2) reference letters dated within last three months, addressed to the SKNA National Bank Ltd, Central Street, Basseterre, St Kitts. One must be from a bank (Not National Bank) & the other a personal reference from a professional e.g. Lawyer, Doctor, Minister, Manager etc. (Not Family)
- Completed application form with information on the intended purpose and use of the account
- For Persons with Alternate Citizenship, in addition to the foregoing, the following must be presented:
- Certificate of citizenship
- Passport of country of origin
- Indication of investment type (for economic citizens)