U.S. Virgin Islands: Permanent Makeup & Nano Brows Regulation

Verified against official sources, 2026-07-16.

How can you check Nano Brows providers in U.S. Virgin Islands?

No online lookup located: As of 2026-07-16, we did not locate a public online lookup. You may ask the provider for the credential's name and issuing agency.

A lookup result reflects only the information shown by the issuing agency. Directory inclusion does not certify a provider's credentials or legal compliance.

Who regulates it

U.S. Virgin Islands — HYBRID, no dedicated board or codified body-art law: VI Dept of Health (DOH), Division of Environmental Health issues the Environmental Health Permit + operator Health Cards for 'Tattoo Parlor and/or Permanent Cosmetics Salon' facilities under an ADMINISTRATIVE terms-and-conditions instrument (not a codified regulation — the enabling-statute citation is UNRESOLVED); VI DLCA issues the generic territorial business license. DLCA's own board-certification inventory (10 professions) contains NO tattoo/body-art/PMU category; the Barbers/Beauticians/Manicurists Board's statute (V.I.C. tit. 27 §451) covers hair/scalp/eyebrow-SHAPING only — clean cosmetology split

Does it cover permanent makeup / nano brows?

Coverage: explicitly-covered

'Permanent cosmetics' is NAMED throughout the territory's operative instrument (the DOH terms document treats tattoo + PMU as one regulated activity) — BUT the naming is ADMINISTRATIVE, not statutory/codified (prominence caveat; unique posture in the DB). Techniques (nano brows/microblading/eyeliner) not individually named — generic 'tattoo and/or permanent cosmetic' framework. Physician exemption for PMU APPLICATION: unaddressed either way (UNRESOLVED); removal is physician-only (explicit). A third-party aggregator's claim that PMU requires a VI cosmetology license was checked against §451 and DISCARDED (template text; site disclaims government affiliation).

Artist requirements

License required	No individual artist license at this level
Training	NO artist license exists — facility-level permit CONDITIONS instead: proof of minimum TWO (2) YEARS apprenticeship/experience before performing any tattoo/PMU operation (self-attested — no exam, no curriculum minimum, no issuing credential); VI HEALTH CARD (DOH/DEH, stool-sample parasite test — generic sanitation credential shared with food/cosmetology/spa workers); ≥5 hours continuing education BIANNUALLY (facility condition)
Exam	none (contrast: the cosmetology board's licensed fields use PSI exams — PMU is not among them)
Bloodborne pathogen	no BBP certification requirement identified; facility sanitation standards govern (steam sterilizer 250°F/121°C or 30-min boiling, sharps-disposal contract, impervious surfaces, 4-ft observer panels, records 5-7 yrs)
Minimum age	no artist floor identified; CLIENTS: NO STATUTORY MINORS RULE — DOH permit condition only: written parental/guardian consent, records 5 years, NO AGE FLOOR (a minor of any age may receive PMU with written consent; enforcement = permit action, not prosecution) — with WV, the DB's most permissive minors posture, and the only NON-STATUTORY one (B10-class display item)
Fee	health card + business-license fees (generic); no PMU-specific fee schedule located (NAICS 81x personal-care category sheet not found — UNRESOLVED)
Renewal	annual facility inspection cycle; CE biannual

Facility requirements

License required	Yes
Inspection regime	TWO layers: (1) DLCA business license (prerequisites: trade-name registration, tax clearance, police records check, zoning, fire inspection, DOH review); (2) DOH Environmental Health Permit — INITIAL + ANNUAL inspections conducted JOINTLY by DOH and DLCA (or a DOH-appointed third party); detailed sanitation standards per the terms document; separate DEH contacts per district (St. Croix; St. Thomas/St. John) under one unified program
Fee	DLCA business-license fee by category (tattoo/personal-care category sheet unlocated — UNRESOLVED) + DOH permit
Renewal	annual

Local variation

County-level variation: No

Territory-wide law, island-level ADMINISTRATION (St. Croix vs St. Thomas/St. John district offices; DLCA license records tracked per-island). The located DOH terms document is captioned for St. Croix — whether an STT/STJ variant differs is UNRESOLVED (assumed-identical NOT asserted).

Reciprocity

Not applicable — no PMU/tattoo license exists to reciprocate (the cosmetology board's endorsement pathway covers only its own licensed fields, which exclude PMU). The 2-year experience condition accepts experience from anywhere (self-attested).

Pending / recent changes

Active changes: None identified

No PMU/tattoo/body-art bill found among the 36th Legislature's 428 tracked bills (billtracking.legvi.org checked live; the tracker's subject filter is JS-gated — PROBE TRAIL, not exhaustive; margins caveat). No enabling-statute or codification effort located.

What this means before you book

The U.S. Virgin Islands regulates PMU through facility permits rather than artist licenses: a 'Tattoo Parlor and/or Permanent Cosmetics Salon' needs a Health Department environmental permit with initial and annual joint inspections plus a general business license, and artists must show two years' experience and hold a territorial health card — but there is no artist license, exam, or public register anywhere. Minors may receive PMU with a parent's written consent at any age (a permit condition, not a law). Verification means asking the studio for its DOH permit and inspection history — and asking the artist directly about training.

Statutes & sources cited

DOH 'Terms and Conditions for the Operation of a Tattoo Parlor and/or Permanent Cosmetics Salon' (administrative permit-condition instrument, on-file 2020, hosted 2024; THE operative document — names 'permanent cosmetic' throughout: sterilization, sanitation, records, infection reporting apply identically to tattoo and PMU; removal must be referred to a physician and is PROHIBITED to artists)
V.I. Code tit. 27 ch. 9 §302 (generic business licensing, DLCA) + tit. 27 ch. 17 §§451-460 (Barbers/Beauticians/Manicurists — 'beauty culture' definition covers hair/scalp/facials/eyebrow arching ONLY, no needles/pigment; PMU outside the board) — CURRENCY CAVEAT: cited from the 2019 Justia mirror (self-disclaims currency; the Legislature's current code appears Lexis-gated) — treat citations as unverified against in-force text
MINORS: NO statute found (tit. 14 + tit. 19 chapter-title sweeps clean) — the only rule is the DOH permit condition, verbatim: 'No tattoo and/or permanent cosmetic operations shall be performed on minors without the written consent of a parent or legal guardian; you must maintain these records for five years' — administrative, NO age floor, permit-forfeiture (not criminal) exposure