Visa policy of Belize

Belize passport stamp

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.

Visa policy map

  Belize

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Visa exemption

Freedom of movement

As of 1 October, 2025 the four nations of: Belize, Barbados, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines offer the right of indefinite stay for their aforementioned citizens. ^[1]

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): ^{[2] [3] [4]}

All European Union member states Andorra 2 Antigua and Barbuda Argentina 2 Australia Bahamas Barbados 3 Bolivia 1 Botswana Brazil 2 Brunei Canada Chile 2 Colombia 1 Costa Rica 1 Dominica 3 El Salvador 1 Eswatini Fiji Gambia Ghana Grenada Guatemala 1 Guyana Honduras 1 Hong Kong Iceland Israel 2 Jamaica Japan 2 Kiribati Lesotho Liechtenstein Malawi Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico 1 Micronesia Monaco 2 Morocco 1 Namibia New Zealand Nicaragua 1 Norway Palau Panama 1 Papua New Guinea Paraguay 1 Peru 1 Russia [5] Samoa Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino 2 Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Suriname   Switzerland 3 Taiwan 1 Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey 2 Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom 4 United States 3 Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City 2 Zambia Zimbabwe

_{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: ^[3]

180 days (5) Barbados Dominica Malaysia Singapore United Kingdom 90 days (14) Andorra Argentina Austria Bulgaria Estonia France Hungary India Israel Japan Malta Monaco San Marino Vatican City 30 days (14) Bolivia Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Mexico Paraguay South Africa Taiwan Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

A visa exemption agreement was signed with Pakistan in September 2024 and it is yet to be ratified. ^[6]

Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance: ^{[2] [7]}

Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Eritrea Iran Iraq Kenya

North Korea Libya Pakistan Palestine Somalia Sudan Syria

Repatriation fee

Citizens of the following countries must pay a repatriation fee of (unless otherwise noted) 1200 BZD (equivalent of 600 USD) upon arrival: ^[4]

Bangladesh China 1 India Pakistan Sri Lanka

_{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. ^{[3] [8]}

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Belize were from the following countries of nationality: ^[9]

Country	2013	2012
United States	730,542	694,936
Guatemala	160,479	162,954
Canada	71,312	71,494
Mexico	35,888	38,348
United Kingdom	16,827	17,016
Honduras	6,991	6,349
El Salvador	6,918	6,237
China	2,920	3,027
Costa Rica	1,548	1,412
Jamaica	1,241	1,325
Total	1,131,082	1,119,670

See also

• Belize portal

• Visa requirements for Belizean citizens

References

1. writer, Staff (29 September 2025). "Four CARICOM Countries to Launch Full Free Movement" (Press release). Belize Gov. Press Office. www.pressoffice.gov.bz. Government of Belize. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
2. "Visa Application Requirements".
3. "Exempted Countries".
4. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. Visa exemption agreement between Russia and Belize
7. "Belize Visa Requirements Web Version" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
8. "Visa Application and Instructions".
9. "Abstract of Statistics. page 248" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-04.