Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables
Recovering a debt from a debtor in British Virgin Islands
What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.
Confirmed parameters
Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.
- Parameter
- Statutory demand threshold and response period
- Value
- a debt exceeding USD 2,000; 21 days to comply; 14 days to apply to set aside, not extendable
- Source
- Insolvency Act 2003 s. 155; setting aside under s. 156
- Last verified
- 2026-08-31
Enforcement route
The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as reciprocity. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.
Practical constraints
Freezing orders and disclosure of the debtor's structures
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