Tag: expats

For British professionals and retirees, Mauritius sits at the sharper end of the shortlist: a stable, English-speaking jurisdiction with a progressive income tax topping out at 20%, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and a residency permit that takes weeks rather than years. Against a UK tax system where higher earners hand over 40% […]

The Great Northward Migration South Africans are not moving to Mauritius because they suddenly fell in love with tropical islands. They are moving because Mauritius offers something South Africa increasingly does not: predictability. Predictable electricity, predictable safety, predictable government. The island is not perfect (we will get to that), but for South African families weighing […]

Why Mauritius Keeps Drawing Britons Eastward The UK-to-Mauritius pipeline is not new. Mauritius was a British colony until 1968, English remains an official language, the legal system still leans on common law, and you drive on the left. For British expats, it feels familiar enough to be comfortable and foreign enough to be interesting. What […]

You need health insurance in Mauritius. The public system is free and functional for emergencies, but anyone planning to stay long-term and wanting reliable care will go private. I covered the broader healthcare picture in the healthcare guide, so this piece focuses on the specific question: which international insurer should you actually go with? Three […]

The Occupation Permit (OP) is the main work and residence permit for non-citizens who want to live and work in Mauritius. It combines a work permit and a residence permit into a single document, issued by the Economic Development Board (EDB). What follows is the practical process: how to apply, what documents you need, how […]

Planning to buy property, not rent? See our region-by-region property buying guide, which covers purchase prices, PDS schemes and investment considerations by area. Mauritius is small – roughly 65km by 45km – but where you choose to settle makes a real difference to daily life. Each region has its own character, infrastructure, price bracket and […]

This is the practical timeline for moving to Mauritius, from the decision to the first week on the ground. It covers the steps most people miss or do in the wrong order. It is designed for people who are actually doing this. Not just thinking about it. Adapt the timeline to your situation. If you […]

Most guides about working in Mauritius cover permits and tax. This one covers what happens after you get the permit. What the office feels like. How meetings run. What your colleagues expect. And where foreign professionals most commonly misjudge the local business environment. This is based on the experience of expats working across the main […]

Mauritius and Seychelles are both Indian Ocean island nations that attract retirees with warm climates, relative safety, and English as an official language. But the similarities are largely geographical. In practice, the cost of living, residency options, healthcare infrastructure, property market, and day-to-day experience are quite different. Cost of living Seychelles is expensive. It is […]

Mauritius is small. 65km north to south, 45km east to west. But getting around it is less straightforward than the size suggests. There is no rail network beyond one metro line, public buses are functional but slow, and the road infrastructure ranges from excellent dual carriageways to single-track village lanes with no pavement. Most expats […]