No visa needed

Do citizens of Belize need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Belize: the passport opens 59 countries visa-free; Belmopan — Panama City: ≈ 1,360 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a Belize passport?

Yes, citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Belize passport you can visit 59 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 71 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Belize passport ranks 97th of 199.
Belize passport: visa-free access to 59 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Belize and Panama can travel together visa-free to 39 countries, for example: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Belize. Belize visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Belmopan — Panama City: about 1,360 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Belmopan 12:00 — Panama City 13:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belize.