St Kitts and Nevis
Warnings and insurance
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
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Update history
2024-10-15 12:44
Updated information about protecting your personal safety (‘Safety and security’ page)
2024-08-19 13:58
Removal of information for tropical storm Ernesto (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
2024-08-12 22:38
Updated information on the hurricane season in the Caribbean (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
2024-06-29 17:01
Updated information on the hurricane season in the Caribbean (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)’
2024-01-19 16:53
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-10-23 15:54
Removal of Hurricane Tammy warning (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages).
2023-10-21 00:43
Hurricane Tammy is forecast to affect St Kitts and Nevis; hurricane-strength winds and flooding are possible. (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages)
2023-10-20 01:12
Latest update:Tropical Storm Tammy is forecast to affect St Kitts and Nevis; hurricane-strength winds and flooding are possible. (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disaster’ pages).
2023-06-22 11:21
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2022-08-24 16:19
Updated information on entry requirements for St Kitts and Nevis (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-08-16 17:05
All COVID-19 entry requirements removed on 15 August (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-04-01 10:14
Update to information on testing requirements (‘Entry requirements’ page)