Mauritius Innovator Occupation Permit

1. Residence permit120 months
2. Renewrenewable
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
4. Citizenshipafter 6 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship 6 years
• Dual citizenship allowed
• Language required for citizenship English or a language current in Mauritius

Country

Mauritius

Program

Mauritius Innovator Occupation Permit

Type

Startup

Status

Active

Initial duration

120 months

Renewable

Yes

Ten-year investor occupation permit for an innovative project, with no minimum capital. The project is approved by the Economic Development Board or the founder registers with an incubator accredited by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council. A filing fee of USD 50 is charged up front, and the permit fee after approval is USD 1,000.

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

5–5 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

This is option 2 of the investor occupation permit, not the USD 100,000 route. The business plan must show research and development of at least 20 percent of operating expenditure during the research phase. An annual progress report is due within three months after the end of the first year. By the end of the fifth year a development report must show that the project has reached a minimum viable product. The public page says renewal follows conditions set by the chief executive. It does not restate the USD 100,000 investor's turnover test. The published permanent-residence test for an investor occupation permit is five years, with turnover of MUR 15 million a year or MUR 75 million in total. The innovator page does not say whether that turnover test applies here. Family, medical, five-working-day, tax and citizenship rules match the investor occupation permit. There is no published minimum stay.

• Premium Visadigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created. No minimum capital, ten-year investor occupation permit, progress report after year 1 and a minimum viable product by year 5 (https://residency.mu/invest/residency-by-innovation/).