Tag: residence permit

Mauritius does not sell citizenship. There is no single application that grants a family of four Mauritian passports in exchange for a bank transfer. What Mauritius does offer is a structured (if somewhat slow) pathway from residency to citizenship. For families willing to commit to actually living on the island, the route is clear and […]

Both Mauritius and Portugal have been on the retirement radar for years, and for good reason. Warm weather, relatively low costs, stable politics, routes to legal residency that don’t require you to buy a property for half a million euros. But they are very different propositions. And the right answer depends almost entirely on what […]

Five permits dominate the landscape for anyone planning to live and work in Mauritius legally. They are not interchangeable, and the paperwork that works for one applicant will sink an application for another. This guide cuts through the overlap. The permits at a glance Permit Best for Key financial requirement Validity Work rights Premium Visa […]

The Family Occupation Permit is the least discussed permit category in Mauritius – and the most expensive. Under the Finance Act 2025, the sole criterion is a contribution of USD 250,000 (or equivalent in freely convertible foreign currency) to the COVID-19 Projects Development Fund. No turnover milestones. No salary thresholds. No letters of intent. Just […]

How much does it cost to live in Mauritius? The short answer is: less than you think, unless you have children in school. Then it costs more than you think. The real answer depends on two factors: where you live on the island and whether you are paying international school fees. Get both of those […]

Under the Finance Act 2025, permanent residence permits in Mauritius now run for 20 years, dependent children qualify up to age 24, and the criteria are codified in statute rather than policy guidelines. The framework covers four categories – investor, professional, self-employed, and retired – each with specific financial thresholds and a minimum 5-year qualifying […]

The Finance Act 2025 rewrites the Mauritius occupation permit framework from scratch. Any guide written before August 2025 is working from superseded rules. If you are a foreign investor, professional, or self-employed person planning to work in Mauritius, the changes are substantial. The new system introduces two investor tiers with different capital and turnover requirements, […]

The Finance Act 2025 replaces Section 10 of the Immigration Act 2022 entirely, overhauling how retirement residence permits work in Mauritius. Permits now run for 10 years, applications go through NELS rather than ad hoc channels, and the financial requirements are written into statute for the first time. Most of the changes favour retirees – […]

The rules changed. Twice, actually, and both times in the wrong direction for foreign buyers. First, the off-scheme purchase route – which allowed non-citizens holding a residence permit to buy one property outside the approved frameworks – was permanently removed. Second, the transaction taxes on foreign purchases are doubling from July 2026. If you are […]

Free to apply for. No income tax on foreign earnings you keep offshore. Open to 114 nationalities. The Mauritius Premium Visa is the reason most remote workers end up here rather than just visiting – it is one of the more straightforward digital nomad visa programmes running anywhere. It is not a work permit. It […]