Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

The student visa process is quick and painless, at the airport you get a 30 day visa automatically and then you just go down to a local office in town where the medical campus is, and submit a one page form and pay a fee.

Your student visa will expire on the last day of final exams for the current semester. You have three days to get off the island or apply for an extension. The extension will overlap the beginning of the following semester by at least two weeks.

The student visa and the extension stamp each occupy a full page in your passport, so if you don't have at least ten pages left, you'll have to go to the mainland to the U.S. embassy for extra pages. Before doing so, be sure to have a photocopy of your entire passport. The State Department doesn't always return cancelled passports, and you may someday need to prove you spent five semesters in San Pedro. It's also suggested by the State Department that you photocopy your passport before you leave home; it will speed replacement in case you lose it.

List of universities in Belize:

• Belize Adventist Junior College
• Corozal Junior College
• Galen University
• Muffles Junior College
• Sacred Heart Junior College
• St. John's College
• University of Belize
• Wesley Junior College