Belize Expat Forum

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Joined 2016
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2 years ago

actual experience getting residency - not QRP!!

2 years ago

Hello out there. I'd really like to hear form people who have actually gotten residency in Belize. Is it really so simple as they say on the web sites? From what I gather, you just enter on a tourist visa, and keep renewing til you've been there a year, and then you can apply for permanent residency. Seems to good to be true, so I have a few questions I'd like see if anyone has anything to kick in on this:

1. During the year, I understand that you can not leave for more than 14 consecutive days. But can you leave multiple times? I.e., is it several 14 consecutive day periods, or multiple? For example, if i left for 13 days every month in that one year period, would i still be eligible for residency?

2, Once I've applied, how long does it typically take to finish it, from top to bottom? Is it a complicated process?

3. I've heard you have to get a work visa first - is that true?

4. Can I be confident of success? I've heard that as long as you're more or less self sufficient and you're not an axe murderer, they'll take you - is that true?

It would be so nice to hear from people who have already done this. There is info out there, but it is often vague, and it often contradicts among various sources. Thanking you in advance,

hopeful

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