Virgin Islands bar exam: NextGen UBE now.
| July exam | May 1 |
| February exam | Dec. 1 |
| Fees | First-time $1,100 + C&F; attorney $1,100 + C&F; repeater $1,000; laptop $150 |
| MPRE minimum | 75 |
Dates can change. Check the board’s site before you pay.
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The Virgin Islands lists four paths to regular admission: the NextGen UBE taken there, a transferred NextGen score, a transferred Legacy UBE score, and admission on motion. Every path also requires a scaled MPRE score of 75 or higher, a passing grade on the Virgin Islands Law Component, and a Character Examination and Personal Interview. The bar application is filed electronically through the Judiciary's e-filing system, and the NCBE Character and Fitness Questionnaire and release forms are filed on the applicant's pending case.
Source: Regular Admissions ↗
Under Supreme Court Rule 204(c)(1), an application must be electronically filed no later than December 1 for the February exam or May 1 for the July exam, with a $1,100 fee. Applications not filed in that period are rejected. The Virgin Islands scheduled its first NextGen UBE for July 28 and 29, 2026. A minimum passing score of 616 is required on the NextGen UBE, and every examinee must use a laptop, with the $149 technology fee paid through the NCBE account.
Before sitting, an applicant must show under Rule 204(d) that he or she is at least 21, a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident, of good moral character and not under pending discipline, in good standing in any other bar, and a graduate of an ABA-approved school. An applicant who has been disbarred, suspended or sanctioned without reinstatement cannot file at all (Rule 204(c)(6)).
Source: Admission by Exam ↗
The MPRE score must be earned no earlier than three years before the UBE administration in which the applicant passes. The Virgin Islands Law Component is an online, open-book, multiple-choice test on Virgin Islands law. Rule 204(g)(2) does not allow an MBE score to be transferred: an MBE score from another jurisdiction, or from a prior Virgin Islands administration, is not accepted by the Committee.
A minimum of 616 on the NextGen UBE, which the Virgin Islands scheduled to begin giving on July 28 and 29, 2026.
December 1 for the February exam and May 1 for the July exam, filed electronically with a $1,100 fee. Late applications are rejected.
75 or higher, earned no earlier than three years before the UBE administration in which you pass.
An online, open-book, multiple-choice test on Virgin Islands law that every regular admission applicant must pass.
No. Rule 204(g)(2) bars the transfer of MBE scores, including scores from another jurisdiction and from earlier Virgin Islands exams.
At least 21, and a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted permanent resident, and a graduate of an ABA-approved law school (Rule 204(d)).
Yes. The NextGen UBE is digitally delivered through a secure testing browser, all examinees use laptops, and the $149 technology fee is paid through your NCBE account.
Yes. Every regular admission applicant undergoes a Character Examination and Personal Interview in addition to the exam, the MPRE and the Law Component.
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Source: NCBE Comprehensive Guide: Virgin Islands ↗ · reviewed August 21, 2026.