Visa policy of Belize

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Visitors to Belize require a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
All visitors are required to have sufficient funds, 75 USD per day and documents required for their next destination.

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Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports and refugee travel documents of the following countries and territories may enter Belize without a visa for an indefinite period (unless otherwise noted): [1] [2] [3]

1 - 30 days
2 - 90 days
3 - 180 days
4 - including all classes of British nationality.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports may enter Belize without a visa for the following period: [2]

180 days (5)

90 days (14)

30 days (14)

A visa exemption agreement was signed with Pakistan in September 2024 and it is yet to be ratified. [5]

Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance: [1] [6]

Repatriation fee

Citizens of the following countries must pay a repatriation fee of (unless otherwise noted) 1200 BZD (equivalent of 600 USD) upon arrival: [3]

1 - 3,000 BZD

Visa alternatives

Visa not required for visits not exceeding 30 days for those holding a valid multiple entry visa or Permanent Residence Card of US, Canada or holding a valid multiple entry Schengen visa. [2] [7]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Belize were from the following countries of nationality: [8]

Country20132012
Flag of the United States.svg United States 730,542694,936
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 160,479162,954
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 71,31271,494
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 35,88838,348
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 16,82717,016
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 6,9916,349
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 6,9186,237
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2,9203,027
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 1,5481,412
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 1,2411,325
Total1,131,0821,119,670

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Visa Application Requirements".
  2. 1 2 3 "Exempted Countries".
  3. 1 2 "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. Visa exemption agreement between Russia and Belize
  5. "Belize Visa Requirements Web Version" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. "Visa Application and Instructions".
  7. "Abstract of Statistics. page 248" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-04.