The Department of Immigration is informing the public that a private company Efficient Experts operating in the Territory is not affiliated with their department.

The Department of Immigration will be facilitating office hours at the Emile Dunlop Community Centre, Anegada on June 24 from 11:30 a.m. 

The Department of Immigration is now accepting applications for the Student Vacation Visa Waiver Programme for the upcoming summer vacation period, June to August 2025. 

His Excellency the Governor, Daniel Pruce has assented to the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) Act, 2025.

The Department of Immigration is reminding Entry Permit Holders that a valid Entry Permit Stamp affixed to your passport is required for entry into the Territory.

The public is notified that the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been published for review. The Bill, which was introduced and read for the first time to the House of Assembly on Thursday, 3rd April, 2025, is now available for review on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/ in an extraordinary issue of the Gazette No. 44 dated 15th April, 2025.

The Immigration Department is notifying the public that its Processing Unit is closed for the rest of the day. Regular office hours will resume tomorrow, April 2 at 8:30 a.m.

For additional information, please contact the department at 468 4705. Any inconvenience caused is regretted.

The Department of Immigration and His Majesty’s Customs are advising travellers that we are currently experiencing technical issues with the online ED Card Portal, resulting in a disruption of service. Our teams are working diligently to resolve these issues.  

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Dr Natalio D. Wheatley is away from the Territory from March 4 to 6 attending the Third Annual Council of Ministers for Immigration meeting in Grenada.

The Department of Immigration is reminding travellers that a valid passport is required for entry into the Territory. The department’s previously issued Bulletin of 21 April 2023, is updated effective 1 March, 2025 until further notice, ONLY BVIslanders and Belongers may seek permission to enter without a valid passport.