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Passport & Visa Requirements - VISA REQUIREMENTS IN MAURITIUS

A visa is an official acknowledgement issued by the Immigration Office/Embassy/Consular of Mauritius, indicating that your application to enter Mauritius has been reviewed by an Immigration Officer and that the officer has determined you are eligible to enter or transit in Mauritius for a specific purpose.

A visa, therefore, simply allows the bearer to travel to Mauritius up a port of entry and does not implicitly guarantee right of admission into Mauritius. The final decision to admit a non-citizen rests with the Immigration Officer after examination at the point of entry in Mauritius. He/she decides how long the person can stay for any particular visit.

Categories of persons who are exempted from Visa

The following are exempted from Visa Regulations:-

(a) Citizens of Mauritius;

(b) Persons who are residents of Mauritius under the Immigration Act;

(d) The child or step child or lawfully adopted child of persons referred to at (a) and (b) above;

(e) Holders of Diplomatic Passports other than those issued by the Government of Afghanistan, Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Yemen,

(f) Crew of a vessel travelling on duty or in transit to join another vessel;

(g) Holders of Laissez-passer issued by the United Nations, SADC or from other internationally recognized organizations, and;

(h) Persons who intend to remain in Mauritius only during the stay of a vessel by which they arrive and depart.

Who Needs a Visa?

»	All persons coming from countries which are not exempted from visa requirements - Please refer to Visa Requirement Country-wise (See below).
»	All persons coming to Mauritius for purposes other than Tourism, Visit or Business need to apply for a visa/permit before undertaking any travel.

General Information

»	Non-citizens travelling to Mauritius without a visa (if required) may be repatriated to their country of origin or residence at the transporting carrier's cost.
»	Any person who stays in Mauritius after the expiry of the period for which he obtained a visa or entry permit as the case may be, shall commit an offence and shall be liable for prosecution by a Court of Law.
»	Non-citizens travelling to Mauritius as tourists/visitors are not allowed to engage in any gainful activities or apply for extension of visa to follow studies/training courses.
»	Any person who wishes to seek employment or to engage in any gainful occupation in Mauritius will not be allowed to enter Mauritius unless he is the holder of valid residence permit and a work permit issued by the Mauritian Authorities.
»	Prospective students are advised to travel to Mauritius only after their application for study/training in Mauritius has been approved.
»	Non-Citizens coming to celebrate their marriage in Mauritius should comply with the requirements of Civil Status Act.
»	A non-citizen coming to get married to a Mauritian should fulfill the requirements under the Civil Status Act.
»	Non-citizens coming to Mauritius for business may apply for an Occupation Permit to Passport and Immigration Officer through Board of Investment as Investor, Self-Employed and Professional.

Visa Requirement Country-wise

S/No	Country	Requirement
1	Afghanistan	Visa required prior to travel.
2	Albania	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
3	Algeria	prior to travel.
4	Andorra	Visa required prior to travel.
5	Angola	Visa required prior to travel.
6	Antigua and Barbuda	No visa required.
7	Argentina	Visa for three months on arrival.
8	Armenia	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
9	Australia	No visa required.
10	Austria	No visa required.
11	Azerbaijan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
12	Bahamas	No visa required.
13	Bahrain	No visa required.
14	Bangladesh	Visa required prior to travel.
15	Barbados	No visa required.
16	Belarus	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
17	Belgium	No visa required.
18	Belize	No visa required.
19	Benin	Visa required prior to travel.
20	Bhutan	Visa required prior to travel.
21	Bolivia	Visa required prior to travel.
22	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Visa required prior to travel.
23	Botswana	No visa required.
24	Brazil	Visa for three months on arrival.
25	Brunei Darussalam	No visa required.
26	Bulgaria	No visa required.
27	Burkina Faso	Visa required prior to travel.
28	Burundi	Visa required prior to travel.
29	Cambodia	Visa required prior to travel.
30	Cameroun	Visa required prior to travel.
31	Canada	No visa required.
32	Cape Verde	Visa required prior to travel.
33	Chile	Visa for three months on arrival.
34	China	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
35	Colombia	Visa required prior to travel.
36	Comoros	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
37	Congo (Brazzaville)	Visa required prior to travel.
38	Central African Rep.	Visa required prior to travel.
39	Democratic Rep. of Congo	Visa required prior to travel.
40	Costa Rica	Visa required prior to travel.
41	Cote Dâ€™Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Visa required prior to travel.
42	Croatia	Visa required prior to travel.
43	Cuba	Visa required prior to travel.
44	Cyprus	No visa required.
45	Czech Republic (ex Czechoslovakia)	No visa required.
46	Denmark	No visa required
47	Djibouti	Visa required prior to travel.
48	Dominica	No visa required.
49	Dominican Republic	Visa required prior to travel.
50	Ecuador	Visa required prior to travel.
51	Egypt	Visa required prior to travel.
52	El Salvador	Visa required prior to travel.
53	Equatorial Guinea	Visa required prior to travel.
54	Eritrea	Visa required prior to travel.
55	Estonia Republic	No visa required.
56	Ethiopia	Visa required prior to travel.
57	Fiji	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
58	Finland	No visa required.
59	France	No visa required.
60	Gabon	Visa required prior to travel.
61	Gambia	No visa required.
62	Georgia	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
63	Germany	No visa required.
64	Ghana	No visa required.
65	Greece	No visa required.
66	Grenada	No visa required.
67	Guinea	Visa required prior to travel.
68	Guatemala	Visa required prior to travel.
69	Guyana	No visa required.
70	Haiti	Visa required prior to travel.
71	Honduras	Visa required prior to travel.
72	Hong Kong	No visa required for ninety days.
73	Hungary	No visa required.
74	Iceland	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
75	India	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
76	Indonesia	Visa required prior to travel.
77	Iran	Visa required prior to travel.
78	Iraq	Visa required prior to travel.
79	Ireland	No visa required.
80	Israel	No visa required.
81	Italy	No visa required.
82	Jamaica	No visa required.
83	Japan	No visa required.
84	Jordan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
85	Kazakhstan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
86	Kenya	No visa required.
87	Kiribati	No visa required.
88	Korea (South Republic)	Visa up to sixteen days on arrival.
89	Korea (North)	Visa required prior to travel.
90	Kuwait	No visa required.
91	Kyrgyzstan Rep.	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
92	Laos	Visa required prior to travel.
93	Latvia	No visa required.
94	Lesotho	No visa required.
95	Lebanon	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
96	Liberia	Visa required prior to travel.
97	Libya	Visa required prior to travel.
98	Liechtenstein	No visa required.
99	Lithuania	No visa required.
100	Luxemburg	No visa required.
101	Macau SAR	Visa required prior to travel.
102	Macedonia (ex Yugoslav Rep.)	Visa required prior to travel.
103	Madagascar	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
104	Malawi	No visa required.
105	Malaysia	No visa required.
106	Maldives	No visa required.
107	Mali	Visa required prior to travel.
108	Malta	No visa required.
109	Mauritania	Visa required prior to travel.
110	Marshall Island	Visa required prior to travel.
111	Mexico	Visa required prior to travel.
112	Micronesia	Visa required prior to travel.
113	Moldova	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
114	Monaco	No visa required.
115	Mongolia	Visa required prior to travel.
116	Morocco	Visa required prior to travel.
117	Mozambique	No visa required for sixty days in a calendar year. Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
118	Myanmar (Burma)	Visa required prior to travel.
119	Namibia	No visa required for 90 days in a Calendar Year. Not more than sixty days on each visit.
120	Nauru	No visa required.
121	Nepal	Visa required prior to travel.
122	Netherlands	No visa required.
123	New Zealand	No visa required.
124	Nicaragua	Visa required prior to travel.
125	Niger	Visa required prior to travel.
126	Nigeria	prior to travel.
127	Norway	No visa required.
128	Oman	No visa required.
129	Pakistan	Visa required prior to travel.
130	Palau	Visa required prior to travel.
131	Palestinian State	Visa required prior to travel.
132	Panama	Visa required prior to travel.
133	Papua New Guinea	No visa required.
134	Paraguay	Visa for three months on arrival.
135	Peru	Visa required prior to travel.
136	Philippines	Visa required prior to travel.
137	Poland	No visa required.
138	Portugal	No visa required.
139	Qatar	No visa required.
140	Reunion Island	No visa required.
141	Romania	No visa required.
142	Rwanda	Visa required prior to travel.
143	Russian Federation (Russia)	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
144	Samoa (Western)	No visa required.
145	San Marino	No visa required.
146	Saudi Arabia	No visa required.
147	Senegal	Visa required prior to travel.
148	Seychelles	No visa required.
149	Siberia	Visa required prior to travel.
150	Sierra Leone	No visa required.
151	Singapore	No visa required.
152	Slovenia	No visa required.
153	Slovakia	No visa required.
154	Solomon Islands	No visa required.
155	Somalia	Visa required prior to travel.
156	South Africa	No visa required.
157	Spain	No visa required.
158	St Kitts and Nevis	No visa required.
159	St Lucia	No visa required.
160	St Vincent & Grenadines	No visa required.
161	Suriname	Visa required prior to travel.
162	Sri Lanka	Visa required prior to travel.
163	Sudan	Visa required priior to travel.
164	Syria	Visa required prior to travel
165	Swaziland	No visa required for sixty days in a calendar year. Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
166	Sweden	No visa required.
167	Switzerland	No visa required.
168	Tajikistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
169	Taiwan	Visa required prior to travel.
170	Tanzania	No visa required.
171	Tchad	Visa required prior to travel.
172	Thailand	Visa required prior to travel.
173	Togo	Visa required prior to travel.
174	Tonga	No visa required.
175	Trinidad & Tobago	No visa required.
176	Tunisia	No visa required.
177	Turkey	No visa required.
178	Turkmenistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
179	Tuvalu	No visa required.
180	Uganda	No visa required.
181	Ukraine	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
182	United Arab Emirates	No visa required.
183	United Kingdom	No visa required.
184	United States of America	No visa required.
185	Uzbekistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
186	Uruguay	Visa required prior to travel.
187	Vanuatu	No visa required.
188	Vatican	No visa required.
189	Venezuela	Visa required prior to travel.
190	Vietnam	Visa required prior to travel.
191	Yemen	Visa required prior to travel.
192	Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro)	Visa required prior to travel.
193	Zambia	No visa required.
194	Zimbabwe	No visa required.

Last Updated: 17 July, 2009