(1) No person may be licensed under this chapter unless such person submits satisfactory proof to the Board that such person—(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) is of good moral character and is a citizen of the United States or is residing legally in the United States;(3) has been a resident of the Virgin Islands for at least six consecutive months immediately prior to application;(4) has graduated from a certified or accredited school of cosmetology or barbering approved by the Board and has completed classroom studies, including both theoretical and practical of not less than 1,500 hours of cosmetology for cosmetologist and not less than 500 hours of barbering for barbers;(5) has graduated from a school of esthetics or an entity offering a course in esthetics approved by the Board and has completed not less than 600 hours of classroom studies in esthetics, including both practical and theoretical;(6) has graduated from a certified or accredited school or entity offering a course in natural hair care approved by the Board and has completed not less than 250 hours of natural hair care, including both theoretical and practical; and(7) has satisfactorily passed an examination conducted by the Board to determine fitness to practice barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or natural hair grooming, or manicuring, as the case may be.
(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) is of good moral character and is a citizen of the United States or is residing legally in the United States;
(3) has been a resident of the Virgin Islands for at least six consecutive months immediately prior to application;
(4) has graduated from a certified or accredited school of cosmetology or barbering approved by the Board and has completed classroom studies, including both theoretical and practical of not less than 1,500 hours of cosmetology for cosmetologist and not less than 500 hours of barbering for barbers;
(5) has graduated from a school of esthetics or an entity offering a course in esthetics approved by the Board and has completed not less than 600 hours of classroom studies in esthetics, including both practical and theoretical;
(6) has graduated from a certified or accredited school or entity offering a course in natural hair care approved by the Board and has completed not less than 250 hours of natural hair care, including both theoretical and practical; and
(7) has satisfactorily passed an examination conducted by the Board to determine fitness to practice barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or natural hair grooming, or manicuring, as the case may be.
In addition, each such person shall submit to the Board, along with an application on a form prescribed by the Board, two recent photographs of the applicant of a size prescribed by the Board, a recent certificate of a duly licensed physician, on a form prescribed by the Board, showing freedom from any infections or communicable disease, and the fee prescribed by this chapter.
Persons licensed under this chapter and who renew their licenses every year shall submit a health certificate every two years and recent photographs when requested by the Board with their applications.