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Public encouraged to renew passports & travel documents

Registrar General at the Civil Registry and Passport Office (CRPO) Mrs Tashi O’ Flaherty-Maduro is advising the public to renew their travel documents promptly to prevent travel interruptions. Photo: GIS/File
Mrs Tashi O' Flaherty-Maduro said in anticipation of the up-coming hurricane season and summer holidays, citizens are encouraged to check the validity of their passports and submit applications well in advance before making definitive plans for travel. Photo: GIS
Mrs Tashi O' Flaherty-Maduro said in anticipation of the up-coming hurricane season and summer holidays, citizens are encouraged to check the validity of their passports and submit applications well in advance before making definitive plans for travel. Photo: GIS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Registrar General at the Civil Registry and Passport Office (CRPO) Mrs Tashi O’ Flaherty-Maduro is advising the public to renew their travel documents promptly to prevent travel interruptions.

Mrs Flaherty-Maduro said in anticipation of the up-coming hurricane season and summer holidays, citizens are encouraged to check the validity of their passports and submit applications well in advance before making definitive plans for travel. 

“The CRPO emphasises that applying for a passport involves a centralised process that incorporates printing carried out by His Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) in the United Kingdom since 2015,” the Registrar General said. She added, “HMPO guidance states that passports can take up to ten (10) weeks to process. As such, by renewing passports early, individuals can ensure smooth and hassle-free travel,” Flaherty-Maduro stated in a Government Information Service (GIS) press release on April 15, 2024.

She further stated, “Let us continue to work together to ensure that all travellers are well-prepared and equipped with valid passports for their upcoming travel plans.”

Processing time varies

Passport processing may vary depending on the individual circumstances such as lost, stolen or first time passports, which can constitute a longer processing time. Subsequently, citizens are also reminded that they can renew their BOTC and/or British passports within nine (9) months of expiration.

For more information, individuals can contact the Civil Registry & Passport Office at 284-468-3036 or infocris@gov.vg.

The Civil Registry and Passport Office said it is committed to maintaining transparency and accessibility, offering clear guidance and assistance to applicants throughout the process of obtaining passports and other documents of identity.

9 Responses to “Public encouraged to renew passports & travel documents”

  • ................................. (16/04/2024, 09:47) Like (1) Dislike (15) Reply
    It takes to long and to expensive
    • WOW (16/04/2024, 10:47) Like (45) Dislike (2) Reply
      125$ for a ten yr document that allows you to move about is too expensive. But shoes clothes etc that you wear once is not? Hmmmmm
      • To WOW (16/04/2024, 11:59) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
        not every idiot deserve a response. for the one who thinks it is too expensive then they just wait until a passport discount day is announced. Maybe he/she will get one free and the other at half price.
  • bvi (16/04/2024, 13:10) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    Since the BVI passport is being processed and printed in the UK, couldnt it be completed and submitted online like the UK passport? The most recent renewal of a UK passport came back to me 1 day shy of 2 weeks, after sending the requested documents by DHL. Why cant this be done with the bvi passport?
    • skuntington (16/04/2024, 14:42) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
      so man with big money, influence can simply buy a bvi passport. the programme is called citizenship by investing in gov official pockets ;)
    • resident (16/04/2024, 15:11) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
      why bother get a bvi passport if you have a u.k one, it's just a waste of money
  • Bree (16/04/2024, 13:47) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    What I would like is a change in the application process. Why do I have to always submit copies of my parents, birth certificate along with mine whenever I have to renew my passport. By now this should be automatic and all one need to submit should be the application, a new photo and the old passport. Unless a name changed or something major, this is too much. Renewing should be easier than this.
  • US Homeland Security (16/04/2024, 15:37) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Don't bother coming here. Its still legal in the United States to kill people in self defense and help prevent crime.
  • Hmm (19/04/2024, 11:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    worst process ever!!!!!! it's like they try to make things more difficult in already difficult world, well they probably make make it difficult for people who don't have the popular last names in the BVI, i'm trying to renew mines and it's very frustrating and disappointing, the people working in that office makes it hard. I Born here too smh


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