At a Cabinet Brief yesterday February 16th, 2021 cabinet gave its approval for the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations to introduce a long-stay visitor program to allow for extended visitor permits for targeted visitors and nationalities.

This program is aimed at encouraging tourists to stay longer through a “Work Where You Vacation” Program. In addition, Cabinet gave its approval for the Ministry of Tourism to expand and improve the (QRP) Qualified Retired Persons Incentive Program.

For more information on our QRP Program visit the BTB's website at:
https://www.belizetourismboard.org/programs-events/retirement-program/

Maybe this pandemic with the resulting lack of tourists coming and spending their foreign money brings into question the policy of only allowing tourists to come and spend money for thirty days or if they desire to stay and spend more Belize charges them $200 to do so. Granted, I don't claim to be smarter than those politicians who came up with that policy and understand the wisdom, or lack of that thinking, but maybe these new politicians might be.