Virgin Islands Relative Placements
Virgin Islands conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Adoption
- Other
Private custody proceedings, including divorces.
Relative Home Study
Define Relative:
"Relative" means a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, first cousin, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, grt-uncle, niece, nephew, whether related by the whole or half blood, by affinity, or by adoption, or a step parent.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
- Yes : Birth Certificate or Court Order establishing paternity.
Virgin Islands considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):
- 1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
- 2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
- 3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
- 4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
Virgin Islands performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Virgin Islands determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date stamped in the ICPC Office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
y |
|
y |
| Send home study request to Local office |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Criminal Records Checks
Virgin Islands requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Virgin Islands requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Parent |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 8-14 days
- Local/County: 8-14 days
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 8-14 days
- Local/County: 8-14 days
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
- Signature verifying background check completed
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
- Other
Indefinite unless flagged for criminal conduct subsequent to license approval.
Virgin Islands offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
