Help for British Nationals

If you are a dual national travelling in a third state (that is a country of which you are not a national) we will offer you our full support regardless of which passport you travelled on. If you are a dual national travelling in the state of your other nationality we would not normally offer you support or get involved in dealings between you and the authorities of that state. We may make an exception if, having looked at the circumstances of the case, we consider that there is a special humanitarian reason to do so.

Services our consular section is able to offer British nationals in Belize.

When offering support we will:
• treat your information in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 (see note 2 below);
• answer inquiries and requests for help in person, on the phone or in writing as soon as possible;
• explain clearly, from the start, how we can help you;
• provide appropriate cover so that someone can deal with genuine  emergencies outside of normal office hours; and
• make sure our help is accessible and equal to everyone no matter what their sex, race, age, colour, sexuality, disability or religion.

You should:
• treat our staff with respect (if you are physically or verbally abusive, we may refuse to continue to help you);
• have full travel insurance, or healthcare and any other appropriate cover if you live abroad;
• have made preparations before travelling, for example,packing medicine, having any necessary vaccinations, and leaving details of your itinerary with family or friends;
• have researched your destination, including checking our travel website;
• follow local laws;
• take local advice about what is safe or unsafe and follow this advice;
• avoid unnecessary risks and take care of your travel documents and money; and
• be prepared to pay for some types of consular support, for example issuing an emergency passport (we do not make a profit from these charges but instead use the funds to be able to help British nationals).  See our current Consular Fees