The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that Statutory Instrument No. 10 Immigration and Passport (Authorised Ports of Entry) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 is now available for public information on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/.

32 individuals are now British citizens after having been previously naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens.

Public Officers of the Territory are participating in a series of training initiatives this week organised by the United States Embassy.

The public is notified that the Civil Registry and Passport Office will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 to facilitate the British Citizenship Ceremony .../

The public is notified that the Civil Registry and Passport Office will be opened for business at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday February 13, 20 and 27 to facilitate in-house training for its employees.

The established processes offered by the Civil Registry and Passport Office and the Immigration Department in applying for visas and entering the Territory are still in effect while works are ongoing to launch the new Boarder Management and e-Visa System.

Representatives from the Canadian Bank Note Company’s Project Team will be installing the first phase of the Border Management and Electronic Visa System next week.

Successful applicants in the Fast Track Initiative will be awarded their Residency and/or Belonger Status Certificates and Cards at the Multipurpose Sports Complex on Monday, December 16.

The Civil Registry and Passport Office is attempting to preserve more local records through a potential partnership with Family Search Discovery Center.

Thirty-nine (39) persons are British Citizens after having been previously naturalised as British Overseas Territories citizens.