Hi

I am a UK citizen, planning on an extended trip to Belize and potentially hoping to extend a stay beyond 6 months. My partner and I are 42/43 years and are looking to Belize as somewhere to 'semi-retire'. The retirement program only seems to be open to those "45 and over" - so we were hoping to be able to extend our stay until we can qualify for the program.

We are trying to make sense of the visa regulations. It seems we get a 30 day visa on entry and then can renew monthly for $BZ25 but only for up to 6 months. We can only apply for residency after living there for one year.

I am just a little confused how we manage one year residency when we can only renew our visa for up to 6 months?? If we leave after 6 months ( and say go the the States for a visit) and then return to Belize......how do we then qualify for residency? Does a break in the year not count?

Any help to make sense of visa and residency regulations would be much appreciated! Thanks!

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