People in the British Virgin Islands and in other countries around the world can now access a wide range of data related to immigration issues in the Territory online, following the launch of the BVI Immigration Department's new website.
“We are in an information age and being a part of the global community, the BVI must keep pace,” stated the Permanent Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office, Clyde Lettsome at a media briefing to launch the new website.
Lettsome noted that the launch of the Immigration Department website is characteristic of the fast moving changes in technology and the way information is exchanged within a global community.
“This is just another step on the road to us being very information savvy and ready to interact with the public both in and outside of the BVI. It is also our way of making the BVI Immigration Department more accessible to the public generally,” he said.
Acting Chief Immigration Officer Malvern Brathwaite said he is pleased that
the Department was able to establish an online presence.
“An immigration department, by its very nature, is a worldwide network.
Therefore for us to be able to use this tool that connects the globe and our
travellers, moves us closer to realising the creed of the true nature of an
immigration department,” he stated.
The Acting Chief Immigration Officer noted that travellers will also have the
convenience of being able to download a variety of immigration forms from the
website.
“We will seek to disseminate comprehensive information to travellers, which includes immigration standards and procedures for entering the BVI, visa requirements, policy guidelines that apply to residency applications, and the full range of immigration related data that travellers will need to vacation or work in the Territory,” Brathwaite explained.
The new website, found at www.bviimmigration.gov.vg., includes the list of designated ports of entry as well as persons who are prohibited from re-entering the Territory. The website launch forms part of an ongoing programme of initiatives geared at modernising the department.
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