Get Married In British Virgin Islands

Follow these steps to prepare for your wedding on the British Virgin Islands

• You can apply for the marriage license on the day of your arrival in the BVI but you must be on the island for at least three days before the ceremony can take place.
• The fee of $110.00 (in BVI postage stamps) for a Special License for those residents in the BVI for three days is required.
• If you have been on the island for 15 days or more the fee is reduced to $50.00 (in BVI postage stamps) for an Ordinary License.
• Passport is required as proof of identity and to confirm date of arrival in the British Virgin Islands.
• Couple must also present proof of marital status (certified or original copies of decree absolute for divorced spouses or death certificates for deceased spouses.)
• Two witnesses are required for signing license application and two witnesses must present at the marriage ceremony.(They do not need to the same two witnesses)

Once the application has been processed, the couple must present themselves at the office of the Registrar General to schedule an appointment for the ceremony.

Weddings are performed by the Registrar General outside the Office between the hours of 9:00am and 6:30pm, Monday through Saturday, and inside the Office between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.

A complete application with the following is required by the Registrar:

• The names of the two parties as it appears on your travel documents
• The ages of both parties
• The occupation of both parties
• Marital status
• The names of the two witnesses to the ceremony
• $35.00 if wedding ceremony is performed in the office, and $100.00 if it is performed elsewhere.

If you wish to be married in a church of your choice, Wedding Banns must be published on three (3) consecutive Saturdays or Sundays in that church. You must make arrangements with the Minister of the church in advance. Publishing of banns is not necessary if a license is obtained.

Registrar’s Office
Box 418, Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I
Tel; (284) 494-3701, Ext 5001 or (284) 494-3492.

Attorney General’s Office
2nd Floor Central Administration Complex Road Town Tortola B.V.I.