Belize Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources

 * 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
 * 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Belize

British Overseas Subjects

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Belize, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Belize, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Belize, index and images, ($)

Belize Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Belize

 * European exploration was begun by English settlers in 1638. This period was also marked by Spain and Britain both laying claim to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798).
 * It became a British colony in 1840, known as British Honduras, and a Crown colony in 1862.
 * Independence was achieved from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981.

Emigration From Belize
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 58,687, Top destination countries: United States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, United Kingdom, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica