Belize entry requirements, by passport
Belize visa requirements at a glance: 106 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Belize without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 92 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Belize for your nationality.
What we've verified for Belize
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Belize, updated 19 May 2026: three-month passport, invalid documents, ticket, hotel and funds, 30 days for EU citizens, extension up to six months, departure taxes, state of exception in Belize District, risk areas, currency and BZD 10,000 declaration, hurricanes); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/belize (UK Government: digital form, BZD 200 extension per 30 days, land departure tax, minors); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: customs.gov.bz (Belize Customs and Excise Department, "Conditional Exemptions from Duties and Taxes", PDF: accompanied baggage allowances; ).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa-free | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | — |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | — |
| Austria | Visa-free | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | — |
| Bolivia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Botswana | Visa-free | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | — |
| Denmark | Visa-free | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | — |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | — |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | — |
| France | Visa-free | — |
| Gambia | Visa-free | — |
| Germany | Visa-free | — |
| Ghana | Visa-free | — |
| Greece | Visa-free | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | — |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Guyana | Visa-free | — |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | — |
| Iceland | Visa-free | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | — |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | — |
| Maldives | Visa-free | — |
| Malta | Visa-free | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | — |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | — |
| Monaco | Visa-free | — |
| Morocco | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Namibia | Visa-free | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | — |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | — |
| Palau | Visa-free | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa-free | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | — |
| Portugal | Visa-free | — |
| Romania | Visa-free | — |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | — |
| Samoa | Visa-free | — |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa-free | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | — |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | — |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | — |
| South Africa | Visa-free | — |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | — |
| Suriname | Visa-free | — |
| Sweden | Visa-free | — |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | — |
| Tunisia | Visa-free | — |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | — |
| Uganda | Visa-free | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | — |
| United States | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | — |
| Vatican | Visa-free | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa-free | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | — |
| Bahrain | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Georgia | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kuwait | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Madagascar | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Mauritania | Visa required | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Qatar | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Ukraine | Visa required | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
Belize rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Money equivalent to 10,000 Belize dollars or more must be declared at the border on a currency import form. The Belize dollar is pegged at 2 to the US dollar, which is accepted almost everywhere.
- Alcohol
- Aged 18 and over: wines or spirits up to 1 litre in total, duty-free, in addition to clothing, jewellery and personal items for own use.
- Tobacco
- Aged 18 and over: 250 grams of tobacco, or 50 cigars, or 200 cigarettes.
Grounds for refusal
- A passport with less than three months' validity, or trying to enter with an ID card.
- No onward ticket, hotel booking or sufficient funds.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
- Minors without the required notarised consent.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Belmopan, Belize City, or San Pedro?
No. Belize sets the requirements, so entering through Belmopan asks for the same as entering through Belize City or San Pedro. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Belize
Belize has one property on the World Heritage List: the Barrier Reef Reserve System, inscribed in 1996, the largest reef system in the northern hemisphere, with atolls, cays, mangroves and the Great Blue Hole. On land there are Maya cities in the jungle, such as Caracol, Xunantunich and Lamanai, and it is the only Central American country with English as its official language. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for extreme caution throughout the country: a state of exception has been in force across much of Belize District since 8 May 2026, and it advises against the adjacency zone with Guatemala and the border crossings with Mexico. Even tourist spots such as Caye Caulker, San Pedro, San Ignacio and Placencia are rated medium risk. The hurricane season runs from June to November and hits the coast hardest.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, 1996); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Belize. Accessed 25 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Belize
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Belize passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.