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American expat in Belize
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Lives in Santa Elena, Cayo
Registration: 30 October 2022
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Most common scams in Belize by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Belize as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it鈥檚 immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
Assuming that you're referring to the purchase of property, and you're asking when the new title will be issued in your name, I gather it takes about a year. Read More
Expenses for Medicines and Dental in Belize by will20181111
Hello Folks,Anyone can share some experiences or information about the expenses in Belize:Is it easier to get the prescription medicines? From where?Can you get everything you need like in North America? For instance: the medicines to control high ...
It might depend on which part of Belize you might be in. Some medications are not available in the country, in which case you'd have to get someone to ship your prescription in from outside the country. On the other hand, some of the more common ... Read More
Managing mailboxes or PO boxes in Belize by Cheryl
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 ...
@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 ... Read More
Cell Phones in Belize by grannybunni
Hi, All,Bob and I will be spending 9 days in various parts of Belize in April. Will our T-Mobile android cell phones work or do we need to purchase a Belizean phone when we arrive?Linda Nicholson
The last time I checked (it's been several years), T-Mobile was the only company whose phones would work natively in Belize, as long as it was only a temporary situation. Service from other American companies might actually work, but at a steep ... Read More
Home Inspection & Insurance by Misty45240
Has anyone who purchased a home in Belize had a home inspection? Also is homeowners insurance typically bought. We just signed a contract and law firm is asking if we want a home inspection. Is it like the inspections in the US. Any experiences?
We attempted to have the home we were purchasing inspected, but we might just not have known where to find the right person to do that. The inspection we ended up having, and paid for, was essentially worthless, and nothing like what I would have ... Read More
Shipping to Belize: Have you had this experience? by mcforte
Hello everyone,I am currently preparing to ship our personal effects from Canada to Belize. After getting estimates from several companies in Canada, a number of them reported the same unusual problem: they could not find any Belizean shipping ...
I think I'm missing something about your question. I'm not certain where, exactly, your Canadian shippers are planning on shipping your contents to. I receive merchandise from the USA on a regular basis, to my home in Belize. There are a number of ... Read More
Mail Order Pharmacies Shipping to Belize by garnpooky
Has anyone used a mail order pharmacy to receive their medications not available in Belize. If so, which one and how did it work? I have run into a roadblock trying to locate a pharmacy that can fill a prescription in the country.
@garnpooky Agreed, there are some medications that just can't be obtained here in-country. Another possible option, depending on exactly where you are, would be to obtain the medication in Mexico or in Guatemala, if you're fairly near to one of ... Read More
Mail Order Pharmacies Shipping to Belize by garnpooky
Has anyone used a mail order pharmacy to receive their medications not available in Belize. If so, which one and how did it work? I have run into a roadblock trying to locate a pharmacy that can fill a prescription in the country.
A lot might depend on the specific details of your prescription. Here in Cayo, I could get a prescription from a Belizean doctor, and the local pharmacies can fill that. On the other hand, some medications that require a prescription in the US are ... Read More
Mail forwarding company by sandrajewellbelize1945
Greetings, I need help finding a company who will forward my mail from current home in Florida so I can view and handle it in Belize. I have sent $9.99 to a company called iPostal1 to receive my mail, view it and notify me. However, I am having ...
We use, and are very happy with, St. Brendon's Isle. They're set up to provide services to sailors and RVers. They notify us whenever we receive mail, and scan the envelope. We can then go online, view the envelope, and ask them to either scan the ... Read More
Long term housing by williammcnairjr
Looking to find a long term rental in San Pedro/Ambegis Caye preferably ocean view must have kitchen/kitchenett would like to do 6 months to 1 year to make a decision of wether to make it permanent.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@williammcnairjr I'm seeing the link on the public post; you're not seeing it for some reason? point2homes.com/BZ Read More
Long term housing by williammcnairjr
Looking to find a long term rental in San Pedro/Ambegis Caye preferably ocean view must have kitchen/kitchenett would like to do 6 months to 1 year to make a decision of wether to make it permanent.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd suggest you talk a look at: point2homes.com/BZYou can find listings of available rentals there. There are drop down boxes on their site that will allow you to narrow it down to rentals in that area. Read More
Coming to visit by darjo16
Hi all,I am coming to Belize in later April. I will be experiencing the ATM cave and Placencia. I have 4 more nights to explore a different area of Belize. Where should I visit with an eye to possible moving there? Punta Gorda?Thanks, Darcy
I'd suggest that four nights is insufficient for you to form a basis for an opinion as to where you might want to move to. There's no one area of Belize that really represents everyday life in the entire country. So with limited time, a lot might ... Read More
Newbie to the Belize forum by ccassaday
Hi all! My husband and I are currently in Galveston Tx. researching the benefits of moving full time to Belize. We retired 5 years ago and built a house at our current location, but it's so expensive and we want to live a simpler life in Belize. We ...
Well, I'm no expert on the level of medical available in Corozal, as I live in the Cayo District, but I do think the water is beautiful there, and there is a notable ex-pat community there. Also, Corozal is fairly close to Mexico, where you can find ... Read More
Shipping vehicle to Belize by Mangos & Mangroves
I鈥檓 trying to find the cheapest (reliable) method of shipping a vehicle from the USA to Belize City. So many companies online.聽I will most likely be shipping out of Texas or possibly Florida.聽Does anyone have any experience with ...
Shipping a vehicle in is quite doable, although somewhat costly (we've done it). I believe there are several companies that do it. If memory serves me correctly, we used Hyde Shipping out of Florida, and it all went quite smoothly. I don't offhand ... Read More