Aerial view of Caye Caulker and the Belize Barrier Reef

Who needs a visa for Belize?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Belmopan

Photo: dronepicr / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 106 enter Belize with no paperwork at all. The rest: 92 must be approved before they travel.

Government fee
200 BZD
Stay permitted
Single entry visas are valid for 6 months. Multiple entry visas are valid for 12 months.
Apply on the official Belize government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on immigration.gov.bz

What Belize asks for

  • Completed application form, signed consistently with your passport signature
  • Passport valid for more than 6 months
  • Flight itinerary showing your arrival in Belize and your return
  • If sponsored, a Letter of Financial Support signed before a Justice of the Peace, the sponsor's ID and proof of kinship
  • Employment letter and bank financials
  • Translations of any documents not in English

Worth knowing

  • The visa fees on the Belize immigration site do not apply to US permanent residents or holders of a US visitor visa.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Belize on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 106

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 92

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Belize

Region
Central America
Capital
Belmopan
Population
422,924 2025 · 173rd of 197
Size
22,966 km² 148th largest of 199
Density
18 per km²
Languages
Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
Currency
Belize dollar BZD
Borders
Guatemala Mexico

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.