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Belize

Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) Incentive Program. Belize’s retirement incentive gives a renewable QRP status to people 40 and older with at least $2,000 a month in foreign income, with duty-free import benefits but no way to citizenship on its own.

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Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) Incentive Program

A renewable annual QRP card, duty-free import of personal effects, a vehicle, boat, or aircraft; a ban on local work with a limited exception; no voting rights.

Who qualifies

Whether you keep your U.S. citizenship depends on the option you choose later.

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Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

How old are you?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Income
At least $2,000 a month, steady and documented.
Age
40 or older.
Time
BTB security and immigration review, followed by payment of the final program fees; the QRP card then renews annually.
Cost
$150 application fee, then $1,000 for the main applicant, $750 per dependant, and $200 per QRP card; annual card renewal is $25.
The hard part
Must physically spend 30 consecutive days a year in Belize and renew the card annually forever; QRP by itself is a dead end for citizenship unless the holder separately pursues the permanent-residence track.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Time away
Five years as a permanent resident, with no stay abroad longer than 30 days in a row or three months in total in any 12 months (work in Belize or medical reasons can excuse longer trips).
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • The QRP holder is legally a non-resident, and the program’s own conditions say its years do not count toward permanent residence. It needs only 30 consecutive days a year in Belize.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
A minimum of 30 consecutive days a year.
Tax
QRP holders are exempt from Belize income tax and duties on imported personal property.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Apply through the Belize Tourism Board, which administers the QRP program.Open belizetourismboard.org ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of steady income: at least $2,000 a month
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one unmarried US citizen aged 40 or older with foreign retirement income: QRP membership, final payment, first card and each annual renewal; local business permission and dependants require separate applications.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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