- Official page https://passport.govmu.org/passport/?page_id=595 https://residency.mu/live/mauritius-premium-visa/
- Max duration months 24 none
tax regime name now follows Income Tax Act section 73B, the remittance rule for remote-work income Source
Minimum income
$1,500/month
$18,000/year
Stay
12
months, renewable
Application fee
Data unavailable
plus $0 per dependent
Tax
Territorial
Income Tax Act section 73B (remittance basis)
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewrenewable
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Mauritius
- Visa name
- Premium Visa
- Local name
- —
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- —
- Income requirement
- $1,500/month ($18,000/year)
- Application fee
- Data unavailable
- Tax status
- Territorial
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check not required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Extra income per dependent
- $1,500/mo
- Dependent fee
- $0
Tax
- Tax status
- Territorial
- Tax regime
- Income Tax Act section 73B (remittance basis)
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online, in country
- Processing time
- 2–56 days
- Can apply in-country
- Yes
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Free of charge. The Passport and Immigration Office and the Economic Development Board both say there is no application or processing fee. A non-refundable USD 50 fee from 1 December 2025 applies to occupation permits and retired residence permits, not to this visa. Each adult applicant must show USD 1,500 a month, and each dependent child USD 500 a month, with the last three months of bank statements and an employment contract or an attestation of monthly revenue. The stored annual figure is twelve times the adult monthly amount. There is no published savings alternative. The French checklist in the same FAQ limits the child amount to children under 24. The English checklist does not state an age. A spouse is another adult applicant at USD 1,500, which is why the extra-per-dependent field stays at 1,500. The child amount has no separate field. A grant is more than six months and at most one year, and it can be renewed. No cumulative maximum is published. Applicants abroad are issued one year, must travel within six months, and the year starts on arrival. Someone already in Mauritius on a tourist visa is issued a visa matching their health insurance and return ticket, both of which must cover more than six months. Nationals of the 114 countries on the EDB annex may apply online before travel. Other nationalities enter on a tourist visa and apply online during the stay. The visa is multi-entry. Holders must not enter the Mauritian labour market. Remote work for a foreign employer or foreign business is allowed. Working or investing locally requires a separate occupation permit, and retiring locally requires a separate retired non-citizen residence permit. Income from work performed remotely from Mauritius is taxed only when it is remitted, under section 73B of the Income Tax Act. Spending with a foreign credit or debit card is not a remittance. Money deposited in a Mauritian bank is taxed unless the holder declares that the tax was already paid in the country of origin or residence. An individual is tax resident at 183 days in the income year, or 270 days across that year and the two preceding years, or by domicile.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source