Belize visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Belize

Q: What documents do I need to enter Belize?

Passport validity: Belize's Immigration Department says visa applicants must have a passport valid for more than 6 months. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Belize. Return or onward ticket: Belize's Immigration Department says a visa applicant's flight itinerary must show expected arrival in Belize and the return date to the country of origin (or, if transiting, the date of departure to the country of destination). Proof of funds: Belize's Immigration Department lists an employment letter and banking financials among the documents visa applicants need to present, including if they are self-sponsored.

Q: How long can I stay in Belize without a visa?

Usually 30 days (17 passports); visa-free stays range from 30 to 180 days depending on your passport.

Most travellers can visit Belize without a visa: 106 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 30 days.

Belize's Immigration Department lets travellers check by nationality whether they need a visa, and exempts from the entry visa, for visits not exceeding 30 days, holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence card from the United States or Canada and holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa. It says a stay longer than 30 days needs a Visitor's Permit Extension from an Immigration Office, which allows an additional 30 days for BZD 200. The UK, US, Canadian and Australian governments tell their citizens they need no visa for visits of up to 30 days.

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Destination

106

Passports visa-free

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Belize? Quick answers

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Visa for Belize — requirements summary

Visa-free: 106 (54%)
Visa required: 92 (46%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Belize, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Albania	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Bolivia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Chad	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	30 days	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	30 days	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	—	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	—	Details →
France	Visa-free	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Gambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	—	Details →
India	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Iran	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Laos	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Libya	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	—	Details →
Macau	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Niger	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	30 days	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	30 days	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa-free	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	30 days	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Suriname	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Tanzania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	30 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa required	30 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	180 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	30 days	Details →
Zambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	—	Details →

Belize visa types, fees and processing times

Tourist Visa

Embassy

Max stay: 30 days
Extension: +30 days

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Visitor Permit Extension

Extension

Fee: 200 BZD
Max stay: 30 days

BZD 200 for all nationals; each Visitor's Permit Extension allows an additional 30 days. The holder may not enter into employment, paid or unpaid, or engage in any business or profession without the consent of the Director of Immigration.

Entry requirements for Belize

Passport validity

6 months

Belize's Immigration Department says visa applicants must have a passport valid for more than 6 months. No official Belizean source we could read states a minimum for visa-exempt visitors. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date more than 3 months after the date they arrive, and that some airlines may refuse boarding if it is not more than 6 months after arrival.

Belize Immigration Department — Visa Requirements✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Belize. The Government Press Office's Cabinet brief of 14 July 2022 says Cabinet approved the removal of all public health measures at points of entry.

Government of Belize Press Office — Cabinet Brief, 14 July 2022 (removal of all public-health measures at points of entry)✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

Belize's Immigration Department says a visa applicant's flight itinerary must show expected arrival in Belize and the return date to the country of origin (or, if transiting, the date of departure to the country of destination). Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show a return or onward ticket.

Belize Immigration and Nationality Department — Visa requirements (documents)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

Belize's Immigration Department lists an employment letter and banking financials among the documents visa applicants need to present, including if they are self-sponsored. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show proof of sufficient funds to cover your stay. No official source we could read states an amount.

Belize Immigration and Nationality Department — Visa requirements (documents)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

5,000 dollars

A visitor's permit extension is granted on condition that the holder does not remain in Belize beyond the permit's expiry. The Immigration Act lists failing to comply with the conditions of a permit, and an offence under the Act with no other prescribed penalty is punishable on summary conviction by a fine of up to 5,000 dollars, up to 2 years' imprisonment, or both. The minimum is a fine of 1,000 dollars for a first offence, and a fine of 3,000 dollars or 1 year's imprisonment for a second or later offence. The Act does not name the currency. The Canadian government says visitors who overstay the 30-day period without the required visa may be fined, detained or deported.

Attorney General's Ministry of Belize — Immigration Act, Chapter 156 (Revised Edition 2020)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

The US State Department gives an entry maximum and an exit maximum of approximately $10,000 for Belize, without saying whether larger sums must be declared or are barred. No Belizean source we could read states the rule.

U.S. Department of State — Belize country information✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026

Belize visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

106

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: Visa required

54%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

180 days · 1 passport
90 days · 7 passports
30 days · 17 passports

Understanding Belize visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Belize for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 106 passports (54%). 54% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa required (92 passports).

Entry categories for Belize

Visa-free entry: 106 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 30 to 180 days.
Visa required: 92 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Belize

Passport validity: Belize's Immigration Department says visa applicants must have a passport valid for more than 6 months.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Belize.
Return or onward ticket: Belize's Immigration Department says a visa applicant's flight itinerary must show expected arrival in Belize and the return date to the country of origin (or, if transiting, the date of departure to the country of destination).
Proof of funds: Belize's Immigration Department lists an employment letter and banking financials among the documents visa applicants need to present, including if they are self-sponsored.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Belize or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Belize visas

Do I need a visa for Belize?

Belize's Immigration Department lets you check by nationality whether you need a visa. If you need one and live outside Belize, you can apply at your nearest Belizean diplomatic or consular mission; holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence card from the United States or Canada, or of a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa, are exempt from the entry visa for visits not exceeding 30 days. The UK, US, Canadian and Australian governments tell their citizens they need no visa for visits of up to 30 days.

How long can I stay in Belize?

Belize's Immigration Department says that if you will stay longer than 30 days you need to visit an Immigration Office to extend your stay with a Visitor's Permit Extension, which allows an additional 30 days; the fee is BZD 200 for all nationals.

Can I enter Belize with a US visa instead of a Belizean visa?

Yes. Belize's Immigration Department exempts from the entry visa, for visits not exceeding 30 days, holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence card from the United States. A valid multiple-entry Schengen visa, or a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence card from Canada, qualifies too.

Is travel insurance mandatory for Belize?

No official source we could read requires it. The Government Press Office's Cabinet brief of 14 July 2022 says Cabinet approved the removal of all public health measures at points of entry.

Can I pay with US dollars in Belize?

The Government of Canada says US dollars are widely accepted, that prices are sometimes provided in US dollars, and that change for payments in US dollars is frequently given in Belize dollars.

Do US citizens need a visa for Belize?

US citizens can visit Belize visa-free for 180 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Belize?

UK citizens can visit Belize visa-free for 30 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Belize?

German citizens can visit Belize visa-free. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Belize?

Passport validity: Belize's Immigration Department says visa applicants must have a passport valid for more than 6 months. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Belize. Return or onward ticket: Belize's Immigration Department says a visa applicant's flight itinerary must show expected arrival in Belize and the return date to the country of origin (or, if transiting, the date of departure to the country of destination). Proof of funds: Belize's Immigration Department lists an employment letter and banking financials among the documents visa applicants need to present, including if they are self-sponsored.

How long can I stay in Belize without a visa?

Usually 30 days (17 passports); visa-free stays range from 30 to 180 days depending on your passport.

How many countries can visit Belize without a visa?

106 of 198 passports can enter Belize visa-free (54%). and 92 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Belize citizens travel visa-free?

Belize passport holders can visit 59 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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