Moving to Belize

9 years ago
Hello. I'm from Argentina and I'm planning to go to Belize with my family (two adults and a child), spend a couple of months there and see if we like it, in which case we might settle there permanently. We would enter the country as tourists and renew the permit monthly.

a) Do you have any recommendations regarding which area would be best for us? We are looking for a quiet, friendly, safe area. Ideally there should be a school nearby (see below). Also I need a reliable Internet connection.

b) My son is 5 years old (probably 6 when we get there). Is he allowed to go to school while staying as a tourist? If not, what do we need for him? Do we need any documentation from his current school in Argentina? (he's been attending school here since he was 2 years old). He speaks Spanish so I'm also concerned about his performance in an English-based school, though I'm confident he will adapt sooner than later.

c) How much cash should I take? I'm used to electronic payments so I don't use much cash, but I guess credit cards won't be very useful there. Is it easy to withdraw cash from foreign bank accounts?

d) Our budget should be around 3000 USD/month. Would that be enough?

Any other suggestion or recommendation is very welcome.

Thanks!

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