Key to symbols used:
T - Average daily maximum temperatures
S - Average daily sunshine hours
R - Average monthly rainfall (if higher than 0.5”)

Flight time: 9.5 hours
GMT = or -: - 4
Visa: Not required

Documents and Legal requirements
Residency: You must be resident in the Islands for a minimum of three working days before you wedding can take place.
Proof of ID: Your original birth certificates and valid 10-year passports.
Divorced: If you are divorced you must produce your Decree Absolute with the court stamp.
Widowed: If you are widowed you must provide the original copy of your deceased spouse’s death certificate.
Age restriction: To marry in the British Virgin Islands you must be 18 years of age or over without the need for parental consent.

Ceremonies
You can choose to get married on the deck of a yacht, on a deserted, sun kissed beach, in a church of your choice, under a gazebo by the sea or in a tropical garden.

Obtaining a marriage licence
As soon as you arrive in the British Virgin Islands you can apply for a marriage licence at the Attorney General’s Office (see further information). Your licence will take three days to process and once granted is valid for three months from the date it is signed. At the Attorney General’s Office you will be required to:
- Purchase a $110 (US currency) postage stamp for a Special Licence, if you have been resident in the BVI for 1 day or $50 postage stamp if you have been resident for fifteen days or more.
- Show proof of your identity and your resident status i.e. the day you arrived in the BVI by means of your passport.
- Show proof of your marital status (including certified copies of Decree Absolute or Death Certificate if appropriate.
You must have two witnesses to witness and sign your application form for the licence. These witnesses need not be the same two witnesses who are present at your marriage ceremony. You may request BV Islanders to be your witnesses at the Attorney General’s Office and at your wedding ceremony.
Having applied for your licence you should then go to the Registrar’s Office to schedule an appointment for the date and time you want to be married. If you have telephoned your appointment before you travelled you will need make a confirmation.

If you wish to be married at the Registrar’s Office you will be required to pay a fee of $35 or $100 if you wish your wedding ceremony to be performed outside the office. Also, if the Registrar is required to go off the island of Tortola, to one of the adjoining islands, you will be asked to pay the Registrar’s Transportation to that island.

Religious weddings
If you wish to be married in a church the wedding banns must be published on three consecutive Saturdays or Sundays in the church of your choice. You must make arrangements with the Minister in advance. You can get married in a church by special licence, arrangements for which must also be made with the minister.

Further information

The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board 55 Newman Street, London W1T 3EB Tel: 020 7947 8200 Fax: 020 7947 8279 Email: bvi@london.fcb.com Website: www.bvitouristboard.com	Registrar’s Office PO Box 418 Road Town Tortola British Virgin Islands Tel: 001-809 494 3701/3492
Attorney General’s Office 2nd Floor Central Administration Complex Road Town Tortola