2026 BVI Regulatory Calendar
Be ready for regulatory filing dates.
In our 2026 calendar we list the key regulatory and corporate filing dates applicable to British Virgin Islands entities on filing and other obligations. The dates listed are those provided by British Virgin Islands regulatory authorities. For further information on any of the upcoming deadlines covered by the calendar, please contact the related contact(s) on this page.
Please find below the link to download the 2026 BVI Regulatory Calendar.
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Winding-Up Petitions in the BVI – A Practical Guide For Creditors Applying to appoint a BVI liquidator is one of the most cost effective and efficient tools available to creditors who want to recover debts or liabilities from BVI companies and is often a go-to strategy where simpler methods of debt collection have failed. Once appointed, a liquidator has a broad range of immediate powers including the ability to take possession and control of all of the company’s assets. In this guide, we highlight the process and the key principles for creditors to consider prior to and during the liquidator appointment process.
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Guide to Fintech in the British Virgin Islands 2025/2026
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Navigating the New Legitimate Interest Access Regime for BVI Beneficial Ownership Information
The BVI legitimate interest access (“LIA”) system became operational on 1 April 2026. To establish a “legitimate interest”, an applicant must demonstrate that the purpose of the request for beneficial ownership information is to investigate, prevent or detect money laundering, terrorist financing or proliferation financing, or that the applicant is carrying out client due diligence or other obligations in accordance with the BVI’s anti-money laundering laws.
International Women’s Day 2026 Roundtable: Rights. Justice. Action. For all women and girls.
As we recognise International Women’s Day 2025, we are reminded that gender equality is not just a vision – it’s a call to action.
Key Developments in the BVI Beneficial Ownership Regime
The BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships (Beneficial Ownership) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the “Amendment Regulations”) were gazetted and came into effect on 1 July 2025. The Amendment Regulations introduced important changes and additions to the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “BO Regulations”) including, amongst other changes: providing additional categories of entities that are exempt from the requirement to file beneficial ownership information with the BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs (the “Registrar”); changing the threshold for determination of a “subsidiary” in the relevant exemption from “more than 75%” to “75% or more”; the introduction of provisions for the imposition, effect of and withdrawal of restrictions notices; the introduction of criteria for legitimate interest access to beneficial ownership information together with a process to apply to the Registrar for an exemption from the disclosure of beneficial ownership information; and the addition of further penalty provisions in Schedule 3 to the BO Regulations. Transitional provisions: The Amendment Regulations provide that for legal entities incorporated, registered or continued prior to 1 July, 2025, they must be in compliance with the Amendment Regulations within 6 months (by 1 January 2026). Entities that failed to make their filings by the due date will not be considered to be in good standing. However, there is a moratorium on filing fees and penalties until 31 March 2026. In addition, applications for inspection of, or a copy of an entry in, a beneficial ownership register (BO Register) will not be accepted before 1 April 2026. Persons may apply for an exemption from disclosure of beneficial ownership information from 2 January 2026.
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From Duty to Danger: Director Liability in the Zone of Insolvency
The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) (the “BVI Court of Appeal”) in Byers & Others v Chen Ningning[1] (“Byers”) has affirmed and provided important clarification on the extent to which directors may be held personally liable for breaching the “creditor duty”.
