Filing of Beneficial Ownership Information-List of Occupations

Summary

This is a reference document issued by the BVI Financial Services Commission listing standardised occupation titles for use when submitting beneficial ownership information. It is not a rule or directive in itself, but a supporting list intended to standardise how a beneficial owner's occupation is recorded in filings.

The list contains several hundred common job titles and roles (from Accountant and Actor through to Web3 Consultant and Writer), from which a filer selects the closest match when entering a beneficial owner's occupation. The document has gone through multiple versions (V1 April 2025, V2 May 2025, V3 June 2025), indicating the list is periodically updated or expanded.

Key obligations

• When submitting beneficial ownership information, filers should select the beneficial owner's occupation from this standardised list rather than using free text.

Applies to

registered agents, corporate and legal entities subject to beneficial ownership filing requirements