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Virgin Islands CPA Requirements for the CPA Exam and Licensing

Virgin Islands CPA Requirements

The Virgin Islands Board of Public Accountancy has established several requirements to become a CPA, which are outlined below.

1. Education Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam

Please note that to become a CPA in the Virgin Islands, candidates must pass the Uniform CPA Exam as well as a local CPA Exam (the Virgin Islands Regulatory Examination).

  • 150 hours of higher education, which must include a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university

2. Additional Virgin Islands CPA Requirements for License

Education

  • No additional requirements.

Experience

  • One year of full-time experience in accounting, attest services, compilation, financial advisory, management advisory, or taxation.
  • Your experience must be completed under the direct supervision of a CPA with an active license in good standing.

Ethics Qualifications

  • Pass the CPA ethics exam by AICPA within 2 years of certification application.

3. Virgin Islands CPA Requirements on Residency & Age

  • To become a CPA in the Virgin Islands, you must submit 5 letters of reference. Two of your letters must come from residents of the Virgin Islands, 3 must be from CPAs with active licenses, and 1 must be an active licensed CPA from the Virgin Islands.

4. CPA Exam Fees in the Virgin Islands (f0r 2026)

  • Initial Fee (non-refundable CPA application fee): $150
  • Uniform CPA Exam fee: $360 per section
  • Local CPA Exam fee: $200
  • CPA Permit fee: $135
  • CPA License fee: $390

5. Continuing Education

CPE is required for license holders. Please click here for Virgin Islands CPA CPE requirements.

6. Other Useful Information

7. Contact

Virgin Islands Board of Accountancy
Golden Rock Shopping Center
3000 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 9
St. Croix, VI 00820

  • Email: nathalie.hodge@dlca.vi.gov
  • Phone: 340-713-DLCA
  • Fax: 340-718-6982

What if the VI CPA Requirements Don’t Work for Me?

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About the Author Stephanie Ng

I am the author of How to Pass The CPA Exam (published by Wiley), and I also passed all 4 sections of the CPA Exam on my first try. Additionally, I have led webinars, such as for the Institute of Management Accountants, authored featured articles on websites like Going Concern and AccountingWeb, and I'm also the CFO for the charity New Sight. Finally, I have created other accounting certification websites to help mentor non-CPA candidates. I have already mentored thousands of CPA, CMA, CIA, EA, and CFA candidates, and I can help you too!

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