| Belize is a country which you can find in Central | | | | her dependents with him/her this includes spouse and |
| America. There are some theories about the origin of | | | | children under the age of 18 years old. The maximum |
| the name of this country. One example of this is the | | | | period for application for application approval is three |
| possibility that it comes from Maya word belix which | | | | months however, there are other qualified retirees |
| means "muddy water". The capital city of Belize is | | | | who applied for this program and approved their |
| Belmopan. In Central America, Belize is the only country | | | | application for just a few weeks. |
| that used English as an official language but large | | | | If you love to enjoy warm weather you can count on |
| percentage of the population there is using Spanish | | | | Belize as an option for your retiree place since it's a |
| and other dialects such as Maya languages, English | | | | tropical country. You can dress up simple clothes like |
| Creole etc. The climate in Belize can be warm all year | | | | t-shirts and shorts for your daily life. When it comes to |
| long since it is a tropical country. | | | | food, their basic staples are corn, wheat flour, beans |
| The Belize Tourism Board is running an act passed by | | | | and poultry. Escabeche, Tacos, and Relleno are some |
| the Belize legislature which they called Qualified Retired | | | | examples of Belize's traditional foods. The cost of living |
| Person Act in 1999. The catch of this program is to | | | | in Belize is just average but it is lower than America |
| attract more retirees to Belize. This program offers | | | | and other countries in Western part of the globe like |
| the retirees to become an official residence in Belize. If | | | | Australia and Canada. It will be better to put up |
| you are qualified retiree you can also bring your other | | | | business in Belize as an investment because |
| home facilities and vehicles without tax. To be a | | | | nowadays, the government of Belize is trying it's best |
| qualified applicant you must be 45 years old and | | | | to develop their economy. They are applying different |
| above and you have to pass the required monthly | | | | strategies to raise their economy like attracting more |
| income that they impost. In addition for the applicant | | | | tourists which is their number one option. |
| who passed the program, the retiree can also bring his | | | | |