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US Virgin Islands
Visitors must register within about 3 days, or are publicly listed long after leaving.
We haven't confirmed these rules against the statute text yet. Check the cited laws before relying on them.
The US Virgin Islands appears to require visiting registrants to report to the V.I. Department of Justice in person, with no minimum day count. Staying more than 30 cumulative days in a year makes them a resident with full tier-based registration. Changes to temporary lodging must be reported in person within three business days.
Registering as a visitor
- When it's required
- On arrival.
- Deadline
- No explicit statutory deadline for visitor notification; the law asks for arrival and departure information, so contact before or on arrival. Full registration (if moving, working, or studying) is due within 3 business days. Changes to temporary lodging require in-person appearance within 3 business days.
- Where
- V.I. Department of Justice (Attorney General's SORNA unit), in person; bring photo ID, lodging info, rental car details, and round-trip itinerary
- Also required if
- Establishing residency, employment, or becoming a student in the Territory
- Employment including self-employment and uncompensated volunteer work
- Student status including interns, externs, and apprentices
- Staying more than 30 days cumulatively in a year ('reside')
Public registry
The law doesn't clearly say whether visitors appear on the public registry.
The registry site describes public posting for offenders who reside, attend school, or are employed in the Territory, and does not mention visitors. The public-notification sections (14 V.I.C. §§ 1725-1728) were not read. § 1724(g)(5) refers to updating the website 'if applicable.' Nothing read addresses removal after a visitor departs; § 1724(c) says a relocating resident is removed only once proof of registration elsewhere is provided.
Places registrants can't go
- Unverified - no exclusion zones found in sections readNo school, park, playground, or daycare presence or residency exclusion zones appeared in 14 V.I.C. §§ 1721, 1721A, or 1724; other Code titles were not searched, so restrictions cannot be ruled out.Applies to: unknown
- Supervision-imposed conditionsRegistrants on probation, parole, furlough, or work release may face conditions barring parks, schools, or beaches; interstate compact travel permission may also be needed.Applies to: people under supervision
Laws cited
- 14 V.I.C. § 1721 (Definitions) · Justia (unofficial mirror)
- 14 V.I.C. § 1724 (Registration requirements) · Justia (unofficial mirror)
- V.I. DOJ Sex Offender Registry FAQs · US Virgin Islands Department of Justice / NSOPW
- V.I. Sex Offender Registry home page · US Virgin Islands Department of Justice / NSOPW
- Man Arrested for Failing to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements (Feb. 2025) · St. Thomas Source
Last checked September 19, 2026 · full review September 19, 2026
Research notes
No official USVI code text was verified; the USVI Code is not freely published on a government site, and statutory text came from Justia's unofficial mirror (2019 and 2025 editions). Sections 1722, 1723, and 1725-1730 were not read in full, so public-listing rules and any presence restrictions are unverified rather than absent. There is tension between § 1721A (applying the chapter to those who reside, work, or study) and § 1721(j) plus the DOJ FAQ, which impose a visitor notification duty on tourists; the agency reads it as covering visitors. 'Immediately' is defined as within 3 business days.
Common questions
Do registered sex offenders have to register when visiting US Virgin Islands?
Visitors must register on arrival. No explicit statutory deadline for visitor notification; the law asks for arrival and departure information, so contact before or on arrival. Full registration (if moving, working, or studying) is due within 3 business days. Changes to temporary lodging require in-person appearance within 3 business days.
Will a visiting registrant appear on US Virgin Islands's public registry?
US Virgin Islands's law doesn't clearly say whether visitors appear on the public registry.
Are there places registrants can't go in US Virgin Islands?
The state restricts registrants from: unverified - no exclusion zones found in sections read; supervision-imposed conditions. Details and who they apply to are listed on this page.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules may add requirements. Confirm with the state registry agency or an attorney before you travel.