In 2017, BVI entirely revoked its old probate rules. The new
rules – the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Non-Contentious
Probate and Administration of Estates) Rules 2017 (New Rules) came
into effect on 1 November 2017.
The New Rules didn't introduce any fundamental changes to
the BVI probate process but they did make numerous important
changes to the documents and steps involved and clarified a number
of significant issues. You can read more about these changes in our
briefing
here.
There are three types of Grant in the BVI:
- Grant of Probate
- Grant of Letters of administration
with will annexed
- Grant of Letters of
Administration
A number of preliminary questions should be considered before
making an application, including:
