About the island: the St. Thomas guide
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 28, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
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
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
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
