Managing mailboxes or PO boxes in Belize

Cheryl Moderator

Member since 15 October 2018

CherylModerator17 September 2025 05:25:45

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Hello everyone,

Something as simple as receiving mail can become a whole new experience when you settle in Belize as an expat. Mailing management can indeed be different from what you are used to. In order to help other expats and soon-to-be expats, we invite you to share your insights.

How do you receive mail in Belize? Do you have a traditional mailbox, a PO Box, or another system?

How was it to set it up and what are the formalities?

Is the postal service reliable and secure?

How do you handle missed deliveries or forwarding your mail?

Do you have any tips you would like to share to newcomers and fellow expats?

Share your insights and experience.

Thank you for your contribution.

Cheryl
Expat.com Team

russpinkes Member

Member since 01 June 2025

russpinkesMember25 September 2025 15:59:50

I will probably check in to a P.O. Box

zerotron Member

Member since 30 October 2022

zerotronMember26 September 2025 03:15:22

@Cheryl

In my experience, the "postal system" in Belize does not share much in common with what one might expect in the U. S. There are no house to house mail deliveries. If one were to actually receive a letter or a package, in my experience someone from the local post office would ride the motorcycle up to your home and leave a notice that there was mail to pick up - at the post office. When one gets to the post office, the incoming parcel is opened and examined to see what duty can be charged for it. I suspect the "duty" is made up on the spot, and sometimes part of it may actually make its way to the government coffers. Outgoing mail works fairly well, though, as long as one brings such mail to the post office to be sent out.