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Can I Include My Parents in a Caribbean CBI Application? Daniel R.

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 compared to applying separately?

Answered by
Adrian Sinclair
Senior Partner & Head of European Programmes
Yes — every operating Caribbean CBI programme allows parents and grandparents over 55 to be included as dependants of the main applicant, subject to a financial-dependency declaration. After the 2024 OECS harmonisation, the per-dependant supplements have aligned more closely across the five programmes: typically USD 25,000–50,000 in additional government fees per parent, plus a per-applicant due-diligence fee of USD 7,500. Including them in the same application is materially cheaper than separate filings — you save the duplicated government processing fee and the legal base fee. The trade-off is that any due-diligence concern with one applicant can delay the entire family. For complex backgrounds we sometimes recommend filing the principal first and adding parents under family-reunification within 12 months. Happy to model both scenarios in a consultation.
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