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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: GloluvsBVI]
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01/21/2016 10:35 PM
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Water taxis all seem to charge some sort of "clearance fee" which goes in their pocket.
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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: HillsideView]
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01/22/2016 10:39 AM
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HillsideView said: Water taxis all seem to charge some sort of "clearance fee" which goes in their pocket. Actually, since this has been stated over and over, I paid close attention this time when we made our trip via water taxi. The captain did indeed go pay someone at Customs & Immigration at West End when he presented his paperwork. Now, how much he paid I do not actually know. But there was a financial transaction that took place with the cash we had handed him, so something is being collected by C&I from the water taxi operators.
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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: Sugaree]
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01/22/2016 10:51 AM
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I'd like to find out exactly what the deal is myself. Not that I use water taxis very often, but I have heard various stories from many folks, and generally with a different amount for the fees each time.
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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: GloluvsBVI]
#83345
01/22/2016 11:15 AM
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GloluvsBVI said: Can someone refresh my memory .... do you pay a customs/immigration fee when checking into the BVI's from the US? I know you pay a tax when you leave but I can't remember when entering. Thanks! For simplicity we check in and out of the BVI at the same time. The last time we did this, one week in the BVI, on a 40-foot cat with 8 people it cost $400.
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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: HillsideView]
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01/23/2016 01:59 PM
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HillsideView said: I'd like to find out exactly what the deal is myself. Not that I use water taxis very often, but I have heard various stories from many folks, and generally with a different amount for the fees each time. This is a pretty good explanation of what they charge and why. Dolphin FeesInternational Processing Fees BVI international processing fees are $40 per person each way are are not included in our posted rates. We often get questions about the "international processing fees" we charge here at Dolphin for guests travelling to and from the BVI. The most often asked question is, "Do we have to pay this if we take the public ferry?" The answer is, "yes, but not as much". Fees for visitors using the public ferry system travelling inbound are built into the ticket price, and going outbound have to be paid at the customs house prior to boarding the ferry. This "departure tax" is currently $25 per person. This fee went up in the Summer of 2014 by another $5 for non-residents only. All private operators have to be different fees than the public ferry each time they enter and exit. These fees vary from company to company but the most normal amounts they charge international passengers is between $35pp and $45pp. It is most important to note that the 'actual' inbound and outbound charges do not exactly equate to the $40pp that we charge. There are many variables affecting how much of a cost Dolphin Water Taxi actually incurs bringing 1 person into the BVI. The rates we are charged for each person we bring trough the customs house in the BVI and for each boat vary depending on the day or the week, time of day, (holidays and weekends are more). There is also an expense of clearing the boat in empty for pickups, which we must do before coming to get anyone, and clearing the boat empty back into the US in the event of BVI drop-offs. Lastly, there is a per person administrative cost in the completion of the US Customs and Border Protection Notice of Arrival and Departure. Its a labor intensive form that is contracted out and must be completed for each of our international boat runs prior to its voyage.
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Re: Customs/Immigration
[Re: tradewinds]
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01/23/2016 06:12 PM
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tradewinds said:sail2wind said: Florida has the tightest maritime laws in the country. In Miami, Marine Patrol is everywhere. Try New York Harbor. By far the most secure harbor I have ever been in.
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