BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS – The Authorities of St. Kitts and Nevis is happy to announce that its eBorder system is now recognised on Worldwide Air
Transport Affiliation’s (IATA) World Tracker as In Drive for each Advance Passenger Data (API) and Passenger Identify Report (PNR) compliance. This
recognition implies that St. Kitts and Nevis is the primary Caribbean nation to realize this twin standing and confirms that the Federation’s sovereign API-PNR system is totally operational.
Airways started transmitting API information as early as Could 2025, and in August 2025 Dawn Airways turned the primary provider within the Caribbean to submit PNR information.
“St Kitts and Nevis is proud to be recognised on IATA’s tracker as totally operational for each API and PNR,” mentioned Chief Immigration Officer Sheldon Jeffers. “This displays our dedication to offering border businesses with the instruments wanted to make knowledgeable, real-time selections that improve safety and facilitation alike,” he added.
The eBorder programme combines enhanced safety with improved passenger facilitation. Pre-arrival screening helps extra environment friendly border processing, decreasing wait occasions for reputable travellers and contributing to a seamless arrival expertise.
“With its itemizing as In Drive, St. Kitts and Nevis has reached the very best operational class on IATA’s World Tracker — a standing that displays not simply legislative readiness, however reside airline participation in each API and PNR submissions. It additionally underscores St. Kitts and Nevis’s capacity to modernise border administration by means of internationally aligned greatest practices whereas safeguarding each nationwide safety and traveller facilitation,” mentioned Mr. Glenroy Blanchette, Everlasting Secretary Ministry of Nationwide Safety.
The Authorities of St. Kitts and Nevis is devoted to constructing a secure, affluent, and sustainable island state. By fostering sturdy partnerships and embracing innovation, the federal government is dedicated to enhancing the standard of life for its residents and offering a welcoming atmosphere for guests from world wide.
This new accolade comes on the heels of the September 2 announcement by Appearing Chief Immigration Officer Sheldon Jeffers that Saint Kitts and Nevis had grow to be the primary nation in CARICOM and the broader Caribbean to formally obtain Passenger Identify Report (PNR) information from worldwide carriers.
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