Can anyone direct us to a reliable (online or other) resource regarding the procedure for gaining residency in Belize? Thank you.

Deparment of Immigration and Nationality or a local attorney.

This site may help:
http://www.belizereport.com/info/index.html
Once you get involved with looking online, there are a lot of sites with good information. Be sure to double check the info, because some of it has changed, and not sure which sites have been updated. The Belize Gov. page should have the most up to date information.
Good luck.

Unfortunately that Belize Report site and information is four or five years old. The Belize Report, which was started by Pamella Picon at Mopan River Resort, was sold and has never been quite the same. I'm not sure it's still being published.

--Lan Sluder

Hmmmm..sorry for the mis-information. I have seen several sites that offer information, but didn't bookmark them. Mr. Sluder, do you have any sites that would help? You are the guru of Belize, so if anyone would know, I would think it would be you. By the way, love to read your stuff.