There are a lot of gringos who work here illegally-so it is possible but you could get caught and thrown out of the country-this has only happened once, in the four years that I have been here(to my knowledge)and the person was warned and carried on working.She subsequently got married,to a Belizean, and was allowed to stay.Before anyone jumps at me I know of at least 20 GRINGOS who do not have the correct paperwork-I am not talking about people from Mexico/C.A.