Jcronin1964
American looking for information about Belize
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Lives in Belize
Registration: 24 June 2018
Mexico import vehicle permit by Jcronin1964
I need some advice. We drove from the USA to mexico about 6 weeks ago going to Belize. We are driving back from Belize and are in Villahermosa mexico now. We were stopped and told we did not have a (TIP) temporary import permit for our vehicle. We ...
That's what I'm doing today. Thank you for the reply. Read More
Mexico import vehicle permit
I need some advice. We drove from the USA to mexico about 6 weeks ago going to Belize. We are driving back from Belize and are in Villahermosa mexico now. We were stopped and told we did not have a (TIP) temporary import permit for our vehicle. We ... Read More
Small purple fruit
I recently relocated to placencia Belize. I was in Publics market the other day and purchased these small dark purple fruits. They have purple tendrals that close around a small green berry or fruit of some sort. The whole thing is not bigger than a ... Read More
From Oregon to Belize by car by Jcronin1964
We just traveled from Oregon to Belize by car. I wanted to share some of our experiences. We crossed over into mexico at McAllen. They are currently working on it so it was somewhat confusing, but easy cross over. The roads a whole other subject. ...
So glad you had a good experience also. Do you mind me asking about the duty you had to pay on the car and how you got it down? Read More
From Oregon to Belize by car
We just traveled from Oregon to Belize by car. I wanted to share some of our experiences. We crossed over into mexico at McAllen. They are currently working on it so it was somewhat confusing, but easy cross over. The roads a whole other subject. ... Read More
Traveling to belize
I see there was an advisory put out by the us gov listing extreme caution when traveling in mexico, Aug.22. We are traveling from McAllen tx along the east coast line to Belize. Anyone heard of any problems? Does anyone know of people traveling thru ... Read More
Scorpions/tarantulas
I've got a question. I'm moving down in the next couple weeks. I've done my research about all the "bugs on steroids". How common is it for large spiders, scorpions, and tarantulas to get inside your home? We are going to be on ... Read More
Expats - placencia by Jcronin1964
We are moving to Belize the beginning of October. I was wondering are there any expats that meet up at certain places or certain times. We are anxious to get to know some other people there. Also anxious to make friends with belizians also. Just ...
That's exactly like what I was looking for. Thank you. Read More
Expats - placencia
We are moving to Belize the beginning of October. I was wondering are there any expats that meet up at certain places or certain times. We are anxious to get to know some other people there. Also anxious to make friends with belizians also. Just ... Read More
Thinking of retirement in Belize by beveraly000
My name is Sarah, I am considering retirement in Belize or Panama. My first choice is Belize. However one of my setback I was told in order to live in Belize as an expat it is mandatory that I deposit $24,000 in the Belizean bank every year. Can ...
Do you know if when you renew for 60 or 90 day do you just pay the $50 or $100 for that many months ahead? So for 90 days it would be $75/$150 or just a fee for one month? Also do you know which offices somewhat near placencia are doing the 60/90 ... Read More
Thinking of retirement in Belize by beveraly000
My name is Sarah, I am considering retirement in Belize or Panama. My first choice is Belize. However one of my setback I was told in order to live in Belize as an expat it is mandatory that I deposit $24,000 in the Belizean bank every year. Can ...
We are moving to placencia next month. I thought you could renew your passport stamp every 30 days in independence. Do you know if this is still the case or it has changed? Read More
Realtor in Placencia by jimpendley
I will be coming to Placencia in November on an exploratory trip to determine if it works for me as a full time retirement destination. Looking for recommendations on a good realtor to use for long term rental property.
I'm so sorry for my rambling I thought you were. Don't even know where I got that. Senior moment. Ha! Best of luck. Read More
Realtor in Placencia by jimpendley
I will be coming to Placencia in November on an exploratory trip to determine if it works for me as a full time retirement destination. Looking for recommendations on a good realtor to use for long term rental property.
Also, don't k ow if your familiar or not but Facebook has a wonderful placencia group page with lots of long term letting available. Just a thought. Read More
Realtor in Placencia by jimpendley
I will be coming to Placencia in November on an exploratory trip to determine if it works for me as a full time retirement destination. Looking for recommendations on a good realtor to use for long term rental property.
Hi. My name is joy. We ate going down in October. I have tried emailing Boris and Mansfield regarding a property several times and never have gotten a reply. I would expect if maybe the property was no longer available that I would have at least ... Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
This is really not the forum to discuss this. You have all my contact info. Can't figure why you thought this was the place to discuss. Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
Last I checked it is not legal in Belize to hire expats to do any kind of work. From what my research has told me jobs must go to belizians first. After you have been there six months then you can apply for a work visa. Even in situations where you ... Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
My sincere apologies. We just felt being 21 miles from the beach was too far for us, as well as working for you under questionable terms. My mistake. Im sorry. Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
That sounds great. Yes, let's try and stay in touch. My email is *** Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
Hope we do meet up with you. Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
We are staying. We found a beach cabana in placencia. We are so super excited. I've been watching utube videos on placencia. We did lots of research on Belize before we settled on placencia, but it seemed like the place we want to be. We are ... Read More
Moving to Belize in september by Nomadic Soul
Hi all, I'm planning on moving to Belize for our first round of 6 months to explore or a future permanent move. For now however we are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house for rent in the. Corozal area. Can anyone help? Thank you in ...
There is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath house in corozal town for $650. New. Accepts pets, fenced yard. Its on www.m.longtermlettings.com. We are going down on October 3rd. We are driving. Are you driving down? Read More
Duty taxes
Can anyone give me an idea of what I will have to pay at the Belize border for my car, if its valued at $8000? Its a 4 cyl. SUV. Read More
Does anyone know about the jaguar preserve?
My fiance and I are moving down in october. He has a background in wild animal preservation. He is very interested in volunteering at the jaguar preserve. Maybe after some time trying to get employed. I can't seem to find contact info for them. ... Read More
Nikolias place
Does anyone know anything about the rentals at nikolias place? I have tried contacting the real estate company handling it but its not valid anymore. Would like some info. Read More
Driving to Belize, crossing at McAllen, TX
Can anyone tell me the route they took from McAllen TX to Belize and where they stopped to spend the night? We only want to make one night about half way through. Read More
Auto titles
I read something about you can if you have a letter from your bank giving you permission to go out of country. Have you heard of that? Read More
Auto titles
Can anyone tell me about importing your vehicle? I know they say its required to have your registration and title. Do you absolutely need the title? Read More
Furniture by Jcronin1964
Are there places to buy inexpensive furniture in Belize?
Thanks for your reply. I checked them out but seems expensive. Do they have like second hand stores or like a Craigslist down there? Also wondering about auto insurance while down there. It seems most won't cover in Belize. Any info? Read More
Furniture
Are there places to buy inexpensive furniture in Belize? Read More
Auto insurance in belize
Does anyone know about where I can obtain auto insurance in Belize. I'm driving down from us. Read More
Drving to Belize.
When are you planning on driving down? I will be going in September Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
Thanks terrific. I appreciate the feedback. Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
Its on this site under housing. Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
Hi there. There is a post online for a 1 bedroom casita for 100 Belize dollars a month plus 36 hours of yard work. Have you seen it? What are your thoughts? Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
Thank you for your help. Much appreciated. Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
Oh I see. That makes sense. I've read some about the QRP. What are the benefits of going that route, do you know? Read More
Where to live in Belize? by Jcronin1964
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ...
That makes perfect sense. I'm figuring that out. I live on ssd that is deposited in my acct every month, but it is shy of $2000. I hadn't heard about that requirement. Read More
Where to live in Belize?
My fiance and I are wanting to move to Belize. We have done quite a bit of research. I wanted to get some opinions though. We want clear that clear blue water, nice beaches, we are going to be living on a budget so about $1800/month. We like to meet ... Read More