Also known as:Family dependant
Definition
A family member of a main applicant who is included in the same CBI / RBI application — typically a spouse, children below an age threshold, and qualifying parents.
A Dependant, in the investment-migration context, is a family member who is included in the main applicant's application under the programme's eligibility rules. Universally-recognised dependants are: the legally-recognised spouse and biological / adopted children up to a specific age (typically 18–30, with extensions for full-time students and disabled children of any age).
After the 2024 OECS harmonisation, all five Caribbean CBI states permit parents and grandparents over 55 (with financial-dependency declaration) and unmarried siblings under 30 as dependants. Adult unmarried children up to 30 are typically included with the child-of-applicant per-head fee.
Dependants share the legal status granted to the main applicant — full citizenship in CBI programmes, residency in RBI programmes — and pay per-head supplementary fees on the government and due-diligence sides.
Where Dependant comes up
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Can I include my parents in a Caribbean CBI application?
I'm exploring St Kitts and Antigua. My parents (75 and 72) live with me and depend on me financially. Can they be included as dependants on the same application, and what does the cost look like compa
