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Xhumana nommeli

i-America neCaribbean

i-British Virgin Islands

I-British Overseas Territory iyindawo eyaziwayo kakhulu njengendawo enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yezinkampani zokuhweba ezingaphandle kwezwe, nesikhungo esikhulu sezimali zokutshala imali kanye nebhizinisi lezinsizakalo zenkampani. Ukusebenza kwebhange kuncane futhi kuvame ukukhawulelwa ebhizinisini lamazwe omhlaba. Zonke izinsizakalo zezimali zilawulwa yi-Financial Services Commission (FSC).

Isibhamu sengoziIngozi ephakeme
FATFUkuqapha okuthuthukile (uhlu olumnyama)
EU AML uhlu lwengozi ephezuluIsibophezela
i-EU tax listAkukho kuluhlu
Izinhlelo zelayisense7
ImaliUS dollar
Izinga le-S&PBBB
Ukhetho Olulandelayo2027

Ibekwe ngaphansi kwe FATF ukuqashwa okuthuthukile ngoJuni 2025 futhi ikhona eqenjini lomhla ka-19 kuJulayi 2026; yashiywa ohlwini lwezwe lesithathu elingozi kakhulu le-EU ngeNqubekelaphambili (i-EU) 2026/83, esebenza kusukela ngoJanuwari 29, 2026. Ayikho kwi-Annex I ye-EU tax list (ukuhlaziywa ngoFebhuwari 17, 2026), kuphela kwi-Annex II. Kuhlolwe ngoOkthoba 7, 2026.

Umbuso nepolitiki

UMbuso
i-Democracy yeParliament; indawo yaseBrithani esezilwandle elawula ngokwayo
i-Monarch
Charles III · kusukela ngoSepthemba 2022
Okuqala
i-Virgin Islands
Amaqembu alawulayo
i-Virgin Islands Party (VIP), noNgqongqoshe wezezimali uLorna Smith
Ukhetho oludlule
Ukhetho oluphelele lweHouse of Assembly, 24 April 2023
Ukhetho Olulandelayo
Ukhetho oluphelele lweHouse of Assembly, luzokwenzeka ngo-2027
Umthethosivivinywa
IHouse of Assembly (i-unicameral): amalungu angama-13 akhethiwe (amadistrict angu-9, ama-territory at-large angu-4) kanye namalungu ex officio
Indlela yomthetho
Imithetho ejwayelekile yase-English

Economics and finance

Abahlali
39.7k (2025)
I-GDP
US$ 1.6 billion (2024)
Imali
US dollar (USD), US dollar yimali esemthethweni (akukho mali yasendaweni)
Ibhange Eliphakathi
Akuna; iBritish Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission iyinhlangano elawula imali
Izinga lemali
i-S&P BBB (eqinile) (ngoJanuwari 2026)

I-BVI iyindawo ehamba phambili emhlabeni yezinkampani zangaphandle (BVI Business Companies), futhi izindleko zokubhaliswa kanye nohambo lwezokuvakasha zikhokhela ingxenye enkulu yombuso nemali engenayo.

Ibhange

General banking license

Imali encanei-USD 2m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali

Imali encane yesigaba 1 US$2,000,000 yebhange le-BVI (iKhodi Yomthetho s.76), kanye ne-US$500,000 yokufaka imali kuKhomishini

Umthetho
Banks and Trust Companies Act, s.10(1)(a) and s.12
Izindleko
Isicelo US$50,000; izindleko zokuqala zelayisense US$250,000 kanye nokuvuselelwa konyaka US$250,000 (Imibandela Yezinsizakalo Zezimali (Izikweletu) (Ukulungiswa), 2023).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Ibhizinisi lebhange ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwe-Virgin Islands
  • Inikezwa kuphela ebhange elincane noma elincane lebhange lamazwe omhlaba elinobuhlakani obuqinisekisiwe ngaphansi kokulawulwa kwekhaya (imithetho yokulawula)
  • Inani elilinganiselwe lemali engenayo elingafaneleka
  • I-deposit elawulwayo engu-US$500,000
Sources(3)
  1. Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Regulatory Code (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Ibhange

Ilayisense lebhange elilinganiselwe i-Class I nelayisense elilinganiselwe i-Class II

Imali encanei-USD 1m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali

Imali encane yesigaba 1 US$1,000,000 (Ikhodi Lokulawulwa s.76), kanye ne-US$500,000 yokutshala imali

Umthetho
Banks and Trust Companies Act, s.10(1)(b), s.10(1)(c), s.11 and s.12
Izindleko
Isicelo se-US$25,000; izindleko zokuqala zelayisense yi-US$150,000 kanye nezindleko zonyaka zokuvuselelwa yi-US$150,000 (imithetho yezindleko ngo-2023).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Akufanele athathe ama-deposit kusuka kubahlali baseVirgin Islands ngaphandle kwalabo abanelayisense noma izinkampani zebhizinisi zaseBVI (isiqephu 11)
  • Akufanele enze utshalomali ekulahlekelweni kwabahlali ngaphandle kwezinkokhelo ezivunyelwe
  • Isigaba II singathatha imali kuphela kulabo abadwetshwe ebhizinisini elifakwe nesicelo
  • Inani elilinganiselwe lemali edingekayo kanye nediphozithi yokulawula
Sources(3)
  1. Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Regulatory Code (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zokukhokha (PSP)

Ilayisense lokuhlinzeka ngezimali kanye nezinsizakalo zemali, iClass A (ukudluliswa kwemali) ne-Class B (izidingo zemali, ukukhokhelwa kwecheki, ukuguqulwa kwamadola)

Imali encanei-USD 10k
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali

Ibhizinisi lezinsizakalo zemali e-BVI: amathuluzi ezimali angama-US$ 10,000, okungenani ama-US$ 5,000 ngemali engenayo, okushiwo ngamanye ngocingo lwesikhalazo sekhadi lesikweletu, isiqinisekiso noma ipropathi yendawo egunyazwe (imithetho yokulawula s.169)

Umthetho
Financing and Money Services Act, s.9
Izindleko
Isigaba A: isicelo se-US$ 600, izindleko zokuqala nezonyaka zelayisense US$ 12,000, kanye ne-US$ 1,200 ngonyaka ngenkampani encane, inxanxathela noma indawo yokubonisana. Isigaba B: isicelo US$300, izindleko zokuqala nezonyaka US$2,400 (2023 izimo zezindleko).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Kudingeka kube yinkampani yebhizinisi le-BVI noma inkampani yangaphandle enelayisense
  • Isigaba A sifaka ukudlulisa imali nganoma iyiphi indlela, kuhlanganise nokukhokha nge-elekthronikhi neselula
  • Ezinye izinhlobo: C ukukhokhelwa, D ukukhokhelwa kwelease, E ama-ATMs, F ukukhokhelwa komunye nomunye, G ezinye izinsizakalo ezivunyelwe
  • Ukugunyazwa kwabaqondisi nabaphathi abaphezulu
Sources(3)
  1. Financing and Money Services Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Regulatory Code (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ukubhaliswa kwe-Virtual assets service provider

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiI-FSC ifuna ukunika izimvo zokuqala ngaphakathi 6 kweviki futhi iqedele izicelo ngaphakathi kwezinyanga ezinhlanu zokuthunyelwa kokuqala
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali
Umthetho
Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (No. 17 of 2022)
Izindleko
Isicelo US$5,000 (US$10,000 sokugcina noma sokushintshana). Imali yokubhaliswa yokuqala nonyaka US$7,500; i-US$15,000; izimali ezibonakalayo zokushintshana US$25,000. Ibhokisi le-sandbox elilawulayo: isicelo US$1,000, isiqiniseko US$1,500 (2023 amalayisense okulawula).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Isebenza kusukela ngo 1 Februwari 2023; existing VASPs had six months to apply
  • Izivumelwano ezihlukene zokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuvikela noma ukuphatha ushintsho
  • Akukho mnotho omncane oqinile; i-FSC ibeka umnotho okhokhelwe ngokunethezeka, nomnotho ophezulu wokushintshana nokulondoloza
  • Abaqondisi benkampani abavunyelwe
  • Ibhokisi le-sandbox elilawulwayo litholakalayo
Sources(3)
  1. Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (No. 17 of 2022) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. BVI FSC: Guidance on Application for Registration of a VASP · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Inkampani yokutshala imali

Ilayisense lebhizinisi lokutshala imali

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali
Umthetho
Securities and Investment Business Act
Izindleko
Isicelo US$1,200 kuya ku US$3,000 ngesigaba. Izindleko zokuqala nezonyaka zelayisense: ukuhweba (ummeli noma umnikazi) nokuhlela ama-US$ 3,300; ukuphathwa kokutshalwa kwezimali, izincomo nokuphatha US$1,800 ngasinye; i-US$4,500; ukuphatha ushintsho lokutshala imali US$ 10,000 (2023 amalayisense namamithetho).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Izinhlobo eziyisithupha zelayisense: ukuhweba, ukuhlela, ukulawula inkokhelo, izincomo, ukugcinwa, ukuphathwa, ukusebenza kwe-exchange yokutshala imali
  • Ukugunyazwa kwabaqondisi nabaphathi abaphezulu
  • Inqubomgomo yomphathi ogunyaziwe etholakalayo kubaphathi bezindlu, abasebenza ngokuzimela kanye nabasebenzi abafanelekayo (ukugunyazwa kwe-US$ 1,800)
  • Isiqinisekiso sokuhlolwa kwezimali kanye nemibiko yezimali yonyaka
Sources(2)
  1. Securities and Investment Business Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Imali noma umphathi wemali

Izimali ezihambisanayo (zomuntu siqu, zochwepheshe, zamphakathi), izimali zokutshala imali zomuntu siqu, i-incubator nezimali ezigunyaziwe

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali
Umthetho
Securities and Investment Business Act, s.40 to s.63F; Securities and Investment Business (Incubator and Approved Funds) Regulations
Izindleko
Imali yomuntu siqu noma yebhizinisi: isicelo US$850, ukuphawula kanye nezindleko zonyaka US$1,200. Imali yomphakathi: isicelo US$1,200, ukungena kanye nezindleko zonyaka US$1,800. Imali yokutshala imali yomphakathi: isicelo se-US$850, ukuqashwa kanye ne-US$1,200 ngonyaka. I-incubator noma imali evunyelwe: ukugunyazwa kwe-US$1,800, ukuvuselelwa konyaka kwe-US$1,200 (2023 imithetho yezindleko).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Akukho EU passport.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Imali yomuntu siqu: akukho abatshalizimali abangaphezu kuka-50 noma ukunikezwa komphakathi kuphela
  • Imali yobunjiniyela: abatshalizimali bobunjiniyela kuphela, nokungenani kokuqala kokutshala imali okusetshenzisiwe kuMthethosivivinywa Wemali Yobunjiniyela (imali ayiqinisekiswanga lapha)
  • Izimali zikazwelonke zidinga iphrojekthi ebhalisiwe
  • Ukwaziswa kwezinkokhelo zakwamanye
Sources(2)
  1. Securities and Investment Business Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Inkampani ethembekile

Ilayisense le-trust (Isigaba I, II, III kanye nezinhlobo ezivunyelwe)

Imali encanei-USD 250k
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali

Ilayisense le-Trust Class I, II noma III elingena mkhawulo: izimali ezinikezelwe ezingaba ngu-US$ 250,000 (Ikhodi Elilawulayo s.155), kanye nezimali zokutshala imali ezilawulwayo zabameli ababhalisiwe

Umthetho
Banks and Trust Companies Act, s.10 and s.12(4)
Izindleko
Isicelo se-US$1,200 (Isigaba I, II noma III). Izindleko zokuqala nezonyaka zelayisense: Isigaba I i-US$19,200, Isigaba II i-US$16,800, Isigaba III i-US$14,400; Isigaba II esilinganiselwe ku-US$1,200 ngokuya ngenani lezinkontileka (2023 izinqubomgomo zezindleko).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • I-Class I ne-Class III licensees esebenza njenge-agents ebhalisiwe kufanele ifake ama-deposits alawulwayo kusuka ku-US $ 30,000 ngokuya ngezinkampani ezihlinzekwa
  • Abaqondisi abafanele kanye nabaphathi abaphezulu
  • Amalayisense avunyelwe kuphela kulabo abagunyaziwe
Sources(3)
  1. Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Regulatory Code (Revised Edition 2020) · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Financial Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 5) · checked 2026-10-07
Ama-Supervisors

Ubani olawula

  • I-British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) · iwebhusayithiamabhange, amankampani we-trust, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zokukhokha, abahlinzeki bezinkonzo zempahla ebonakalayo (VASPs), izinkampani zokutshala imali, amafayela, inshuwalense

FATF I-EU yafaka iVirgin Islands (UK) ngaphansi kokuhlolwa okuphezulu engqungqutheleni yayo kaJuni 2025; igunya lihlala litholakala ku-19 June 2026 statement. The EU added it to the high-risk list by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/83 of 4 December 2025, applicable from 29 January 2026, so EU obliged entities must apply enhanced due diligence. Umthetho kanye nemithetho yomthetho esetshenziswa lapha yi-Revised Editions njenge-1 January 2020 plus the 2023 fees regulations; later amendments may change figures. The FSC website pages (other than PDFs) were blocked during research, so the FSC FAQ figures were not used. Online gaming is not covered: no BVI online gaming license regime was verified from official sources. Insurance is regulated by the FSC but is not covered here.

Ulwazi oluphelele

i-Virgin Islands yase-British

i-British Virgin Islands
i-Virgin Islands yase-British i-Road Town
Izilimi zesihlabathi. I-map ikhombisa kuphela.
Isimo
Isifunda saseBrithani esiselwandle
Idolobhakazi
i-Road Town
Indawo
151 km²
Izilimi ezisemthethweni
isiNgisi
Indawo yesikhathi
UTC-04:00

Ukuthunyelwa okuyinhloko

  • Izinsizakalo zezezimali (ukufakwa nokubhaliswa kwenkampani)
  • Ukuhamba ngezinyawo (ukugibela izikebhe nezitolo)
  • Igumbi

Abahlanganyeli abakhulu

  • i-Malta
  • i-Guyana
  • i-Greece
  • IJalimane
  • i-Indonesia
Sources for the country information(7)

Ulwazi lwezwe luhlolwe ngo-Okthoba 9, 2026. Idatha yelayisense ivuselelwe ngo-Okthoba 7, 2026. Ulwazi kuphela, hhayi incazelo yomthetho; izimfuneko zishintsha. Isaziso sokulawula.