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May 25th, 2022
USVI Travel Portal to be discontinued June 1, 2022

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The USVI Travel Portal, launched during the Covid-19 pandemic in an attempt to minimise the spread of the virus from individuals entering the US Virgin Islands (USVI), will be discontinued on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr confirmed to the Consortium on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

September 7th, 2021
Application process for ‘fully vaccinated’ to be automated on travel portal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said there would be an additional perk for fully vaccinated persons seeking travel approval on the BVI Gateway Portal.

September 6th, 2021
Persons 'trying to beat the system' @ travel portal- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is making further moves to deter persons from committing “COVID” crimes in the territory by increasing already high fines.

July 27th, 2021
COVID testing policy for vaccinated US VIslanders to enter USVI scrapped

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Come Wednesday, July 28, 2021, vaccinated [US] Virgin Islanders traveling back home will no longer need to take a Covid test for clearance to travel. All they've have to do is insert their vaccination card information into the USVI Travel Portal and await the green QR code confirmation.

May 17th, 2021
10 arrested in USVI for allegedly submitting fake COVID-19 results

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Law enforcement officers with the [US] VI COVID-19 Task Force on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 11:30 am arrested ten people at the Cyril E. King Airport for allegedly uploading fake COVID-19 test results into the USVI Travel Portal, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced.

April 13th, 2021
Policewoman allegedly submits fake COVID result to USVI portal

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) police officer has been arrested for submitting a fake COVID-19 test result into the USVI Travel Portal, police spokesman Toby Derima confirmed to the Consortium following an inquiry. The Consortium was made aware of the arrest Monday morning, April 12, 2021.

April 8th, 2021
USVI woman uploads fake COVID-19 test result into USVI travel portal

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A US Virgin Islander has been arrested for allegedly uploading a fake Covid-19 test result into the USVI Travel Portal, according to information provided to the Consortium by [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Toby Derima, along with a probable cause fact sheet in the VI Superior Court on St Croix, US Virgin Islands.

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