Complete the online arrival form for Belize with Arrival Card Hub before you fly, so the paperwork is done when you land.
It has two parts: the immigration arrival form and the customs declaration.
After submission, the portal shows a reference ID and a QR code and offers a PDF for download. The PDF contains the immigration arrival form with the QR code and the customs declaration. It is presented to the immigration and customs officers on arrival.
The form is not a visa. Whether you need a visa depends on your nationality.
To complete the Belize arrival card you need:
Sources: Government of Belize: Official iDeclare Portal · Belize Tourism Board: Launch of the Online Immigration and Customs Declaration System · Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport: Press Release of November 28, 2024 · Belize Tourism Board: Travel Belize · UK Government Foreign Travel Advice: Belize
What the document covers, who needs it, and how it is issued.
The online arrival document for entering Belize, issued electronically.
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Answer a few simple questions about you and your trip, upload what is needed and pay securely.
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Our team checks your answers for the errors that lead to a rejected or delayed card, fixes them with you, then submits the arrival card to the Belize authorities on your behalf.
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Start my arrival cardWhat travellers commonly ask about the Belize arrival card.
Still have questions?Our travel-document team answers by email and phone.No. It is the online immigration and customs declaration. A visa, for nationalities that need one, is obtained separately.
No. The online form is an optional, recommended way to complete the immigration and customs declaration. The official portal says it can be submitted either prior to or upon arrival, and we found no official text that withdraws the paper form. Completing it ahead of time saves that step on arrival.
Yes. The official form is free on ideclare.gov.bz. Our fee is for our own assistance service: preparing, checking and submitting the form on the official portal on your behalf.
The official sources publish no submission window. They say the form can be completed in advance of travel or on arrival.
It was launched at the international airport. Its use at land borders and sea ports is not confirmed by an official source, so check the official portal.
We handle the form, the check and the submission, so you just show up ready to enter.
Start nowOne declaration covers one arrival. The portal has a separate form for departure.
A submitted form can be changed on the official portal with the option to modify it with the reference ID.
The form does not decide how long you may stay. That depends on the immigration rules that apply to you.
The official sources publish no submission window. They say only that the form can be completed in advance of travel or on arrival.
The portal shows the reference ID, the QR code and the PDF as soon as the form is submitted. After we submit your form, we send the PDF with the reference ID and QR code to the email address given in your order.
The Belize iDeclare Form is Belize's online immigration and customs declaration. It is issued by the Department of Border Management and Immigration Services and the Customs and Excise Department. It was launched on December 1, 2024 for arrivals and departures at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.
The online form is an optional way to complete the declaration. The declaration itself is part of entering Belize: the UK government's travel advice says that all travelers passing through the international airport "are required to complete an immigration and customs declaration form", and that the Belizean authorities recommend completing the digital form prior to travel. The official portal says the documentation can be submitted electronically either prior to or upon arrival or departure.
When the system was launched, the airport said that printed and digital forms were both accepted during a three-month test phase. We found no later official text that makes the online version the only way or that withdraws the paper form.
The arrival form is used by residents and non-residents, and no exemptions are published.
The main traveler can add dependents: children aged 17 and under, and a spouse or dependent relatives aged 18 and over. The customs part says that only one declaration per family is needed where applicable, completed by the head of the family.
An extension to all ports of entry was announced for January 1, 2025. Its use at land borders and sea ports is not confirmed by an official source, so check the official portal if you do not arrive by air.
This list follows the official demo video of March 2025. Individual fields on the live form may differ.
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