# Visa policy of Belize

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 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):
| Andorra$^2$  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina$^2$  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados$^3$  Bolivia$^1$  Botswana  Brazil$^2$  Brunei  Canada  Chile$^2$  Colombia$^1$  Costa Rica$^1$  Dominica$^3$  Ecuador$^2$  El Salvador$^1$  Eswatini  Fiji  Gambia | Ghana  Grenada  Guatemala$^1$  Guyana  Honduras$^1$  Hong Kong  Iceland  Israel$^2$  Jamaica  Japan$^2$  Kiribati  Lesotho  Liechtenstein  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico$^1$  Micronesia | Monaco$^2$  Morocco$^1$  Namibia  New Zealand  Nicaragua$^1$  Norway  Palau  Panama$^1$  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay$^1$  Peru$^1$  Russia  Samoa  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino$^2$  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore | Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea  Suriname  Switzerland$^3$  Taiwan$^1$  Tanzania  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey$^2$  Tuvalu  Uganda  United Kingdom$^4$  United States$^3$  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City$^2$  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
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### Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports may enter Belize without a visa for the following period:
| Barbados  Dominica  Malaysia | Singapore  United Kingdom |
| Andorra  Argentina  Austria  Bulgaria  Estonia  France  Hungary | India  Israel  Japan  Malta  Monaco  San Marino  Vatican City |
| Bolivia  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Haiti | Mexico  Paraguay  South Africa  Taiwan  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
* 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.
A visa exemption agreement was signed with Pakistan in September 2024 and it is yet to be ratified.

## Clearance required

In addition to a visa, citizens of the following countries require a clearance:
| Afghanistan  Algeria  Bangladesh  Eritrea  Iran  Iraq  Kenya | North Korea  Libya  Pakistan  Palestine  Somalia  Sudan  Syria |

## Repatriation fee

Citizens of the following countries must pay a repatriation fee of (unless otherwise noted) 1200 BZD (equivalent of 600 USD) upon arrival:
* Bangladesh
* China$^1$
* India
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka
$_{1-3,000BZD}$

## 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.

## Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Belize were from the following countries of nationality:
| 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 |