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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: busyengineer]
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03/17/2015 07:47 AM
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CaptainJay
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How long did you tell them you wanted to stay? "You will be required to complete a Customs control document, Immigration cards for each person onboard together with a green Customs declaration form for each person. If you are a charter yacht and you are taking fee-paying passengers whilst in the BVI, you need to buy a Cruising Permit and a National Parks Mooring Permit. This permit allows you to use the mooring buoys in the marine park for your yacht or dinghy (these moorings accommodate yachts up to 60 ft). Yachts visiting the BVI for the first time for the year, will be required to pay an Annual Tonnage fee which is based on your yachtís net tonnage up to a limit of $55. If the vessel is to remain in the BVI for more than one month, there is a fee of $200 to temporarily import the yacht for up to one year." BVI Marine Guide: Clearance
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: CGB]
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03/17/2015 08:10 AM
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Jost has been much easier for us. Somehow cheaper too.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: RickG]
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03/17/2015 08:37 AM
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I've been using Gun Creek to clear in and out since that location opened and it has always been fast and efficient. The only drawback is that they still don't have a credit card machine, so all payments must be made in cash.
Last edited by Zanshin; 03/17/2015 08:38 AM.
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: busyengineer]
#46151
03/17/2015 09:21 AM
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Posts: 5,680 An island state of mind
tradewinds
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busyengineer said:
Was being polite (as you do with idiots that wear uniforms) up until that point but it just got worse - they seemed to enjoy my pain and discomfort. I wouldn't be so quick to classify people who wear uniforms as idiots, when you just spent the last week stuck on St. Thomas because you couldn't raise your anchor by yourself. Just sayin' <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: busyengineer]
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03/17/2015 10:59 AM
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busyengineer said:If they continue to treat folks like me like crap I simply won't go back and they might have to find a new job! Nuff said! Yes...the entire world revolves around YOU...really?
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: jboothe]
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03/17/2015 11:05 AM
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I think we can be a little harsh here, unnecessarily so many times..
Calling them idiots isn't necessary, but he does have a point. Clearly his not going back won't cost them their jobs but if enough people didn't go back because of how they were treated, it could.
At the same time, it seems they were correct and perhaps some of their attitude was a reflection of how busyengineer reacted to the $250 entry fee. We've checked in and out numerous times and everyone was very nice - we also were very nice as well and never gave anyone a hard time. Even got the 10 cent forms for free last time since I didn't have any dimes and they didn't have any change.
Matt
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: maytrix]
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03/17/2015 11:28 AM
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Posts: 1,347 USVI
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I have probably cleared a boat into the BVI more times than most of the posters on this site and I can say with certainty that I have observed idiocy in the C&I offices in the ratio of 999 in line to 1 behind the counter in uniform. I have seen the lack of respect, level of sobriety, manner of dress, tone of voice, disgraceful comments and behavior, total lack of proper documentation and 100's of other examples of shameful decorum that these uniformed representatives of the Queen face every day and am impressed with their respectful, patient and polite manner on almost every visit.
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: jboothe]
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03/17/2015 11:35 AM
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jboothe said: ...having the attitude that "I pay your salary and you work for me" doesn't tend to get you very far. Yeah, I have no idea what kind of attitude the guy in the uniform might have given the OP, but it seems pretty likely that there was a bit of attitude on both sides of the counter!
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: CGB]
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03/17/2015 03:42 PM
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Some people live in a black hole and will drag into that hole whomever they can. Misery loves company!
It's not what you've got, it's what you give, it's not the life you choose, it's the life you live.
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Re: Customs and Immigration in BVI
[Re: Teammac]
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03/17/2015 03:48 PM
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Allrighty then. I think this thread has nowhere further to go than down.
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