I understand that the QRP program is an ever-changing one, and that it can be frustrating more often than not.
With that being said, some of the comments above indicate a little misunderstanding or two.

Investors who get special consideration are those who "invest in the productive sector" of the economy. To my knowledge there has never been any provision for house-buying as a qualifier in this manner. Most newcomers who buy homes - whether for cash or by other means, are buying from other foreigners, and the money never comes into the Belizean economy. I am not aware of house-buying as ever having been a qualifier for any kind of residency.

Containers and clearing customs - this is a separate issue altogether - there was a strike/slow-down at the port just before Christmas. All containers were delayed for weeks - commercial ones, private one, all of them. We are just now getting building materials that we anticipated receiving before Dec 10.

Police reports are standard operating procedure for immigration here. For those of us who live here for a while before applying for Permanent Residency (not QRP) the GOB is able to run a police check on us within Belize, which is more simple, but still required. If we have a clean record we are processed without problems. For folks who arrive fresh out of another location, the process is a bit more complex, but is not intended to persecute you. The US has come down pretty hard on Belize for accidentally harbouring bad guys - there was a scandal a year or two ago when a "known terrorist" was granted residency ..... he was tossed out and sent back to Canada, but it was a big embarassment for Immigration, and an international "incindent".
The "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" who were arrested last year in South AFrica were residents here for a while, and a big-time white collar embezzler (now in Fed prison in US)bought citizenship about 3 years ago ....... this is not about you its about them. Unfortunately this is the world we live in now.