Visa policy of Belize
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Visitors to Belize must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
All visitors are required to have sufficient funds, USD 75 per day and documents required for their next destination.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]Ordinary passports
[edit]Holders of ordinary passports and refugee travel documents of the following countries and territories may enter Belize without a visa for the following period:[1][2][3]
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Freedom of movement[4] 180 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 days 30 days
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1 - Including all types of British passports.
Substitute visa
[edit]A 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.[1][6]
Non-ordinary passports
[edit]In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official passports of Pakistan may enter Belize without a visa for up to 90 days, while holders of diplomatic or official passports of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Venezuela may enter Belize without a visa for up to 30 days.
Repatriation fee
[edit]Citizens of the following countries must pay a repatriation fee of (unless otherwise noted) 1200 BZD (equivalent of 600 USD) upon arrival:[3]
1 - BZD 3,000
Clearance required
[edit]In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance:[2][7]
Visitor statistics
[edit]Most visitors arriving in Belize were from the following countries of nationality:[8]
| Country | 2013 | 2012 |
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 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
[edit]- 1 2 "Exempted Countries".
- 1 2 "Visa Application Requirements".
- 1 2 "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ Bowen, Pearson (21 October 2025). "History Is Made! Free Movement between Barbados, Belize, Dominica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines!". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. www.foreign.gov.bb. Government of Barbados. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Visa exemption agreement between Russia and Belize".
- ↑ "Visa Application and Instructions".
- ↑ "Belize Visa Requirements Web Version" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Abstract of Statistics. page 248" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
