Prepare for visa-free entry
Check your passport, supporting documents, and any arrival forms before travel.
Before you travel
Check the passport and supporting documents listed below. Keep copies accessible during your journey.
When you arrive
Follow the arrival steps below and keep your travel documents to hand.
During your visit
Up to 30 days on your initial visitor permission. Belize's nationality-specific visa threshold can be longer, but it does not mean that the full period is granted at the border. To stay beyond your initial permission, request a visitor-permit extension at an Immigration Office before the stamped stay expires. Each approved extension adds 30 days; some nationalities need a visa after their published threshold. Check your entry stamp and the current rules for your passport.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Fees
Check the government charges that apply to your trip.
What it costs
- If you extend: visitor permit for each additional 30 days
- BZD 200
Published government charges. Check the official service for the final total before you pay.
Belize arrival steps
Check the timing and conditions for each arrival step.
Immigration and customs declaration
Complete the required declaration for entry and departure. Belize links a free online arrival/departure form and recommends submitting it before travel. New Zealand says the declaration is required for all visitors; the UK says paper declarations are still accepted during the airport's digital transition, while Canada describes the online form as required for entry and exit. Follow the current procedure for your port and keep the confirmation. This form does not replace a required visa.
Arrival guidanceEntry conditions and exceptions
Check whether these rules affect your eligibility, application, or arrival.
Check the stay granted at entry
Belize says visitors seeking more than 30 days need a visitor-permit extension. A nationality may have a longer visa-free threshold, but that does not itself grant every day at the border. Check the permitted date on your entry stamp.
Official guidanceBefore and during your visit to Belize
Apply for an extension before your permit expires
An approved visitor-permit extension adds 30 days. The immigration department posts a BZ$200 extension fee and says some nationalities must obtain a visa after their exemption threshold; visit an Immigration Office to confirm eligibility before your current permission ends.
Keep within visitor-permit conditions
Belize says a visitor-permit extension does not allow paid or unpaid employment or business without the immigration director’s consent. Use the proper work or residence route if your purpose changes.
Belize travel essentials
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Currency
- BZD
- Calling code
- +501
Belize entry questions
Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for Belize?
For tourism in Belize, ordinary passport holders from Costa Rica do not need a visa. Up to 30 days on your initial visitor permission. Longer nationality-specific visa thresholds do not extend this initial permission. Request a visitor-permit extension before the stamped stay expires.
How long can I stay in Belize?
Up to 30 days on your initial visitor permission. Belize's nationality-specific visa threshold can be longer, but it does not mean that the full period is granted at the border. To stay beyond your initial permission, request a visitor-permit extension at an Immigration Office before the stamped stay expires. Each approved extension adds 30 days; some nationalities need a visa after their published threshold. Check your entry stamp and the current rules for your passport.
How much is the government fee?
If you extend: visitor permit for each additional 30 days: BZD 200 per person.
Do I need to complete Immigration and customs declaration?
Required for this route. Complete the required declaration for entry and departure. Belize links a free online arrival/departure form and recommends submitting it before travel. New Zealand says the declaration is required for all visitors; the UK says paper declarations are still accepted during the airport's digital transition, while Canada describes the online form as required for entry and exit. Follow the current procedure for your port and keep the confirmation. This form does not replace a required visa.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm Belize’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Open Immigration and customs declaration
Check Belize’s visa guidance
Visa requirements, application steps and official services.
Check the visitor stay allowance
Belize's nationality-specific visa threshold can be longer, but it does not mean that the full period is granted at the border. To stay beyond your initial permission, request a visitor-permit extension at an Immigration Office before the stamped stay expires. Each approved extension adds 30 days; some nationalities need a visa after their published threshold. Check your entry stamp and the current rules for your passport.
Check Belize visitor-permit extension rules
Official eligibility, fee and Immigration Office instructions for extending a stay.
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to Belize with an ordinary Costa Rica passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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