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

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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]

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  Ecuador^2  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[4]  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:[2]

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 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.[5]

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:[1][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:[3]

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.[2][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

• Visa requirements for Belizean citizens

References

1. "Visa Application Requirements".
2. "Exempted Countries".
3. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
4. Visa exemption agreement between Russia and Belize
5. "Dual government agreement]".
6. [1]
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.