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Tourist Visa

BelizeShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Whether a Belize entry visa is needed depends on nationality: the Immigration Department publishes a country-by-country list showing which nationals require a visa, and for some nationalities a visa is required only if the stay in Belize is longer than a stated number of days. Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence card from the United States of America or Canada, or of a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa, are exempt from the Belize entry visa for visits not exceeding 30 days. A visa allows the holder to enter Belize and remain legal in Belize for a maximum of 30 days from the date of entry. The Tourist Visa is one of the visa types that can be applied for. The official source does not state an electronic authorisation or a visa on arrival.

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  • The official source does not state an electronic authorisation or a visa on arrival.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

A tourist visa may be applied for by someone spending a holiday or travelling, someone temporarily carrying on any business, trade or profession, or someone investigating the possibility of settling in Belize.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Validity is fixed by entry type: a single entry visa is valid for 6 months and a multiple entry visa for 12 months. A multiple entry visa may be available to holders of a temporary status in Belize (student permit, dependants permit, temporary employment permit, special permit or conditions to remain in Belize) and to regular business visitors, regular tourism, medical cases, persons departing for a final destination and members of a diplomatic corps. The official source does not state the maximum stay or any rolling-period rule.

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  • These are the validity periods of the visa itself; the page does not state how long the holder may stay in Belize on arrival.
  • No maximum stay and no rolling-period rule are stated on any official page captured in this run.
  • The citation carries no effective date of its own; the 1 May 2020 date printed at the top of the page is stated for the fees.
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    Single Entry Visa Fees Single entry visas are valid for 6 months. Nationality Visa Type Fee Nationals from the People’s Republic of China Single Entry $3,000.00 Nationals from India, Nepal, Thailand and Burma Bangladesh, Pakistan & Sri Lanka Single Entry $750.00 All other Nationals Single Entry $200.00 Multiple Entry Visa Fees Multiple entry visas are valid for 12 months. You may qualify for a multiple entry visas if you are a holder of a temporary status in Belize student Permit dependents Permit temporary Employment Permit special Permit conditions to remain in Belize regular business visitors regular tourism medical to depart for final destination member of a diplomatic corp

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A visa application must present an application form, a passport and a flight itinerary. A sponsored applicant must in addition present a Letter of Financial Support, the sponsor's identification, proof of kinship, an invitation letter, an employment letter and banking financials; a self-sponsored applicant must present an employment letter and banking financials. The official source does not state accommodation or insurance evidence.

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  • No amount is fixed: the page asks for banking financials showing the last six months' transactions and an employment letter stating monthly salary, without stating any minimum.
  • The page states no accommodation requirement and no insurance requirement.
  • The requirements page does not distinguish between visa types, so it is not stated whether this route carries different evidence.
  • The passport-validity rule and the flight-itinerary detail sit in later sections of the same page and are outside this citation.
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    Documents you need to present Application form Passport Flight Itinerary In addition you need the following documents if you are being sponsored Letter of Financial Support Sponsor’s Identification Proof of Kinship Invitation Letter Employment Letter Banking Financials If Self Sponsored Employment Letter Banking Financials

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

An applicant residing outside Belize applies at the nearest Belizean diplomatic or consular mission; if the applicant or the sponsor is already in Belize, the application can be submitted only at the Belmopan Headquarters Office; a Central American national may apply at any Immigration Office in Belize. A stay longer than 30 days requires a visit to an Immigration Office for a Visitor's Permit Extension, which allows an additional 30 days and costs BZ$200.00 for all nationals, with fees effective from 1 May 2020. It is open to persons who want to extend their holiday in Belize or who are investigating the possibilities of settlement, and holders of a Belize visa may qualify; persons who require a visa after a predefined number of extended days must obtain that visa before the extension is issued. The extension is granted on condition that the holder does not enter into paid or unpaid employment, does not engage in any business or profession without the consent of the Director of Immigration, and does not remain in Belize beyond the expiry of the permit.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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