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Mauritius · Formal dn visa · apply online, in country · processing 2–56 days
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 annual figure shown 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, so the extra income per dependent is given as USD 1,500, though a dependent child needs only USD 500. 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
tax regime name now follows Income Tax Act section 73B, the remittance rule for remote-work income Source
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