Citizenship by Investment — Dependents framework
Citizenship in Grenada
- Eligibility
- Eligible dependents (Act 3/2019 s.2): spouse; child <18, or >=18 and <30 if supported; parent/grandparent above 55, and (separate tier) not exceeding 55, fully supported; sibling >=18, single with no children (no upper age limit); child born within 12 months of grant. Among the most family-inclusive CBI programs globally.
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Overview
Eligible dependents (Act 3/2019 s.2): spouse; child <18, or >=18 and <30 if supported; parent/grandparent above 55, and (separate tier) not exceeding 55, fully supported; sibling >=18, single with no children (no upper age limit); child born within 12 months of grant. Among the most family-inclusive CBI programs globally.
Who qualifies
- Eligible dependants under the current CBI 'dependant' definition (s.2 as amended by Act 3/2019) are: (a) spouse; (b) child under 18; (c) child at least 18 and less than 30 supported by main applicant/spouse; (d) physically/mentally challenged adult child fully supported; (e) parent or grandparent above 55 fully supported; (f) parent or grandparent not exceeding 55 fully supported; (g) sibling (biological or adopted) who is at least 18 AND single with no children; (h) a child born to the main applicant/spouse within 12 months of the grant of citizenship. - Grenada's CBI is distinctively family-inclusive: it permits SIBLINGS of the main applicant or spouse (biological or adopted), provided the sibling is at least 18 and is single with no children — with NO statutory upper age limit (Act 3/2019 s.2(g)). The sibling category did not exist in the original Act 15/2013 (which had no sibling provision). A sibling carries a US$75,000 surcharge under SRO 15/2024. - The parent/grandparent dependant age condition is split at FIFTY-FIVE, not sixty-five: a parent or grandparent above 55 qualifies under s.2(e) (US$25,000 surcharge as an additional dependant beyond the third under the NTF ladder), while a parent or grandparent not exceeding 55 qualifies under s.2(f) (US$50,000 surcharge). The original Act 15/2013 had a single 'above 65' parent/grandparent tier; Act 3/2019 replaced it with the two 55-split tiers. Any '65' parent/grandparent age basis is superseded. - A child of the main applicant or spouse aged at least 18 and less than 30 who is supported by the main applicant/spouse may be included as a dependant (Act 3/2019 s.2(c), raising the cap from the original Act 15/2013 cap of 'less than 26 and in full-time higher education'). A child born to the main applicant/spouse within 12 months of the grant of citizenship may also be added (s.2(h)). Dependent children are therefore not limited to under-18s.
Legal basis
Primary statute: Act 15/2013 s.2 'Dependant' (am. Act 3/2019 s.2). Operative 2019-05-17–present. Authority: Investment Migration Agency (IMA) / CBI Committee.
Example scenarios
Eligible — a child aged 18 to under 30 who is fully supported qualifies as a dependent.
Act 3/2019 s.2 (the 'Dependant' definition; GD-INV-03) includes a child under 18, OR aged 18 and under 30 if supported by the main applicant. A 27-year-old supported student fits the 18-30 supported band and may be included (with the applicable per-dependent surcharge if beyond the base-of-four, plus her per-person fees).
Eligible — a child born within 12 months of the grant is included in the dependents framework.
Act 3/2019 s.2 expressly includes 'a child born within 12 months of the grant' of citizenship. The newborn at 8 months post-grant falls within the window and can be added as a dependent, reflecting Grenada's notably family-inclusive CBI rules.
Outside the standard child band (18 to under 30); inclusion is not available on the face of the s.2 definition for a 31-year-old child.
Act 3/2019 s.2 caps the supported-adult-child category at under 30. A 31-year-old child falls outside the standard child dependant tier. The Route Universe records the child band as '<18 or 18-30 supported' with no disability-specific extension pinned; absent a separate primary-pinned provision, a 31-year-old cannot be included as a dependent child and would need his own application. (Flagged: any disability-based extension is not primary-confirmed for Grenada.)
Eligible — Grenada's dependents framework is among the most inclusive globally, covering spouse, children, parents/grandparents (two age tiers) and single childless siblings.
Act 3/2019 s.2 (GD-INV-03) lists spouse; child <18 or 18-30 supported; parent/grandparent above 55 and (separate tier) not exceeding 55 fully supported; sibling 18+ single childless; and newborn within 12 months. This breadth — siblings and grandparents included — is a stated value proposition and one of the most family-inclusive CBI frameworks. The wide family is includable, each beyond the base-of-four at the applicable surcharge (+US$25k/+US$50k/+US$75k) and per-person fees.
Eligible — the 58-year-old (over 55) adds +US$25,000; the 53-year-old (under 55) adds +US$50,000.
Act 3/2019 s.2 splits parents/grandparents at 55 into two tiers, and SRO 15/2024 prices them differently: a parent/grandparent aged 55+ added beyond the base costs +US$25,000 (paragraph not-(f)), while a parent/grandparent NOT exceeding 55 is a paragraph (f) dependant at +US$50,000. So the 58-year-old = +US$25,000 and the 53-year-old = +US$50,000, totalling +US$75,000 in investment surcharges (plus their per-person DD/government fees).
Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-06-14.
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