Tuddiepat1
3/16/2017 21:03 EST
Hello All......
My name is Karen and my hubby and I will be visiting at the end of April and plan to find out as much as possible!! We are wondering if anyone has nuggets of knowledge to pass on to us before we get there. From the info that we have come up with so far, we are interested in the Corazol area and are planning on renting for a few years. Although we will probably be looking into Placencia too. Anyone up for sharing? We would really appreciate it. Thanks so much ahead of time!!
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Kenubelizeit
3/16/2017 23:04 EST
Hi I will be glad in helping you on your fact finding mission. Feel free to email me at kenubelizeit@yahoo.com
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BrittBritt87
3/17/2017 08:55 EST
Hi Karen,
My husband and I have only been here since December but are here long term. We live in Placencia right now. I don't know what things you are looking for as far as location but we love it here. We chose Placencia for its beautiful beach. We have really grown to love it here because of the people we meet and the small town feel. I also like the fact that we have a beach side and a lagoon side being on the peninsula.
In regards to Corozal, we only drove through it on our way from Colorado to Placencia so I can't say much. I know that it was on our list until we started doing more research on the safety there and the lack of a nice beach, in our opinion. I know that a lot of expats do live there and like it though so I think it is all perspective and what things you are looking for.
Just remember, everyone will have a different opinion on different places so your best bet is to pick a few and just drive around the country and try those places out for the month you are here. I would add Placencia to your list if you are looking for a beautiful beach :)
I hope that helps you!
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belizelenny
3/17/2017 14:11 EST
Been in Corozal since 2002. Its great as far as I am concerned. Checked out and lived in Cayo and well as Ambergris Cay. Placencia, looked at it as well.. not for me.
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richmcintyre
3/17/2017 19:03 EST
Go check out Punta Gorda, the cultural melting pot of Belize in the Toledo District. Inexpensive, friendly and very diverse.
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BGarter
3/18/2017 09:58 EST
We visited Ambergris Caye, CayeCaulker, and Placencia 4years ago. We stayed 2 weeks in each locale and met with realtors there and evaluated property options. In the end I thought the three very different regions could be characterized as: Ambergris Caye is urban, Caye Caulker is rural, and Placencia is suburban. We did not visit Corozal because of time limitations although that was in the original mix. We had already decided on ocean front living and knew Belize was a great place to spend our winters. We now spend 5 months in the home we purchased on Ambergris Caye. It is outside of SAN Pedro on the ocean and everything we hoped it would be. Good luck!
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bobbyveee
3/18/2017 12:15 EST
We lived on AC for 16 yrs, with the new road going north you can have all the amenities of San Pedro but live north of the bridge , theres also some great resorts and restaurants over the bridge.
Its all to do with money, its not cheap but you can have the best of everything on the caye, to me CC was too small and not a lot going on. But one mans meat is anothers poison, you gotta go visit and find out for yourselves
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5allan1
3/19/2017 08:37 EST
Much as it pains me to agree with belizelenny, Corozal's proximity to Chetumal makes it ideal for the bulk of those over 55. If you need a new hip, autoparts, Charmin tp, a new light fixture not made in Guangzhou, Swiss cheese and Ny Strip its right there. As a perm resident it costs nothing to go there and duty free smuggling is possible if you travel with a Belizean. grandmother, or if u go by boat.
Toledo district is home to rain, malaria and dysentery.
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Gdflorida
3/19/2017 08:49 EST
Thanks for all your information, it really helps, as we are still deciding what area to look at to move to.
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Kenubelizeit
3/19/2017 09:41 EST
Dis bloody Allan strikes again dysentery in Placencia or in PG bwai if the people only listen to u there will be a cholera outbreak and we would die from from malaria and yes nobody likes living in the rain forest poor people you need to live on the beach not punta negra not barranco but Nicaragua right Allen ?
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terrific
3/19/2017 17:04 EST
But allan is a doctor, spent most of his time in Corozal area. He can complain a lot about the corruption in Belize as he joined in for a fair bit of his time in Belize, advising people to smuggle stuff into Belize is such a good idea Left about 3 years ago. So obviously we must all trust his information about life and conditions in every part of Belize at this moment in time, and never go there for more than a vacation. Surprise Belize is not a mini US or Canada. surprised no information in Belize about this outbreak of Dysentry must be a cover up. Yes Malaria is in Belize, just as well it is in the US and Canada if it is a worry anti malarial tablets are easily available and cheap. Although my husband likes to think the quinine in the tonic water in his Gin takes care of the risk.
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Gdflorida
3/19/2017 17:41 EST
We know the lists you see about the cost of living are not correct, what is the average cost of living there for a month? Are there places we can rent for a few months begore we make the move?
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destiny56
3/19/2017 17:59 EST
In reply to your comment regarding Allan is a doctor therefore, he knows best. All this guy been doing is criticizing every thing about the country. I am wondering what kind of person does such thing, ever since I have been reading this forum, he always has something negative to criticizing about. He sounds like a very bitter, lonely, isolated person that is mad about every thing, I know there are always two sides to a story, maybe he had bad experiences, but we all had bad experiences in our life, to keep lamented about it for years to come not going to solve the problems.
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Vallew11
3/21/2017 23:33 EST
Hi BrittBritt,
My husband and I are very interested in Belize as well. We now live in Colorado as you did. We are concerned with what we have heard recently about the ability to live and stay there in Belize as non citizens. Can you give us any information on how that works and if it is hard to make the move with income opportunities in mind? We have only looked into Ambergris Caye and will be spending 10 days there in December, but Placentia sounds as though it may be much less expensive.
I have done a lot of research on options for retiring, working there (getting out QRP) and all other information that is available. It just seems like there isn't a truly informative site that gives all the up and up.
Any and all the information you have to offer would be very helpful.
Valorie
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terrific
3/22/2017 13:52 EST
The archives on here hold so much information on all sorts of topics, but there is no formal site I know that can give you all he info without wading through a lot of archived material.
The answers you will find on here are mainly personal takes on life in Belize, within the areas the posters know best. On the whole it is a pretty useful and reasonably accurate view on most aspects of life in Belize.
Belizeis not a place with a lot in the area of "income oportunities"
You can purchase an existing, or build up your own, business, but it is a very small population and the local economy is is low,
Building a business relying on Expat revenue can be overly optomistic as the majority of year round expat residents are Retirees living on somewhat fixed incomes, and the tourist season is only 5 months of the year.
On the QRP you are not allowed to take work, and if you start your own business you are only allowed to have a hands off position, Paid positions are to be offered to Belizean citizens.
If you are trying to stay and get a residency the rules are being tightened up and the wait after application is getting longer all the time. After 6 months visa renewals at $25US per person per month it becomes $50US per month until your application is accepted and you get your residency status.
You can apply for a work permit but that is also time consuming and has some fairly rigid rules to abide by.
With a work permit you can work in your own business.
There are folks waiting for residency that have been doing the monthly trip for nearly 4 years now that I know of.
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belizelenny
3/24/2017 12:00 EST
Nothing has changed, come on down. Stamp every month till you can apply for residency or put in for your QRP!
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tommyboy99
3/24/2017 12:26 EST
I am 38 and contemplating if I should wait till 45 for the sake of not having to pay import tax on vehicle and house hold goods
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bradinbelize
3/29/2017 12:30 EST
If you want to find out about Corozal - contact KenUBelizeit
If you need help in the Cayes or in Hopkins, contact me (I have lived at both and have friends in both areas).
bradreeder@mac.com
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