Minimum income
$1,500/month
$18,000/year
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
Data unavailable
plus $0 per dependent
Tax
Territorial
Territorial taxation — credit/debit card spending exempt
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- 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
- 24 months
- 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
- Territorial taxation — credit/debit card spending exempt
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online
- Processing time
- 2–56 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Completely free visa — no application or processing fees. $1,500/month per adult, $500/month per child. Officially approved within 48 hours on weekdays, but in practice may take up to 8 weeks. Income deposited in Mauritius bank account is liable for tax unless you can show tax was paid in country of origin. Money spent via foreign credit/debit cards is NOT deemed remitted to Mauritius. Available to 144 nationalities.
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