Tying the Knot in the Virgin Island, What you need to Know

For a wedding in USVI:

• Fill out the application for marriage license and certificate of marriage forms (the forms can be downloaded at www.usvitourism.vi). The form must be notarized and there is an 8 day waiting period before a license will be issued. When mailing the form, include a letter detailing the dates of your visit, the date you plan to pick up your license and if you have been previously married, a certified copy of your divorce decree.
• You will also need to include a certified check or money order made out to the Superior Court of the USVI for $100 ($50 for the marriage license and $50 for the marriage certificate). There is a $200 fee if married in the court by a judge.
• Mail to: Superior Court of the Virgin Islands P.O. Box 70, St. Thomas, USVI 00804
• Both bride and groom will need to pick up the marriage license in person at the Superior Court located in St. Thomas (located at the Alexander Farrely Justice Building in Charlotte Amalie). The court is open 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday and 10:00am to noon on Saturdays. You will need photo identification and a copy of the certified check or money order receipt.
• Finally, after the wedding, you will need to return your signed paperwork back to the court (signed by minister and witnesses) for your final paperwork.

For a wedding in BVI:

• Marriage License & Regulations for BVI – for full/comprehensive information we recommend you visit www.bvitourism.com
• You may apply for your marriage license at the Attorney General?s offfiice located in the Government Administration Complex at Wickham?s Cay I, Road Town, Tortola.
• You must be in the British Virgin Islands for a minimum of 3 days prior to the wedding service and after having made application for your marriage license.
• You will be required to purchase $110.00 in postage stamps if you have been in the territory for less than 15 days prior to the ceremony or $50.00 in stamps if you have been in the BVI for 15 days or more.
• You will require passports as proof of identity and to establish your date of arrival in the BVI.
• Two witnesses will be required to oversee the signing of your marriage license application and ceremony.
• Once your application for marriage license has been completed, you may then proceed to the Registrar?s office on Main Street, Road Town, Tortola. The office is open from 9:00 am to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturdays.