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Work Where You Vacation

Active Territorial

Belize · Long Stay Visitor Permit · Remote worker permit · apply online · processing 7–21 days

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Minimum income $6,250/month $75,000/year
Stay 6 months
Application fee $250 plus $100 per dependent
Tax Territorial Territorial tax system

Overview

Country
Belize
Visa name
Work Where You Vacation
Local name
Long Stay Visitor Permit
Program type
Remote worker permit
Status
Active
Initial duration
6 months
Max duration
6 months
Income requirement
$6,250/month ($75,000/year)
Application fee
$250
Tax status
Territorial

Requirements

  • Health insurance required
  • Criminal record check required
  • Proof of accommodation not required
  • Proof of employment or clients required
  • University degree not required

What you can do

  • Work for local companies
  • Freelancers eligible
  • Employees eligible
  • Work permit included no
  • Bring dependents
  • Multiple entry
  • Open a local bank account no

Family and dependents

Dependents allowed
Yes
Dependent fee
$100

Tax

Tax status
Territorial
Tax regime
Territorial tax system
Foreign income taxed
No
Tax residency trigger
183 days

How to apply

Application method
online
Processing time
7–21 days
Can apply in-country
No
Multiple entry
Yes
Can open bank account
No

Notes

Statutory long stay visitor permit under section 13A of the Immigration Act, added by the Immigration (Amendment) Act 2021. Citizens and permanent residents of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and EU member states. Minimum income is USD 75,000 a year alone, or a flat USD 100,000 when applying with dependents, not a sum per person. The stay cannot exceed six months in any calendar year, and the permit is not extended. Holders and their dependents may not take employment in Belize. A dependent is a spouse, an unmarried child, stepchild or adopted child under 18, or a person certified by a court. Travel insurance must include at least USD 50,000 of health coverage. The immigration portal's fee table is 500 per adult and 200 per child and its pages label those amounts in US dollars. The Belize Tourism Board page, updated 6 February 2026, still quotes BZ$500 per adult and BZ$200 per child under 18, payable at the airport. Income tax is charged on income accruing in or derived from Belize. Employment exercised in Belize is deemed derived from Belize, while a 2024 amendment says an employed person whose income is derived outside Belize is not liable.

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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source

Change history

    • Official page https://www.travelbelize.org/work-where-you-vacation/ https://iisconnect.immigration.gov.bz/#/services/long-stay-permit
    • Maximum stay (months) 12 6
    • Renewable Yes No
    • Monthly income (USD) not set 6250
    • Income currency not set USD
    • Monthly income (local currency) not set 6250
    1 more change
    • Annual income (local currency) not set 75000

    fee kept at the Belize-dollar reading (USD 250 per adult, USD 100 per child at the BZ$2 = US$1 peg) because the portal labels 500 and 200 as US dollars and the Tourism Board page still says BZ$500 and BZ$200 (travelbelize.org).

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