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British Virgin Islands IBAN Format (VG)

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A British Virgin Islands IBAN has 24 characters: VG, two check digits and a 20-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
24 characters
IBAN structure
VG2!n4!a16!n
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
VG96 VPVG 0000 0123 4567 8901

British Virgin Islands IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 upper-case letters, then 16 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeVGISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits96Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank codeVPVG4 characters, national bank identifier
Account number0000012345678901The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a British Virgin Islands IBAN have?
24 characters: the country code VG, two check digits and a BBAN of 20 characters.
What does a British Virgin Islands IBAN look like?
For example VG96 VPVG 0000 0123 4567 8901 on paper, or VG96VPVG0000012345678901 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a British Virgin Islands IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check a British Virgin Islands IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.