Residence Permit Section
 Application Form for Visa
Contact
Person
Mrs S. Gowrydoss
Assistant Secretary
Tel : 201-2535
Fax: 212-9393
Activities
Dealing with all
matters relating to the issue of visa and residence permits.
Laws
relating to Visa and Residence Permit
Immigration
Act.
It makes provision for the grant of residence permit to non-citizens
signifying their intention to reside in Mauritius.
The Passport Act and Government Notice No. 177 of 1993;
The Deportation Act;
The Non-Citizens (Employment Restriction) Act and the Government Notice
No. 115 of 1996.
Application
for Residence Permits
The basic
information to be submitted when applying for a residence permit:
(i)
Name of applicant
(ii) Profession/occupation
(iii) Place and date of birth
(iv) Sex
(v) Marital Status
(vi) Nationality
(vii) Passport No., place of date of issue
(viii)Last place of permanent residence
(ix) Period and purpose of stay
(x) Intended place of residence in Mauritius
(xi) Name of local sponsor, if any
(xii) Two recent passport size photographs of self and accompanying
dependents.
(xiii)Name and other particulars of dependents, if any, intending
to accompany applicant.
(ii) Usual
conditions attached to grant of residence permit are:
(i)
applicant should hold a valid passport
(ii) applicant should possess a return ticket
(iii) applicant should have evidence of sufficient financial means
(iv) applicant is allowed to re-enter his country of origin
(v) the residence permit may be cancelled at any time without
any reasons being given
Additional
information/documentary evidence to be forwarded along with application
for residence permits and conditions attached to grant of permits
are as follows:
(a) Employment
(i) Additional
Information
Name of local
employer
Post in which to be employed in Mauritius
Duration of contract/assignment
(ii) Conditions
-
a residence permit is issued to the corresponding period of
the Work Permit
-
if no work permit is issued, applicant, if already in Mauritius,
should leave the country
-
the necessary deposits are made.
-
The dependents of the expatriates, except for those employed
as skilled worker, may be allowed to stay in Mauritius on the
strength of the residence and work permits provided documentary
evidence of family relationship is produced and verified.
-
skilled workers are allowed to take up employment in Mauritius
for a maximum period of three years. They may be re-employed
only after a period of one year has lapsed since they last left
Mauritius.
(b)
Spouse of citizens of Mauritius (allowed to stay under section
5(1)(c) of Immigration Act
(i) Additional
Information
- Birth Certificate
of applicant (duly legalised)
- Marriage certificate
(legalised in case marriage took place outside Mauritius)
- Certificate
of Morality/casier judiciare
- Divorce decree
(where applicable)
- evidence of
gainful employment/financial means
(ii) Conditions
-
the non-citizen should have adequate financial means to maintain
himself and his family, i.e. he may transfer funds from abroad
or he should obtain a work permit in case he intends to take
up employment in Mauritius.
Application
for Visa
(i)
Visas are issued to foreigners who require a visa (e.g. businessmen,
tourists, visitors, etc.) to enable them to enter Mauritius freely
and without hindrance for short duration (usually not exceeding
six months in one calendar year).
(a) The
minimum requirements for issue of a visa are:
(i) valid passport/internationally
recognised travel documents;
(ii) a valid return
ticket;
(iii) evidence
of sufficient funds to meet the cost of living in Mauritius
(iv) a letter from
the local sponsor (in case stay is sponsored locally)
(b) Conditions
for grant of visa
(i)
non-citizen should leave at expiry of visa
(ii)
non-citizen undertakes not to engage in any financially gainful
activities during his stay in Mauritius (applicable to non-citizens
coming to Mauritius as tourists/visitors)
(iii)
No bank guarantee is required. However, in case of doubt about
the applicant, the local sponsor may be required to furnish a
sworn affidavit to the effect that he/she would take financial
responsibility to ensure that the visitor would leave the country
when the visa would expire and in case of default, the sponsor
would be held personally and pecuniarily responsible.
(c) Citizens
of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Mauritius
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(i) Multiple Entry
Visa
It
is normally issued to non-citizens who by virtue of his business/assignment,
have to leave and re-enter the country very often and stay in
the country for short periods on and off.
It
should be noted that where a multiple visa has been issued and
the non-citizen's stay exceeds 90 days in one calendar year, the
non-citizen should apply for a work permit. In such circumstances,
the issue of a multiple entry visa will be subject to a work permit
being obtained.
How
to apply for a Visa
Application
forms for visas for Mauritius are available from Mauritius Mission
Overseas, Honorary Consulates, General Sales Agents for Air Mauritius
and from many reknown travel agencies.
Each
person in the family travelling with his own passport must complete
a visa application form.
The
application form must be signed by the applicant personally. If
unable to sign, a parent or guardian may sign on behalf of the
applicant. Children travelling on a parent's passport need not
complete a separate application form. The completed form should
be lodged at the nearest Mauritian Government Representative office
or may be forwarded directly to The Passport and Immigration Officer
9 - 11 Lislet Geoffroy Street
Port - Louis
Tel : (230) 210-9312-19
Fax :(230) 210-9322
E-mail: piomain@intnet.mu
URL: http://passport.gov.mu
In regard to applications made through General Sales Agents of
Air Mauritius same may be submitted directly to the Secretary
for Home Affairs, 4th Floor, Government House, Port Louis. (Fax
No. 2129393).
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