Visa policy of Belize

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 for holders of all passports with Russia entered into force on 12 January 2022, but it is currently unclear whether Russia is included in the list of visa-free countries or not.[4]

Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance:[1][5]

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][6]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Belize were from the following countries of nationality:[7]

Country20132012
 United States730,542694,936
 Guatemala160,479162,954
 Canada71,31271,494
 Mexico35,88838,348
 United Kingdom16,82717,016
 Honduras6,9916,349
 El Salvador6,9186,237
 China2,9203,027
 Costa Rica1,5481,412
 Jamaica1,2411,325
Total1,131,0821,119,670

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Belize.

References
  1. "Visa Application Requirements".
  2. "Exempted Countries".
  3. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "Dual government agreement]".
  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.
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