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Belize → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Belize
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
820
Change since 2018
+22.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.07%
Inflow 2023820OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Belize to the United States

Inflows of nationals of Belize recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of Belize living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6261,252200020032006200920122015201820212023
6261,2522000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000757
2001936
2002966
2003588
2004871
2005876
20061,252
20071,073
20081,116
20091,065
20101,022
2011962
2012893
2013995
2014847
2015842
2016917
2017803
2018668
2019859
2020514
2021722
2022626
2023820
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—10,592—
202382012,134850
20226269,3871,188
202172214,0621,094
202051413,684693
20198595,7641,009
201866812,195904
201780319,526861
201691716,087908
201584210,208897
201484723,529803
201399520,9311,027
201289321,271867
201196220,231786
20101,02217,938587
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of Belize (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B26,407
  2. C3196
  3. F1130
  4. C1118
  5. A281
  6. J163
  7. H2B51
  8. J235
  9. H2A21
  10. C1/D19
  11. H1B18
  12. G414

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

5,07910k201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,07910k20172019202120232025
Data table
20172,836
20184,118
20195,064
20202,149
20213,327
20228,601
202310,158
202410,140
20257,234
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR248
  2. IR546
  3. IR144
  4. F133
  5. F419
  6. F316
  7. F2A14
  8. CR16

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

112220082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
11222008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200811
20092
201022
20118
20129
20132
20149
20158
201610
20176
201811
201911
20209
202117
20227
202310
202413
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Belize, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Belize, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
202484079045,310
202370091036,320
20225901,11028,470
20216701,05013,330
202048067013,740
201981095033,520
201863086032,650
201775081031,340
201685087031,560
201577085028,160
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B82,050
  2. C3,090
  3. A2,410
  4. F1,780
  5. WT630
  6. G390
  7. J390
  8. H1B170
  9. H2B, H2R100
  10. K80
  11. H2A60
  12. M40
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens720
  2. Family-sponsored preferences80
  3. Employment-based preferences20
  4. Other classes20
  5. Refugees and asylees10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)90
  2. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)50
  3. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)30
  4. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)20
  5. Intracompany transferees (L-1)10
  6. Spouses and children10
  7. Other temporary workers10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Belize)
840
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Belize)
790
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
45,310
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Belize ranks 104.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from Belize, 2023
  1. Mexico117
  2. Canada70
  3. Japan22
  4. Italy6
  5. Netherlands5
  6. Hungary5
  7. Australia5
  8. France3
  9. Slovenia1
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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