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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.

Visa policy map

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  Belize
  Visa not required
  Visa and clearance required
  Visa required

Visa exemption

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Ordinary passports

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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

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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]

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

Clearance required

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

Repatriation fee

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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

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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

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

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

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References

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