Belize Land Borders

BELIZE BORDER INFORMATION

Traveling to Belize Through our Land Borders
The Western Border (Benque Viejo Del Carmen) and the Norther Border (Santa Elena), are both opened to foreign tourists and locals. Note the following requirements:

Effective March 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers no longer require a negative test but must show proof of vaccination for entry into Belize’s airport, land borders or sea ports.
If not fully vaccinated and unable to show proof of vaccination, children ages 5 and older will be subjected to SARCoV2 testing for entry into Belize.
Commencing on the 15th day of February 2022, every foreign tourist entering Belize through any land border (and airport) shall be required to purchase travel insurance prior to or upon arrival in Belize.
Foreign tourist are NO LONGER REQUIRED to have a minimum number of nights stay in Belize.
Persons entering Belize through the Belize Northern Border shall enter through the Chetumal Bridge ONLY.

BORDER HOURS - Of Operation
The Western Border and the Northern Border shall are open from: 6:00am – 10:00pm.

WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED TO CROSS A BORDER INTO BELIZE?

Entrance Application - An application must be completed in English, using blue or black ink only.
Proof of Identity - Along with the application a copy of your passport.
Children or Minors - Applicant under (16) years of age
- Passport
- Must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- The parent or legal guardian must sign the form.

NORTHERN BORDER (Mexico/Belize-Santa Elena) & WESTERN BORDER (Guatemala/Belize-Benque Viejo Del Carmen).

Mexico to Belize Border

Guatemala to Belize Border

Stay in Chetumal the night before you plan to cross the border.
Catch a taxi to the border (Frontera Belice - Centre of Town), this really should cost you no more than 150 Mexican pesos.
The taxi driver will stop near the Mexican immigration desk where you need to present your passport.
There is NO tourist tax for leaving Mexico. Whatever the guy in the immigration booth tells you, simply state that you were told there is no tax required for leaving Mexico.
Refuse to go along with his little scam. He will flip the FMM over and point to where it says $294, saying “You need to pay this to me.” DO NOT DO THIS. The to re-enter the Mexico and that your FMM was included in the airfare.
He will say “Can I see your airline ticket?” SAY YOU DON’T HAVE IT ANY MORE. I suspect he would just point at it and say that doesn’t show you’ve paid the fee. The border guard finally gave up when I said “I flew into Cancun by American Airways and the cost of this slip was included in the airfare. I don’t want to re-enter Mexico”. But not before he smoked his cigarette ruefully and pretended to fiddle around with some paperwork.
After you pass through Mexican immigration (cross the bridge), and follow the main road (stay to the right) around the fenced area.
Walk for a short distance and you will come to the Belize immigration hall, at the Belize Northern Border.
Enter the immigration hall, stand in the line and get your passport stamped.
Don’t forget that Belize time is different to Mexican time, as Belize does not observe Day Light Saving Time. Ask your immigration officer how much a taxi will be from the border to the Corozal bus station.
After getting your passport stamped you will go through customs.
After customs you can take a taxi (for two), to the Corozal bus station for small fee. Always ask what the fare will be prior to getting into the vehicle.
At Corozal bus station there’s a food and drink stands. The food stands take both Mexican pecos & Belize Dollars. So this is a great way to use up any leftover Mexican pecos that you have. Be sure to purchase a few bottles of water to take along for your bus ride.
Corozal has a bus going South, about every 30 minutes.

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Guatemala to Flores (To Visit Tikal)
San Pedro Boat Express at 10:00a.m. Arrives Belize City at 11:30a.m. Remain at boat terminal, bus will pick you up at the entrance at 1:00p.m., going to Guatemala border. Once through customs and immigration, you will switch buses (same company), and continue on to Flores. It's about 2.5 hours from Belize City to Flores. Does not include time to get through border checkpoints. You will arrive in Flores about 5:00p.m.
Approximate cost is $44.USD, per seat.

Fly to Cancun - Bus to Belize

Once you've officially cleared immigration, you will walk cross the pedestrian & vehicle bridge for the Hondo River. This river functions as a natural border between Mexico & Belize.

Getting your passport stamped is fairly routine, although you may find that the Belizean immigration officer will question you as to the purpose of your stay. The bus ride from Corozal to Belize City, will take about over two-hours, but in order to find out the schedule you'd have to inquire in person at the Corozal bus terminal. Bus transits in Belize, tend to be by refurbished school buses, not Greyhound-style coaches.

ENTERING MEXICO BY AIR
When you enter Mexico by air, you should be issued (on the plane) with a form called Forma Migratoria Para Turista, Transmigrante, Visitante Personade Negocios o Visitante Consejero – Internacion Aerea (FMT) (in English: Migratory Form for Foreign Tourist, Transmigrant, Business Visitor or Councilor Visitor – Entrance by Air); fill it out on the plane. If you don’t get a form on the plane, ask for a copy of it. The fee for the FMT is usually included in the cost of the airline ticket, so there is nothing to pay on arrival in Mexico. The FMT allows you to stay a maximum stay of 180 days. When you go through immigration at the airport, the immigration officer will write in the actual number of days you can stay; it will be between 30 and 180 days depending on your nationality. Immigration will keep the top part of the FMT form, and you keep the bottom part with your passport. Keep your airline ticket information that shows you paid for the FMT fee (upon arriving in your airline ticket), you will need to show this to the Mexican Immigrations Officer (proof of payment), when leaving Mexico at the Mexico/Belize border.

LEAVING MEXICO BY BUS OR VEHICLE (To Belize Border)
When you leave Mexico by bus, the bus will stop at a small immigration booth on the Mexican side of the border. Passengers get off, without luggage, and present their passports with FMT to the immigration officer. He will ask (in Spanish) for $100 (Mexican pesos). If you pay, the immigration officer should stamp your part of the FMT form “doble entrada” and put it back in your passport. This stamped FMT will allow you to re-enter Mexico within the allotted time (30 to 180 days) without paying a new re-entry fee. You may choose not to pay the $100 (Mexican pesos), and immigration will keep your part of the form. Then when you re-enter Belize for the second time, you will have to pay a higher fee (something like $280 Mexican pesos) for a new FMT, and the fee for the new FMT isn’t paid at the border, but at a bank.

Passengers re-board the bus, proceed across the bridge over the Hondo River and stop at Belize Customs & Immigration. Passengers (with their luggage this time) go into the Belize immigration building. There are no fees when entering Belize, and you get a tourist card that should be kept with your passport until you leave Belize. After clearing immigration and customs, re-board the bus.

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