Mauritius

Premium Visa. A long-stay permit, up to a year at a time and renewable, for remote workers and retirees who keep their income coming from outside Mauritius.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Premium Visa

A renewable long-stay visa, typically issued for up to a year at a time, with no local work rights beyond the remote job itself.

Who qualifies

Remote workers must hold a contract or business allowing them to work for a company not based in Mauritius for at least 12 months, and show a minimum income of $1,500 a month.
Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius, Premium Visa FAQs
Applicants and accompanying dependants must hold international medical insurance for the length of stay.
Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius, Premium Visa FAQs

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: At least $1,500 a month, steady and documented.
Time: About 2–4 weeks online through the EDB.
Cost: The visa itself is free to apply for online; the real cost is proving the $1,500/month income and holding qualifying medical insurance.
The hard part: Showing a genuine remote-work contract with a company based outside Mauritius, since local work is not permitted.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2034.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2032
Permanent residence
Five years on an Occupation Permit or a retired Residence Permit, then a 20-year Permanent Residence Permit; this rule has applied since 1 December 2025. Investors must show turnover (MUR 15 million a year or 75 million over five years); retirees must have brought in USD 200,000 over the five years.
2033
Apply for citizenship
With a language test.
2034
Citizenship

Language: English or any other language in current use in Mauritius (French and Creole included); no formal test found.
Time away: The whole 12 months right before applying, plus at least 5 years in total during the 7 years before that. Holders of the spouse’s temporary residence permit are excluded.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

A one-year visa, renewable, with no way to permanent residence of its own; the citizenship test is about residence, so the years may count, but no official source says so.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The visa is time-limited (up to a year) rather than tied to a minimum days-per-year requirement.
Tax: Staying more than 183 days a year can make you Mauritian tax resident, though Mauritius does not tax foreign income that is not remitted, and has no capital gains tax.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Apply through the EDB’s Premium Visa program.Open edbmauritius.org ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $1,500 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

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