No visa needed

Do citizens of Belize need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for South Africa and can stay up to 30 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 — Pretoria: ≈ 13,480 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to South Africa without a visa on a Belize passport?

Yes, citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for South Africa for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Africa 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; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Belize and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 49 countries, for example: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Belize. Belize visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Belmopan — Pretoria: about 13,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Belmopan 12:00 — Pretoria 20:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 155th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belize.