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If you are a holder of a Permanent Residence Status you would need the following documents:

• Nationality Application Form

• 4 passport size photos
• Proof of permanent residence: A Permanent Residence Card or a Permanent Residence stamp in your passport.
• Passport(s): You must present all passports held since acquiring Permanent Residence status.
• Police Record: You and accompanying dependents (spouse and children 12 years of age and above) must submit an individual police record from Belize.
• Medical Certificate, HIV and VDRL Tests: examination form needs to be filled out by a licensed medical practitioner and he/she must sign and stamp the form. Tests must be performed by a medical laboratory.
• Referees’ Identification: You are required to identify two Belizeans who will serve as references. The referees must be a born Belizean, be acquainted with you for a minimum of 5 years, provide proof of identification (voters ID, Belize Passport, Birth Certificate and Social Security Card.
• Declaration of Renunciation: only Indian nationals are required to submit this.
• Birth Certificate: this is needed to be submitted if there are any inconsistencies with your name, sex, date of birth or place of birth on any of your supported documents.
• Marriage Certificate: If your spouse is also applying for Citizenship, you must provide your marriage certificate.

If you are married to a Belizean National you would need the following documents:

• Citizen Application Form
• 4 passport size photos
• Proof of Marriage: If married in Belize you must present your marriage certificate issued by the Vital Statistics Unit. If married outside of Belize, your marriage certificate must be authenticated or apostilled by the issuing authority.
• Spouse’s proof of Belizean Citizenship: this can be provided in the form of a Belizean Passport, Belizean Birth Certificate and a photo identification or Belizean Nationality Certificate and a photo identification.
• Passport(s): You must present a valid passport from your country of origin.
• Police Record: You must submit a police record from Belize or the country where you have resided for the past 6 months or more.
• Medical Certificate, HIV and VDRL Tests: examination form needs to be filled out by a licensed medical practitioner and he/she must sign and stamp the form. Tests must be performed by a medical laboratory.
• Referees’ Identification: You are required to identify two Belizeans who will serve as references. The referees must be a born Belizean, be acquainted with your spouse for a minimum of 1 year, provide proof of identification (voters ID, Belize Passport, Birth Certificate and Social Security Card).
• Declaration of Renunciation: only Indian nationals are required to submit this.
• Birth Certificate:  this is needed to be submitted if there are any inconsistencies with your name, sex, date of birth or place of birth on any of your supported documents.
• Letter of Financial Support: Women who are dependent on their spouse must provide a letter of financial support completed and signed by the husband.

• You need to make an appointment with the Consulate. 
• Submit application on legal size paper, with minimum scratches and no white-out, at the Consulate.  Applicant’s signature must be consistent with signature on passport. 
• Documents in languages other than English must be translated by proper authority and signed
• Translation of documents for Chinese and Taiwanese Nationals must be authenticated at the Regional Language Centre.
• Documents hold a period of six months validity prior to submission
• The accepting officer will schedule an interview date for yourself and your spouse. Interviews are scheduled within two weeks of submission of application and held at the consulate. The interview will be held at the Consulate. A receipt of acceptance will be given to you with the assigned file number for your application, referred to as BNA. You must bring this BNA receipt along with your passport to the interview.
•  Your spouse must accompany you to the interview and bring respective identification.
• Application will be vetted in accordance with the Belizean Nationality Act.
• On approval you must visit the consulate to make payment.
• Accepting Officer will notify you on the date of a subsequent swearing-in ceremony where you will receive your Belize nationality certificate. 

• Citizenship Form Section 11 https://immigration.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NAT-BNAFORM-G.pdf
• Citizen Physical Examination Form: https://immigration.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NAT-Physical-examination.pdf

Citizenship of Financial Letter https://immigration.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nationality-Letter-of-Financial-Support-Final.pdf

It costs $150.00 USD + $30.00USD for shipping and handling.

It takes about 6-8 weeks to receive the certificate.

You would need the following documents:

• Police report
• Copy of certificate or certificate number (if available)
• Declaration requesting replacement, also stating how original certificate was lost
• Copy of passport biographic page or official form of identification
• Copy of birth certificate & translation is required for certificates that do not include date of birth and/or dependent on records present on file.
• 3 passport size photos

• Applicants must secure an appointment with the Consular office 
• Application Form printed on legal size paper (8.5 x 14)
• Original documents must be presented along with copies
• Submission can be made in person or by an authorized party.

• Nationality Application Form
• Photographs: 4 passport size photos
• Birth Certificate
• Passport: passport from your country of origin. Persons under the age of 18 who cannot present a passport from their country of origin, the birth certificate must be apostilled.
• Proof of Belizean Lineage: if you have one of the following, any of the mentioned documents must be presented from them. 
• Belizean Parent: Belizean passport, Belizean birth certificate along with a Belizean ID such as a Voter’s ID or Social Security Card, Nationality Certificate along with a Belizean ID.
• Belizean Grandparent: if you were born outside of Belize before Independence Day and your grandparent is a citizen of Belize, you need grandparent’s Belizean passport, Belizean birth certificate along with a Belizean ID such as a Voter’s ID or Social Security Card, or Nationality Certificate along with a Belizean Id AND Parent’s birth certificate to show relationship to grandparents.

• Citizen by Descent Form (Minor) N3 - https://immigration.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NAT-DINS-N3.pdf 

$20.00US + $30.00US for shipping and handling. 

It takes about 6-8 weeks.

• Police Report
• Copy of certificate or certificate number (If available)
• Declaration requesting replacement, also stating how original certificate was lost
• Copy of passport biographic page or official form of identification
• Copy of birth certificate & translation is required for certificates that do not include date of birth and/or dependent on records present on file
• 3 photographs

• Submit all above documents to the consulate office in person or by someone authorized by you. Documents must be originals and a copy.
• Application will be processed by the Nationality Department, and you will be contacted on the process of your application by the consulate office.

It costs $50.00US for a replacement certificate.

• Original Belize Nationality Certificate
• Declaration requesting replacement of damaged certificate
• Copy of passport biographic page or official form of identification
• Copy of Birth Certificate and translation is required for certificates that do not include date of birth and parent’s name
• 3 Photographs