The Government of Belize launched the COVID-19 e-Services Portal on Friday, April 3, 2020, It had a few bugs at first but by Saturday it was back online working on the verification and approval processes for all applications.

It is expected that the first payments will be made to approved applicants before the end of this week. Applicants will be updated via SMS or email notifications about the status of their application.

And If you need help in filling out the form, a short instructional video has also been prepared and can be found on the Covid19.bz website.

Applicants that do not have access to the internet or access to assistance to fill out the applications online can pick up hard copies of the application from Social Security Board offices in each city and town.

But as a caveat to that inclusion applicants are asked to bear in mind that because these forms will be sent to a pool to be physically entered into the portal, these additional steps will increase the time between application and approval.