Passport & Visas
From North America: As of October 1 2008, U.S. citizens travelling by air to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda must present a passport or other WHTI-compliant documentation to enter or depart from the United States. For Canadian citizens a passport is preferred however you may also use an original birth certificate accompanied by a valid photo ID such as a driver's license.
From Europe: European citizens need a valid passport to enter the British Virgin Islands. However visitors that are residents of certain countries, require a visa in order to enter the BVI. If in doubt about the necessity of a visa, contact the nearest BVI Tourist Board Office, the nearest British Embassy, or contact the Chief Immigration Department, BVI Government Tel: (284) 494-3471 or 468-3701 ext. 4700.
Visas are required by nationals of the following countries:
| Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Benin Bhutan Bosnia & Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burundi Burma Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Is. Central African Republic Chad China (except Hong Kong) Colombia Comoros Congo Cuba Djibouti Dominican Republic Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia |
Gabon Georgia Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Korea (North) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar |
Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Peru Qatar Russian Republic Rwanda Sao Tome & Principle Saudi Arabia Senegal Somalia Sudan Surinam Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Togo Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen |