Application for qualifying certificate

(1) A national may apply to the Minister for a qualifying certificate in the prescribed form and pay the prescribed fees. (2) The Minister may approve or refuse an application under sub-section (1), and where the application is approved, issue the qualifying certificate within six weeks of receipt of the (3) The Minister may refuse an application to– (a) a person under section 5 of the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act; or CAP. 17:02. (b) a person who commits an offence under section 10 of the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act. CAP. 17:02. (4) An applicant shall remain in Belize for a period not exceeding the expiration of the provisional period of entry stated in section 3.