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Saturday, June 30, 2018

BVI Provides Visa Exemption Policy for Chinese Nationals

Chinese nationals received the right to enter and remain in the British Virgin Islands without the need for a visa, for business and tourism only, for a period of less than 6 months. This continues the BVI visa exemption policy which went into effect on September 1, 2016, and through which foreign nationals, including Chinese people, were allowed to enter the jurisdiction without BVI visa if they held the UK, U.S. or Canadian visa.

The BVI government believes that the visa exemption will help with the country’s global marketability in tourism and financial services sector. Chinese nationals will have the right to visit the BVI for business matters related to the BVI incorporated companies, as well as litigations in the BVI courts

China is currently the largest tourism source market in the world, and the second largest economy. It has been the largest trading partner of the British Virgin Islands for more than 25 years. Chinese and Hong Kong companies comprise 41% of the US$1.5 trillion of assets going through the BVI.

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