BZ
Belize
Mixed results; a meaningful share of registrants have been refused.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 4 reports. Score −0.24 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
Only three firsthand reports exist, and they do not agree: one traveler on a March 2025 cruise went ashore at the port with no issues.1–3 In an account reported in August 2025, an airline cancelled a traveler's ticket two days before an air departure after being told Belize would refuse entry, following a 21-day advance notice filing.1 A 2023 report describes a traveler being turned away on an earlier attempt, with the arrival mode not stated.3
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Law restricts entry for people with criminal records
Belize can treat someone convicted abroad and sentenced to imprisonment as a prohibited immigrant if the Minister deems them undesirable. The Minister may still permit entry.
Immigration Act, Chapter 156, Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, s. 5(1)(i) · discretionary · waiver available
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 19, 2026.
- BELIZE IMMIGRATION ACT CHAPTER 156 REVISED EDITION 2020 · Ministry of the Attorney General of Belize
- Acts of Parliament 2023 · National Assembly of Belize
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Belize?
It's rated Difficult: Mixed results; a meaningful share of registrants have been refused. Of 2 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 1 ended in entry and 1 in refusal.
Do Belize's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
In 1 report, officers appeared to know before the traveler arrived, which usually points to a US advance notification (often called Angel Watch).
How do travelers usually arrive in Belize?
Reports on file describe 1 by air, 1 by sea or cruise. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Aug 2025 (reported)
Not allowed to board · By air
Several years earlier, while still registered, the traveler filed the required 21-day advance notice for a trip; two days before departure the airline called and cancelled the ticket after being notified that the destination country would refuse entry.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 2Mar 2025
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise
The traveler took a cruise that stopped in Belize and went ashore with no issues at the port.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Jul 2023 (reported)
Refused entry
The traveler says they attempted to visit the country a few years earlier and were turned away, and plans to try again now that their registry status has changed.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 4By 2022
Mixed results
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Sometimes
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
- Notes
- Maybe turned away, expect to be interrogated.
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary