Visa policy of Belize

Belize passport stamp

Visitors to Belize require a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. All visitors are required to have sufficient funds, US$75 per day, and documents required for their next destination.[1]

Visa policy map

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Visa exemption

Holders of passports and refugee travel documents issued by the following 101 jurisdictions do not require a visa to visit Belize.[2][3][4]

1 - including all classes of British nationality.

Holders of diplomatic or official passports of Cuba, Haiti and India do not require a visa.

Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require clearance:[6][2]

Repatriation fee

Citizens of the following countries must pay a repatriation fee of (unless otherwise noted) BZ$1,200 (equivalent of US$600) upon arrival:[3]

Substitute visa

Permanent residents and holders of multiple entry visa of the United States may obtain a visa on arrival for a fee of US$50.[3][2] Passengers with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.[3][2]

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

References

  1. "Visa Application Requirements" (HTML). Embassy of Belize in Washington, D.C. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015. Please be advised that all visitors to Belize MUST be in a possession of a valid Passport, an onward/return ticket and sufficient funds (US $ 75.00 per day) to cover the cost of the length of stay.
  2. 1 2 3 4 COUNTRIES NOT REQUIRING AN ENTRY VISA
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. Hulse Explains New Visa Rules
  5. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1990/02/monstate.pdf
  6. "Belize Visa Requirements Web Version" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. "Abstract of Statistics. page 248" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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