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created. USD 50,000 services permit, MUR 2 million from year 3 and MUR 3 million from year 5, ten years, USD 50 filing fee and USD 1,000 permit fee (residency.mu).
MU
Mauritius Self-Employed Occupation Permit
Active
Remittance
Mauritius · Freelancer · apply online, in person · processing 5–5 days
Minimum investment
$50,000
Business
Stay
120
months, renewable
Application fee
$50
Tax
Remittance
Progressive tax on local and remitted foreign income
Path to staying
- Residence permit120 months
- Renewrenewable
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 6 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 6 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship English or a language current in Mauritius
Overview
- Country
- Mauritius
- Program
- Mauritius Self-Employed Occupation Permit
- Type
- Freelancer
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 120 months
- Renewable
- Yes
Ten-year occupation permit for a non-citizen working on their own account in the services sector. The capital transfer is USD 50,000. The permit is also the permission to carry on that activity. A filing fee of USD 50 is charged up front, and the permit fee after approval is USD 1,000.
Investment options
| Type | Min amount | USD equivalent | Holding | Returnable | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | USD 50,000 | $50,000 | — | Yes | Required |
Eligibility
- Criminal record check not required
- Health check required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 24
- Parents allowed
- Yes
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Remittance
- Regime name
- Progressive tax on local and remitted foreign income
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online, in person
- Processing time
- 5–5 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
The applicant registers with the Registrar of Businesses or operates as a one-person company, and may employ one local administrative employee. Business income must reach MUR 2 million a year from the third year of registration. Renewal from the fifth year needs MUR 3 million a year. A curriculum vitae and academic or professional qualifications are on the document list. No particular degree or number of years of experience is set. A 20-year permanent residence permit is available after five years, with annual business income of at least MUR 3 million for those five years, or MUR 15 million in total. The same fee, family, medical, five-working-day, tax and citizenship rules apply as for the investor occupation permit. Dependents cannot work unless they obtain their own permit. There is no published minimum stay. The amounts are published in US dollars, so the dollar figures are not a conversion.
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