Mauritius Diaspora Scheme

1. Residence permit120 months
2. Renewrenewable
3. Permanent residencypossible
4. Citizenshipafter 6 years

• Permanent residency
• Citizenship 6 years
• Dual citizenship allowed
• Language required for citizenship English or a language current in Mauritius

Country

Mauritius

Program

Mauritius Diaspora Scheme

Type

Ancestry

Status

Active

Initial duration

120 months

Renewable

Yes

Min stay

183 days per 12 months

Ten-year permanent residence permit for a non-citizen child or grandchild of a Mauritian citizen, after the Economic Development Board issues a diaspora certificate. The certificate covers employment, a young professional post, or a self-employed business in a qualifying field. The Board does not charge a fee for the certificate.

Tax regime

Remittance

Regime name

Progressive tax on local and remitted foreign income

Foreign income taxed

Yes

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

online, in person

Processing time

Up to 30 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

Generational limit

2 generations

Ancestor must have been citizen

Yes

A member is a Mauritian citizen with a valid passport, or a child or grandchild of that citizen whether or not the child or grandchild has a Mauritian passport. Citizens registered under sections 5, 7 or 9 of the Citizenship Act are excluded. Only a non-citizen certificate holder needs the permanent residence permit. It is issued under Immigration Act 2022, section 11, for ten years. The spouse, a dependent child, and, if the holder is unmarried, up to three wholly dependent next of kin may receive one too. A dependent child must be wholly dependent, unmarried, and not working. No age is published. The professional route needs a job in Mauritius at a basic salary of at least MUR 100,000 a month, a postgraduate degree or equivalent professional membership, and five years of continuous full-time work abroad. The young professional route is under 30 at application, a bachelor's degree or equivalent obtained outside Mauritius, and three years of work abroad. The self-employed route is the only one with a capital figure: MUR 250,000. At the Bank of Mauritius consolidated midpoint on 9 October 2026, 46.7156 rupees per dollar, that is about USD 5,352. MUR 100,000 a month is about USD 2,141. Those salary and income tests are not stored as one income figure because the three routes differ. The holder must be in Mauritius for 183 days in an income year. A gap of more than a year without work or business can revoke the certificate. Apply on the diaspora portal before return, or within 180 days of starting the first job or registering the first business. Originals are checked in person. The Board aims to process a complete certificate file within 30 days. The permanent residence permit itself is filed with the Prime Minister's Office. No fee for that permit was published in the guidelines. No separate work permit is described. Citizenship still follows the ordinary six-year alien path.

• Premium Visadigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created. Ten-year permanent residence for a non-citizen child or grandchild, three certificate routes, self-employed capital MUR 250,000 (https://diaspora.edbmauritius.org/eligibility.aspx).