British Virgin Islands Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2023-07-17 20:19:01
British Virgin Islands is located in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to British Virgin Islands is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check British Virgin Islands Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 06.05.2022
1. Passengers must have an approved "BVI Gateway Traveler Authorization Certificate" obtained at least 48 hours before departure at https://bvigateway.bviaa.com/
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 18 years accompanied by their fully vaccinated parents;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before arrival.
2. Passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before arrival are subject to a COVID-19 test on arrival, if they do not have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 5 days before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival.
The test must be based on nasopharyngeal swab.
- This does not apply to passengers who are 4 years or younger.
3. Passengers without a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before arrival, must have a negative RT-PCR test result issued at most 5 days before arrival. The test must be based on nasopharyngeal swab and be uploaded at https://bvigateway.bviaa.com/
- This does not apply to passengers who are 4 years or younger.
4. Passengers without a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before arrival, are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival. They must pre-register at https://airport.bvi.care/
- This does not apply to passengers who are 4 years or younger.
5. Passengers are subject to medical screening.
Travel Advisory By USA
Mon, 17 Jul 2023
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed.
Exercise normal precautions in the British Virgin Islands.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to the British Virgin Islands.
If you decide to travel to the British Virgin Islands:
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Barbados, which covers the British Virgin Islands.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to British Virgin Islands
Visa free access
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for British Virgin Islands Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)