Retire in Belize

Retire in Belize! You deserve it.

Everyone dreams about retirement and one day living in an exotic tranquil locale, complete with sun drenched beaches and limitless recreational activities on land and in beautiful tropical waters.

Belize, known in travel circles as "Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret", is truly a tropical paradise. An exotic tropical paradise that is now opening it's doors to all your dreams of new experiences.

Who Qualifies?

Anyone forty-five years and older from anywhere in the world can qualify for the Belize retirement program. A person who qualifies can also include his or her dependents in the reitrement program.

All persons who have been designated a Qualified Retired Person shall be entitled, on first entering Belize, to import his or her personal effects and an approved means of transportation free, such as a motor vehicle, boat, or light aircraft of all import duties and taxes.

A Qualified Retired Person shall be exempt from the payment of all taxes and levies on all income or receipts which accrue to him or her from a source outside of Belize whether that income is generated from work performed or from an investment. All privileges, exemptions and regulations are governed by the Belize Retired Persons (Incentives) Act, 1999.

Belize has is a well-developed legal system modeled off British Common Law and statutes.

The government of Belize enacted a series of legislative measures to make Belize an ideal retirement and offshore jurisdiction, including:


The Retired Persons (Incentives) Act – which offers certain tax exemptions and incentives to qualified retired persons.

The Limited Liability Partnerships Act – which permits the creation of limited liability partnerships.

The International Financial Services Commission Act – which seeks to promote, protect and enhance Belize as an international financial services center and to regulate the provision of international financial services.

The International Business Company (Amendment) Act

The Trust Act in 1992 – for the benefit of any person whether or not ascertained or in existence and for the valid charitable or non-charitable benefit of all.

The International Banking Act of 1996 – simultaneously with the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act which established mechanisms and procedures to ensure that the country's financial institutions are not used to disguise the source of illicit funds.

Today because of its laws, Belize has become the retirement and offshore jurisdiction of choice.