QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Belize
Most visitors enter Belize visa-free. 110 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 87 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel. For 2 passports, no official source publishes the rule.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (110)
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- the Bahamas
- the Gambia
- the Maldives
- the Marshall Islands
- the Netherlands
- the Seychelles
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against immigration.gov.bz, Government of Belize (consulate-hosted official document) on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (87)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- China
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Dominican Republic
- the Philippines
- the Republic of the Congo
- the United Arab Emirates
- Togo
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Checked against immigration.gov.bz, Government of Belize (consulate-hosted official document) on October 10, 2026.
No official source publishes this (2)
- South Sudan
- Timor-Leste
No official source publishes this information.
For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:
- South Sudan: the live immigration.gov.bz visa table and the 2015 official Belize visa-requirements document, South Sudan absent from both, checked October 10, 2026; no official South Sudanese or Belizean government source located, checked October 10, 2026
- Timor-Leste: the live immigration.gov.bz visa table and the 2015 official Belize visa-requirements document, Timor-Leste absent from both, checked October 10, 2026; no official Timor-Leste or Belizean government source located, checked October 10, 2026
Visa fees for Belize
| Visa type | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa | 200 BZD, Visitor's Entry Permit, single entry, valid 3 months | Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry (agm.gov.bz, official) |
| Visa | 300 BZD, Visitor's Entry Permit, multiple entry, valid up to 12 months | Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry (agm.gov.bz, official) |
| Visa | 3000 BZD, single entry, PRC nationals Applies to Chinese passport holders only. | Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry (agm.gov.bz, official) |
| Visa | 750 BZD, single entry; nationals of India, Nepal, Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Applies to 7 specific nationalities only, including Indian, Nepali, Thai. | Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry (agm.gov.bz, official) |
Processing times
Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official standard processing time published by the Immigration Department Checked: Government of Belize, Immigration Department (immigration.gov.bz, official), FTAA business facilitation (alca-ftaa.org, official hemispheric process).
Apply through official channels
Travel insurance for Belize
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Belize, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Belize and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Belize it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
197 of 199 passport rules verified against immigration.gov.bz, Government of Belize (consulate-hosted official document), 2 with no official source publishing the rule.
- immigration.gov.bz (checked October 10, 2026)
- Government of Belize (consulate-hosted official document) (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Belize?
It depends on your passport. 110 of 199 passports enter Belize visa-free; 87 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
What does a visa for Belize cost?
It depends on the visa type and your passport. For example, the visa costs 200 BZD, Visitor's Entry Permit, single entry, valid 3 months. See the full fee table above.
Do I need travel insurance for Belize?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Belize, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.
Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?
We check official government sources for every route. For 2 passports, no official source states the visa rule for Belize, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with Belize's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.