Have a wedding or renew your vows with a romantic ceremony on a white sandy beach at sunset or garden terrace overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Then celebrate with an intimate honeymoon in a secluded cottage, an elegant villa, or beachside hotel. Just “ask me...”
MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS:
A marriage license is easy to obtain in the British Virgin Islands and the certificate is valid internationally.
Requirements of the Registrar-General's Office
- An island residency requirement of 3 business days
- Your passports as proof of identity and date of arrival in the BVI.
- Proof of marital status (certified original copies of Degree Absolute for divorced spouses or Death Certificate of deceased spouses).
- Two witnesses: (1) for signing the license application and (1) to be present at the marriage ceremony. (Witnesses need not be the same for both exercises; persons in the BVI may be selected as witnesses.
- $110.00 (in BVI postage stamps) for a special license for those residing in the BVI for three days or $50.00 (may be included in your hotel’s wedding package)
In addition, the Registrar-General will require the following information:
- The names of the two parties as they appear on your travel documents
- The ages of both parties
- The occupations of both parties
- Marital Status
- The names of the two witnesses to the ceremony
- Fees payable to the Registrar-General's Office are $35.00 if the wedding ceremony is to be performed in a church, and $100.00 is it is performed elsewhere (Fees may be included in your hotel’s wedding package)
If you wish to be married in a church, wedding announcements must be published on three consecutive Saturdays or Sundays in the church of your choice. You must make arrangement with the minister of the church of your choice.
(Publishing of announcements is not necessary if a marriage license is obtained)
Have a wedding or renew your vows with a romantic ceremony on a white sandy beach at sunset or garden terrace overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Then celebrate with an intimate honeymoon in a secluded cottage, an elegant villa, or beachside hotel. Just “ask me...”
