Document checklist
Taiwan → Belize: Work Permit (Temporary Employment Permit)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
Photographs
Required2 photographs, 2 inches by 2 inches.
Valid passport
RequiredYour current, valid passport.
Financial
Income Tax letter
RequiredA letter from the Belize Tax Service, needed at the Immigration Office stage once your Labour Department approval comes through.
Work permit fee, by job category
RequiredA fee set by the type of work you'll be doing and how long the permit lasts, for example US$3,000 a year for professional or technical workers, US$750 a year for general workers in other industries, US$150 for a seasonal agricultural worker's crop season, or other amounts for categories like entertainers, traders, peddlers, and religious, cultural, educational or voluntary workers. Check the current fee for your category with the Labour Department.
Employment
Labour Department approval letter
RequiredThe approval letter from the Labour Department, which you bring to the Immigration Office to have your work permit processed, along with your passport and proof of the fee payment.
Social Security letter
RequiredA letter from the Belize Social Security Board, needed alongside your Income Tax letter at the Immigration Office stage.
Temporary Employment Permit application (Labour Department)
RequiredThe Temporary Employment Permit application, submitted at any Labour Department office. If you're employed, your employer submits it on your behalf; if you're self-employed, you submit it yourself.
Travel
Valid Belize visa, if your nationality needs one
A valid visa for Belize, if your nationality requires one to enter or stay in the country.
Why applications on this route get refused
Denied application, legal status not updated
If your Temporary Employment Permit application is denied, you must collect the denial letter from the Labour Department and present yourself to the Immigration Office to update your legal status, not doing so leaves your status unresolved.
How to avoid it: If you're denied, promptly collect your denial letter and visit the Immigration Office as instructed.
Missing documents at the Immigration Office stage
After Labour Department approval, the permit is only issued once you present your valid passport, proof of fee payment, and Income Tax letter at the Immigration Office, missing any of these holds up issuance.
How to avoid it: Gather your passport, Income Tax letter, Social Security letter, and proof of payment before visiting the Immigration Office with your approval letter.
Sources
- Belize Immigration Department, Work Permit · checked 23 Sept 2026
- Belize Immigration Department, Permits overview · checked 23 Sept 2026
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