Belize

Student Eligibility & Requirements

Belize currently has a Travel Health Low risk rating, with specific regions having a U-M Regional Travel Warning risk rating.

1. Determine whether the cities or locations you visit are within a Travel Health Low Risk area or within a Regional Travel Restriction area.
2. For cities or locations within a Travel Health Low Risk area:
   • Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to travel to this location after completing requirements outlined below. 
     1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration.
     3. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
3. For cities or locations within a Travel Warning area:
   • Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to travel to this location after completing requirements outlined below. 
     1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. For individual travel abroad, submit an Individual Safety Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
        • For students participating in Group Travel Abroad, your group leader will submit a “Group Safety Plan” on behalf of the participants; meaning individual students do NOT need to submit an Individual Safety Plan. (See Group Travel Requirements for details.)
     3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration.  
     4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.

*Note: If your travel itinerary includes locations/cities that are Travel Health Low Risk locations and Regional Travel Warning locations, you only need to submit one (1) safety plan.  If your travel itinerary only includes locations / cities that are Travel Health Low Risk locations and you are not traveling to a Travel Warning area, then no plan is needed. 

Faculty & Staff Requirements

1. Register your travel with U-M
2. Current U-M Faculty and Staff on U-M related travel abroad are automatically covered under U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration.

Country Information Resources

• CDC Travelers’ Health
• Crisis24 Location Intelligence Brief (sign-in or follow these account registration instructions to access the Crisis24 Horizon platform)
• OSAC Country Security Report
• UK Foreign Travel Advice
• U.S. Department of State Country Information Page