Права на регистрацию (общие)

The general registration entitlements under Constitution s.92 + Citizenship Act Cap 1.05 s.3 (incl. minors, persons connected with SKN, and the procedural registration provisions).

• Registration entitlement classes under Constitution s.92(1): (a) spouse of a citizen; (b) Commonwealth citizen ordinarily resident 14 years immediately preceding application; (c) a former citizen who renounced citizenship (right of resumption); (d) a person who, but for renunciation, would have become a citizen by s.90; (e) spouse of a (b)/(c)/(d) person; (f) certain widow(er)/former spouses; (g) a person under 18 who is the child of a citizen or of a person entitled to register under the preceding paragraphs; and (h) such other persons as Parliament may prescribe. All are entitlements (not discretionary), subject only to the s.92 defence/public-safety/public-order proviso. - Resumption / re-acquisition of citizenship: Constitution s.92(1)(c) entitles any person who, having been a citizen, has renounced citizenship to be registered again — a statutory right of resumption. The Citizenship Regulations route s.92(1)(c) and (d) applications through Form R.3. The associated registration fee (Reg Schedule 5 para 3) is EC$1,120.00 for a SCN-by-birth citizen or CARICOM citizen/belonger, EC$2,120.00 for a citizen of any other Commonwealth country. - Derivative minor registration: Constitution s.92(1)(g) entitles a person under 18 who is the child of a citizen (or of a person entitled to register under the preceding paragraphs) to be registered; the application is made by parent/guardian (s.92(2)), or by the minor if married. Citizenship Act s.3(7) carries the procedural rule that an application under s.3(2)/(6) for a minor is made by parent/guardian (or by the minor if married). Regulations route s.92(1)(g)/s.3 minor applications through Form R.4; the registration fee (Reg Schedule 5 para 4) is EC$340.00.

• Determination timeline for refusal investigations: where the Minister decides to conduct an investigation under Citizenship Act s.3(9) into whether the s.3(11) refusal conditions exist, the s.3(8) determination must be made within a period not exceeding two years from the date of receipt of the application (s.3(10)).

Primary statute: Constitution s.92; Citizenship Act s.3. Operative 1983-09-19–present. Authority: Ministry of National Security.