Belize passport stamp

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

Visa policy of Belize
  Belize
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required (180 days)
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa required
  Visa and clearance required

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 up to 30 days (unless otherwise noted):[1][2][3]

Freedom of movement[4]

180 days

90 days

90 days within any 180 days

30 days

1 - including all classes of British nationality.

Non-ordinary passports

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.

Clearance required

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

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]

1 - BZD 3,000

Visa alternatives

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.[2][7]

Visitor statistics

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

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