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Visa policy of Belize

{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter 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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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):{{cite web | title=Visa Application Requirements| url=https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/visa-application-requirements}}{{cite web | title=Exempted Countries| url=https://immigration.gov.bz/visa/visa-who-qualify/}}{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=BZ|access-date=1 April 2017}}

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  • {{flag|Paraguay}}1
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  • {{flag|Russia}}[https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/international_contracts/2_contract/60294/ Visa exemption agreement between Russia and Belize]
  • {{flag|Samoa}}
  • {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
  • {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
  • {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
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  • {{flag|Switzerland}}3
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}1
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  • {{flag|Tonga}}
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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:

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180 days (5)

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90 days (14)

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  • {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Austria}}
  • {{flag|Bulgaria}}
  • {{flag|Estonia}}
  • {{flag|France}}
  • {{flag|Hungary}}

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  • {{flag|India}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|Malta}}
  • {{flag|Monaco}}
  • {{flag|San Marino}}
  • {{flag|Vatican City}}

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30 days (14)

*{{flag|Bolivia}}

  • {{flag|Colombia}}
  • {{flag|Costa Rica}}
  • {{flag|Cuba}}
  • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
  • {{flag|Ecuador}}
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  • {{flag|Vanuatu}}
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  • {{flag|Zimbabwe}}

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A visa exemption agreement was signed with Pakistan in September 2024 and it is yet to be ratified.[https://x.com/MFABelize/status/1836473139204596093]

Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance:{{cite web|title=Belize Visa Requirements Web Version|url=http://ins.gov.bz/index.php/visa-requirements/requiries|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=13 February 2015|format=PDF|date=January 2015}}

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  • {{flag|Afghanistan}}
  • {{flag|Algeria}}
  • {{flag|Bangladesh}}
  • {{flag|Eritrea}}
  • {{flag|Iran}}
  • {{flag|Iraq}}
  • {{flag|Kenya}}

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  • {{flag|North Korea}}
  • {{flag|Libya}}
  • {{flag|Pakistan}}
  • {{flag|Palestine}}
  • {{flag|Somalia}}
  • {{flag|Sudan}}
  • {{flag|Syria}}

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Repatriation fee

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

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  • {{flag|China}}1
  • {{flag|India}}
  • {{flag|Pakistan}}
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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.{{cite web | url=http://belizehighcommission.co.uk/visa-application-and-instructions/ | title=Visa Application and Instructions}}

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Belize were from the following countries of nationality:{{cite web | url=http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/abstract/AbstractofStatistics_2013.pdf | title=Abstract of Statistics. page 248 | access-date=2016-12-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510184229/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/abstract/AbstractofStatistics_2013.pdf | archive-date=2017-05-10 | url-status=dead}}

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! Country

20132012
{{flag|United States}}730,542694,936
{{flag|Guatemala}}160,479162,954
{{flag|Canada}}71,31271,494
{{flag|Mexico}}35,88838,348
{{flag|United Kingdom}}16,82717,016
{{flag|Honduras}}6,9916,349
{{flag|El Salvador}}6,9186,237
{{flag|China}}2,9203,027
{{flag|Costa Rica}}1,5481,412
{{flag|Jamaica}}1,2411,325
Total1,131,0821,119,670

See also

{{Portal|Belize}}

{{Wikivoyage|Belize}}

References

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{{Visa policy by country}}

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Category:Foreign relations of Belize