Moving and settling in, public services listed for reference
These are the public offices most people deal with when they buy, rent or settle in the islands. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor runs the Recorder of Deeds, the Tax Assessor and the Tax Collector, and regulates insurance. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) issues building and coastal zone permits. The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) issues business licenses and runs the public license search. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Bureau of Internal Revenue also have offices on the islands. We list them for reference.
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The Bureau of Motor Vehicles handles driver's licenses, identification cards, vehicle registration, titles and inspections for the territory, and its St. Thomas district office is at Tutu Park Mall.
Frenchtown, St. Thomas. Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs issues business licenses, supports the territory's professional boards and commissions, and handles consumer matters such as complaints and recalls.
Frenchtown, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Coastal Zone Management program of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources was set up to manage and protect the territory's coastal resources.
Frenchtown, St. Thomas. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0
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The Division of Permits, part of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, enforces and regulates the local and national building codes used in the Virgin Islands.
Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Elections System of the Virgin Islands registers voters and runs elections in the territory, and its St. Thomas district office is in the Lockhart Garden Shopping Center.
Magens Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Office of the Tax Assessor is a unit of the Division of Real Property Tax within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. On St.
Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Tax Collector's Office is a unit of the Division of Real Property Tax in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Recorder of Deeds files and records documents affecting real property in the territory, including deeds, mortgages, personal liens and tax liens, under the supervision of the Lieutenant Governor.
Red Hook, St. Thomas. Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue is the territory's tax agency. Its website offers online services for income tax and gross receipts tax, an excise tax payment portal, tax forms and a tax…
Red Hook, St. Thomas. Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The St. Thomas-St. John District of the Virgin Islands Department of Education runs the public schools on both islands, under the Office of the Insular Superintendent.
Coki Point, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, or VIWMA, handles household trash, landfills and wastewater in the territory, and its St. Thomas office is at Estate Bovoni. On St.
Tutu, St. Thomas. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0
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The St. Croix district office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is in the Industrial Park at Kingshill. The bureau issues driver's licenses, learner's permits and identification cards, and it registers, titles…
Sion Farm, St. Croix. Photo: Jack Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Public domain
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The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs licenses businesses in the Virgin Islands, supports professional boards such as the Real Estate Commission, and takes consumer complaints. On St.
Christiansted, St. Croix. Photo: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coastal Zone Management is the Department of Planning and Natural Resources program that reviews development in the first tier of the territory, known as the coastal zone.
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The Department of Planning and Natural Resources runs its St. Croix district permit office from Estate Mars Hill in Frederiksted.
Frederiksted, St. Croix. Photo: Matt H. Wade, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Elections System of the Virgin Islands registers voters and runs elections in the territory, and its St. Croix district office is on the first floor of the Sunny Isles Shopping Center, in Estate Sion Farm.
Sion Farm, St. Croix. Photo: Jack Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Public domain
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The Office of the Tax Assessor is a unit of the Division of Real Property Tax in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor's contact page lists two Tax Assessor offices on St.
Christiansted, St. Croix. Photo: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0
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This is the Frederiksted office of the Tax Assessor, a unit of the Division of Real Property Tax in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
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The Tax Collector's Office, a unit of the Division of Real Property Tax in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, collects real property taxes, issues tax clearance letters, enforces payment and manages…
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The Recorder of Deeds records deeds, mortgages, personal liens, tax liens and other documents tied to real property, under the supervision of the Lieutenant Governor. Its St.
Teague Bay, East End, St. Croix. Photo: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue administers taxes for the Virgin Islands, and its St. Croix office is at Estate Diamond, with a Christiansted mailing address.
Point Udall, East End, St. Croix. Photo: Aaron Cortina, CC BY 3.0
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The St. Croix District of the Virgin Islands Department of Education runs the island's public schools, and says its 1,043 employees serve more than 5,100 students from Pre-K through 12th grade.
Point Udall, East End, St. Croix. Photo: Dartrider, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, or VIWMA, handles household trash, landfills and wastewater in the territory, and its St. Croix office is at Estate Glynn, near Kingshill. Household waste on St.
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The Bureau of Motor Vehicles keeps a St. John district office in the Government Complex in Cruz Bay. The bureau's services include driver's licenses, learner's permits, ID cards, disabled person placards,…
Cruz Bay, St. John. Photo: anoldent, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs has a St. John office in the administrative complex known as The Battery.
Great Cruz Bay and Chocolate Hole, St. John. Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, Aerial Photography Field Office, and NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NAIP imagery), Public domain (U.S. government work)
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The Elections System of the Virgin Islands registers voters and runs elections in the territory, and its St. John office is on the third floor of The Market Place in Estate Enighed.
Cruz Bay, St. John. Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Tax Assessor's St. John office is listed on the Lieutenant Governor's contact page in the Islandia Building at Enighed.
Great Cruz Bay, St. John. Photo: TravelingOtter, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, or VIWMA, handles household trash, landfills and wastewater in the territory, and its St. John office is at Susannaberg. St.
Coral Bay, St. John. Photo: Heptazane, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture, through its Veterinary Services division, sets the entry rules for animals arriving in the territory, and its animal import page is the official source for anyone…
St. Thomas. Photo: Sunil Pereira, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Virgin Islands Department of Education, or VIDE, runs the territory's public schools in two districts, St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix, from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12.
Christiansted, St. Croix. Photo: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, or VITEMA, is the cabinet-level agency under the Office of the Governor that coordinates emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation…
Moving, updated October 29, 2026
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