CBI — структура иждивенцев (ребенок<=30, родитель/дедушка/бабушка>55 лет, братья и сестры, не состоящие в браке, альтернативный основной заявитель)

Eligibility applies both to the main applicant (who must meet the full CBI qualifying criteria under the chosen investment option — AG-INV-01, AG-INV-02, AG-INV-03, or AG-INV-04) and to each proposed dependant. Per SI 2024 No.50 reg 2 (as replaced), a person qualifies as a dependant if they fall within one of the following categories: Category (i) — Spouse: Lawfully married spouse of the main applicant. There is no age restriction. The spouse is included in the processing fee for the family unit (see fees below). Category (ii) — Child aged 30 or younger: A biological or legally adopted child of the main applicant (or of the main applicant and spouse) who is 30 years of age or younger (as of the date of application — specific age calculation rule per Cap.22 s.2(4): a person shall not be deemed to have attained a given age until the commencement of the relevant anniversary of their birth). Children up to age 30 may be included without any full-time enrolment condition, unlike the superseded 2016 definition which required 18–26-year-olds to be full-time students. Category (iii) — Incapacitated child (any age): A child of the main applicant or of the main applicant and spouse of any age who is physically or mentally incapacitated and fully supported by the main applicant. No upper age limit applies. Medical evidence of incapacity will be required (see documentation section). Category (iv) — Parent or grandparent above 55: A parent or grandparent of the main applicant or of the spouse of the main applicant who is above 55 years of age and fully supported by and living with the main applicant. This threshold was reduced from 65 (2016 definition) to 55 (SI 2024 No.50) — a significant expansion. Category (v) — Incapacitated parent/grandparent (any age): A parent or grandparent of any age who is incapacitated and fully supported by the main applicant. No age threshold applies. Category (vi) — Unmarried sibling, under 18: An unmarried sister or brother of the main applicant or of the main applicant's spouse who is below 18 years of age AND for whom the main applicant has obtained parent or guardian consent to include. The consent requirement protects the interests of the minor sibling and establishes the main applicant's lawful authority to act on their behalf. Category (vii) — Unmarried sibling, over 18: An unmarried sister or brother of the main applicant or of the main applicant's spouse who is over 18 years of age. There is no upper age limit specified in the regulation text for this sub-category. The sole qualifying condition is that the sibling be unmarried. A widowed or divorced sibling who has not remarried does not automatically qualify; the "unmarried" criterion is the operative status. Reg 5A — Alternate main applicant: The main applicant may designate a family member who is 18 years of age or older as an alternate main applicant. The alternate may only take over and complete the application or post-approval administrative actions if the main applicant has died or has become physically or mentally incapacitated. This mechanism provides continuity of the CBI application and investment for the family unit in extremis. A single approved applicant who subsequently wishes to add a dependant may also designate an alternate at that stage. Ineligibility of non-family dependants: The regulation confines "dependant" to the categories listed above. Non-family members, domestic employees, business associates, and others outside the enumerated relationships are not eligible dependants. Due diligence checks on dependants: Per reg 5(11) of the principal 2016 Regulations (unchanged by 2024), due diligence checks are required "in respect of every applicant and every dependant over eleven years of age." Dependants aged 12 and over are therefore subject to individual DD assessment.

For the dependant framework, in addition to the main applicant's standard CBI documentation: All dependants: 1. Completed application form — in English; signed by each dependant over 18 (or by parents/guardian for under-18s). 2. Certified birth certificate — establishing the family relationship between the dependant and the main applicant (and, for siblings, between the sibling and the main applicant or spouse). 3. Police certificate — for all dependants over 11 years of age (reg 5(11); note: may be submitted later before approval per reg 5(9)). 4. Medical certificate — a certificate by a registered medical practitioner that the dependant is not suffering from a contagious disease and is otherwise in good health (reg 5(2)(c)(i)). 5. Authenticated translations — for any non-English documents. Spouse (category i): 6. Marriage certificate (certified) — establishing the lawful marriage to the main applicant. Student-aged child (18–30, category ii): 7. Proof of relationship (birth certificate or adoption order). 8. No longer required (under the 2024 definition): university enrolment confirmation. As of SI 2024 No.50, 18–30-year-old children do not need to demonstrate full-time enrolment — a key departure from the 2016 definition. Incapacitated child or parent/grandparent (categories iii, v): 9. Medical/specialist report establishing physical or mental incapacity. Parent or grandparent, above 55 (category iv): 10. Birth certificate or equivalent establishing age above 55. 11. Evidence of financial support by and cohabitation with the main applicant (e.g., financial records, affidavit of support per reg 5(6)). Unmarried sibling, under 18 (category vi): 12. Certified birth certificate of the sibling. 13. Parent/guardian consent — a signed and authenticated consent document confirming that the parent or guardian of the minor sibling agrees to the sibling's inclusion in the application. 14. Evidence of relationship between the main applicant (or spouse) and the sibling. Unmarried sibling, over 18 (category vii): 15. Certified birth certificate of the sibling. 16. Statutory declaration or equivalent confirming the sibling is unmarried (no existing marriage in any jurisdiction). 17. Evidence of relationship between the main applicant (or spouse) and the sibling. 18. Sworn affidavit of support from the main applicant (reg 5(6)) — required for all dependants over 18. Alternate main applicant designation (reg 5A): 19. Written designation document signed by the main applicant naming the family member (18) as alternate main applicant. 20. Family relationship evidence — birth certificate, marriage certificate, or other document establishing the relationship between the main applicant and the designee. Document authentication: Where a notary certifies a document in an apostille jurisdiction, Hague Apostille certification is required (reg 5(13) of 2016 Regulations). In non-apostille jurisdictions, the relevant government department validates the notarial certificate.

Dependants are processed as part of the main applicant's CBI application. No separate dependant-only application exists for initial inclusion. The process mirrors the main CBI application but with additional dependant-specific steps: Step 1 — Main applicant identifies dependants: At application stage, the main applicant declares all dependants to be included in the application. Reg 5(6) (principal 2016 Regulations, retained): "The main applicant shall provide a sworn affidavit of support for each dependant over eighteen years old." The affidavit confirms the main applicant will financially support the dependant. Step 2 — Application through licensed Agent: CBI applications may only be submitted by a licensed CBI Agent (reg 4(1)). The Agent compiles the complete family package: main applicant's forms, each dependant's forms (signed by dependants over 18, or by both parents/guardian for under-18s per reg 5(7)), medical certificates, police certificates, and investment documentation. Step 3 — Due diligence and processing: The CIU processes the family application. Due diligence is conducted on every person in the application aged over 11. The CIU must notify the Agent of approval, denial, or delay within three months of submission (reg 5(14)). Step 4 — Post-approval investment and oath: Within 30 days of approval notification, the main applicant pays the balance of processing fees and completes the investment (reg 5(15)). All successful applicants (including dependants who are of age) must take the oath of allegiance in the form in the Third Schedule to Cap.22 (reg 5(16)). The oath must be taken at a CIU office in Antigua and Barbuda, or at an Antiguan Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate. Step 5 — Subsequent addition of dependants: Reg 5(18) (principal 2016 Regulations, retained): "An application for citizenship may be processed in respect of every new dependant or new spouse of a main applicant within five years of the approval of the main applicant's citizenship upon the payment of the prescribed fee." Post-approval fee schedule for additions: Processing fee dependant child 0–5 yrs: US$10,000; 6–17 yrs: US$25,000; 18+ yrs: US$50,000 (SI 2024 No.50 reg 9 / Schedule of Fees, OCR-transcribed). The SI 2024 No.50 fee schedule applies from 25 July 2024. Timeline: Within three months of submission, the CIU must notify of approval/denial/delay (reg 5(14)). No official average total processing timeline is gazetted. In practice, programmes of this complexity typically take three to six months end-to-end for an uncomplicated family application.

The governing statutory and regulatory provisions, in hierarchical order: CBI Act 2013 s.3(1) — parent authority for dependant inclusion: > "3. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Citizenship Act, a person may, after applying under this section to the Minister in the prescribed manner and upon payment of any fee that may be prescribed, be registered under the provisions of the Citizenship Act as a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda." > (CBI Act 2013 s.3(1), primary text decoded from laws.gov.ag) Dependants are included within the single application structure: a main applicant applies "as the head of a family" undertaking investment (CBI principal Regulations 2016 reg 2, definition of "main applicant": "the person who, either as a single applicant or as the head of a family, undertakes an investment … and signs the relevant agreements and undertakings on behalf of his or her dependants"). SI 2024 No.50 reg 3 — amended "dependant" definition (reg 2 of principal Regulations 2016): The 2024 amendment (made 25 July 2024; passed House of Representatives 18 July 2024) repealed and replaced the definition of "dependant" in reg 2 of the principal 2016 Regulations. The verbatim OCR-transcribed text from SI 2024 No.50 (9 pages, vision-OCR, laws.gov.ag / cip.gov.ag) is: > "dependant" (a) means: > (i) a spouse of the main applicant; > (ii) a child of the main applicant (or of the applicant and spouse) who is THIRTY (30) years of age or younger; > (iii) a child of any age who is physically or mentally incapacitated and fully supported by the applicant; > (iv) a PARENT or GRANDPARENT of the main applicant or spouse who is ABOVE FIFTY-FIVE (55) years and fully supported [by the main applicant]; > (v) a parent or grandparent of any age, [who is] incapacitated and fully supported [by the main applicant]; > (vi) an UNMARRIED SISTER or BROTHER of the applicant or spouse who is BELOW EIGHTEEN (18) years and for whom the applicant has parent/guardian consent to include; OR > (vii) an UNMARRIED SISTER or BROTHER of the applicant or spouse who is OVER 18 years old; > (b) includes: spouse/child of a dependant within (a)(ii)/(a)(iii); spouse of such a dependant who marries after approval (if dependant not older than 35 at application); child of such a dependant born/adopted after approval (if dependant not older than 35 at application). > (SI 2024 No.50 reg 3, OCR-transcribed from pages 2–4 of gazette, dated 25 July 2024) SI 2024 No.50 reg 5A — Alternate Main Applicant (inserted into principal Regulations 2016): > "reg 5A — Designation of Alternate Main Applicant: a main applicant may designate another family member (>=18 years) as alternate main applicant; the alternate cannot complete actions unless the main applicant is deceased or physically or mentally incapacitated. A single approved applicant may designate an alternate when adding a dependant." > (SI 2024 No.50 reg 5A, OCR-transcribed from gazette, 25 July 2024) Prior 2016 "dependant" definition (superseded as to key differences): The 2016 principal Regulations reg 2 defined "dependant" to include: spouse; children under 18; full-time students aged 18–26; physically/mentally handicapped children; parents/grandparents aged 65. Notably, the 2016 definition: (i) capped children at age 26 (full-time students) not 30; (ii) set the parent/grandparent age threshold at 65 (not 55); (iii) did not include siblings. SI 2024 No.50 expanded all three dimensions. CBI Act 2013 s.3(2) — conditions on registration: Registration of dependants is: "(a) at the discretion of the Minister and subject to the approval of Cabinet; (b) subject to the Minister being satisfied that the applicant has invested in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule; and (c) subject to such conditions or limitations as may be prescribed." The Minister's discretion extends to dependant registrations.