<PAGE>

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2000.

                                                    Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                    ----------------------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                    ----------------------------------------

                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          NEVADA                                               33-0777819
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)

                    ----------------------------------------

                          #180-13777 Commerce Parkway,
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6V 2X3
   (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                    ----------------------------------------

                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                           William E. Krebs, Chairman
                       Voice Mobility International, Inc.
                         #180 - 13777 Commerce Parkway,
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6V 2X3
                                 (604) 482-1245

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                 WITH A COPY TO:
                               John M. Iino, Esq.
                           Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP
                       515 South Flower Street, Suite 3500
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-2201
                                 (213) 228-0288



<PAGE>

                                       CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to       Amount to be       Offering Price Per    Aggregate Offering         Amount of
     be Registered          Registered (1)          Share (2)                Price          Registration Fee (2)
<S>                           <C>                    <C>               <C>                      <C>
     Common Stock             5,000,000              [$8.04]           [$40,200,000.00]         [$10,612.80]
</TABLE>

(1)      An undetermined number of additional shares may be issued if the
         anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the Voice Mobility
         International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan becomes operational.

(2)      The price of $8.04 per share, which is the average of the bid and asked
         prices of the Common Stock reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on April
         07, 2000, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing
         fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h).


                                       2
<PAGE>




                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

ITEM 1.       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
              INFORMATION.

         The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will
be sent or given to employees, directors or others as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

ITEM 2.       REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.

         The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will
be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b). In accordance with
the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to Form S-8, such
documents are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.       INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents filed with the SEC are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:

          (1) The Registrant's Form 10-KSB for the period ended December 31,
1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.

          (2) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB Amendment No. 5 filed with the
SEC February 14, 2000 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act").

         All documents subsequently filed with the SEC by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.


                                        3
<PAGE>

ITEM 4.       DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.       INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.       INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Nevada General Corporation Law permits the indemnification of
officers, directors, employees and agents of the Registrant. The Registrant's
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws permits the indemnification of its
officers to the fullest extent permitted by law.

ITEM 7.       EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.       EXHIBITS.

         The Exhibit Index appears on page 8.

ITEM 9.       UNDERTAKINGS.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement to:

                 (i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
         1933 Act;

                  (ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which,
         individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the
         information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
         the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
         which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
         estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
         prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
         aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
         percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
         "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
         Statement; and

                  (iii) Include any additional or changed material information
         on the plan of distribution.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new


                                        4
<PAGE>

registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement to remove from registration any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.


                                        5
<PAGE>




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 10,
2000.

                                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                       By:   /s/ William Krebs
                                           -------------------------------
                                                William Krebs
                                                Chairman of the Board



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         We, the undersigned officers and directors of Voice Mobility
Interntaional, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Mr. William Krebs
our true and lawful attorney, with full power to him, to sign for us in our
names in the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in
our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to
enable Voice Mobility International, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may
be signed by our said attorney to said Registration Statement and any and all
amendments thereto.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.


Signature                            Title                        Date
---------                            -----                        ----

/s/ William Krebs                    Chairman of the Board,       April 10, 2000
-----------------------------        Secretary and Treasurer
William Krebs

/s/ Thomas O'Flaherty                President, Director          April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Thomas O'Flaherty


                                        6
<PAGE>

/s/ Edith Marion Both                Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Edith Marion Both



/s/ Randy G. Buchamer                Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Randy G. Buchamer



/s/ James J. Hutton                  Chief Executive Officer,     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------        Director
James J. Hutton



/s/ Colin Corey                      Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Colin Corey


                                        7


<PAGE>




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to
documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this
Registration Statement.



    Exhibit
    Number       Description
    -------      -----------

      4.1        Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.*

      4.2        Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended.*

      4.3        Voice Mobility International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan
                 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
                 Statement on Form 10-SB Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC
                 on February 14, 2000).*

      5.1        Opinion of Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP.

     23.1        Consent of Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP (included in Exhibit
                 5.1).

     23.2        Consent of Bedford Curry & Co.

     23.3        Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP

     24.1        Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to
                 this Registration Statement).


                                        8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2000.

                                                    Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                    ----------------------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                    ----------------------------------------

                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          NEVADA                                               33-0777819
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)

                    ----------------------------------------

                          #180-13777 Commerce Parkway,
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6V 2X3
   (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                    ----------------------------------------

                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                           William E. Krebs, Chairman
                       Voice Mobility International, Inc.
                         #180 - 13777 Commerce Parkway,
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6V 2X3
                                 (604) 482-1245

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                 WITH A COPY TO:
                               John M. Iino, Esq.
                           Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP
                       515 South Flower Street, Suite 3500
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-2201
                                 (213) 228-0288
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to       Amount to be       Offering Price Per    Aggregate Offering         Amount of
     be Registered          Registered (1)          Share (2)                Price          Registration Fee (2)
Common Stock             5,000,000              [$8.04]           [$40,200,000.00]         [$10,612.80]
(1)      An undetermined number of additional shares may be issued if the
         anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the Voice Mobility
         International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan becomes operational.

(2)      The price of $8.04 per share, which is the average of the bid and asked
         prices of the Common Stock reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on April
         07, 2000, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing
         fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h).

                                       2
PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

ITEM 1.       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
              INFORMATION.

         The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will
be sent or given to employees, directors or others as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

ITEM 2.       REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.

         The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will
be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b). In accordance with
the rules and regulations of the SEC and the instructions to Form S-8, such
documents are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.       INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents filed with the SEC are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:

          (1) The Registrant's Form 10-KSB for the period ended December 31,
1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.

          (2) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB Amendment No. 5 filed with the
SEC February 14, 2000 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act").

         All documents subsequently filed with the SEC by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

                                        3
ITEM 4.       DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.       INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.       INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Nevada General Corporation Law permits the indemnification of
officers, directors, employees and agents of the Registrant. The Registrant's
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws permits the indemnification of its
officers to the fullest extent permitted by law.

ITEM 7.       EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.       EXHIBITS.

         The Exhibit Index appears on page 8.

ITEM 9.       UNDERTAKINGS.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement to:

                 (i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
         1933 Act;

                  (ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which,
         individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the
         information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
         the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
         which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
         estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
         prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
         aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
         percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
         "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
         Statement; and

                  (iii) Include any additional or changed material information
         on the plan of distribution.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new

                                        4
registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement to remove from registration any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

         The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.

                                        5
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 10,
2000.

                                       VOICE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                       By:   /s/ William Krebs
                                           -------------------------------
                                                William Krebs
                                                Chairman of the Board

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         We, the undersigned officers and directors of Voice Mobility
Interntaional, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Mr. William Krebs
our true and lawful attorney, with full power to him, to sign for us in our
names in the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in
our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to
enable Voice Mobility International, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may
be signed by our said attorney to said Registration Statement and any and all
amendments thereto.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature                            Title                        Date
---------                            -----                        ----

/s/ William Krebs                    Chairman of the Board,       April 10, 2000
-----------------------------        Secretary and Treasurer
William Krebs

/s/ Thomas O'Flaherty                President, Director          April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Thomas O'Flaherty

                                        6
/s/ Edith Marion Both                Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Edith Marion Both

/s/ Randy G. Buchamer                Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Randy G. Buchamer

/s/ James J. Hutton                  Chief Executive Officer,     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------        Director
James J. Hutton

/s/ Colin Corey                      Director                     April 10, 2000
-----------------------------
Colin Corey

                                        7
EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to
documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this
Registration Statement.

    Exhibit
    Number       Description
    -------      -----------

      4.1        Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.*

      4.2        Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended.*

      4.3        Voice Mobility International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan
                 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
                 Statement on Form 10-SB Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC
                 on February 14, 2000).*

      5.1        Opinion of Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP.

     23.1        Consent of Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP (included in Exhibit
                 5.1).

     23.2        Consent of Bedford Curry & Co.

     23.3        Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP

     24.1        Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to
                 this Registration Statement).

                                        8