Mauritius Golden Visa

1. Residence permit24 months
2. Renewrenewable
3. Permanent residencyafter 1 year
4. Citizenshipafter 6 years

• Permanent residency 1 year
• Citizenship 6 years
• Dual citizenship allowed
• Language required for citizenship English or a language current in Mauritius

Country

Mauritius

Program

Mauritius Golden Visa

Type

Golden visa

Status

Active

Initial duration

24 months

Renewable

Yes

Two-year, renewable, multi-entry visa for a non-citizen who undertakes to invest at least USD 1 million in a qualifying Mauritian sector within 12 months. The spouse and children are included. There is no processing fee. After the investment, the holder may apply for a permanent residence permit.

Savings required

$1,000,000

Application fee

$0

Tax regime

Remittance

Regime name

Foreign income taxed only if remitted

Foreign income taxed

Yes

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

online

Processing time

5–5 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

The August 2026 Economic Development Board guidelines are the operating rules. Qualifying sectors are financial services, fintech, ICT, tourism and hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare and wellness, education, renewable energy, the blue economy, innovative or knowledge-based activities, and creative industries. The initial source of income must be outside Mauritius. The file needs a business plan, travel and health insurance, and proof of accommodation. A complete application is processed within five working days. The visa does not itself authorise local employment. Working or retiring on a residence permit means a separate occupation permit or retired non-citizen permit. Domestic workers can use a five-working-day work-permit route. That work-permit application fee is MUR 700 and is not a dependent fee. The guidelines say income earned and taxed abroad is not taxed in Mauritius, a remittance may be taxed unless foreign tax was already paid, and spending on a foreign card is not a remittance. The ordinary residence bands still apply to taxable income. No child age is published. Parents are not listed. The one year shown for permanent residence is the 12-month investment window, not a residence test. The permit is not automatic. Ordinary naturalisation remains the six-year alien path, and an investment of at least USD 500,000 can be put to the Minister as a reason to accept two years. The USD 1 million is set in dollars, so no conversion applies.

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   created. Two-year visa, USD 1 million within 12 months, no processing fee, permanent residence only after that investment (edbmauritius.org).