Visa policy of Mauritius explained

Visitors to Mauritius must obtain a visa in advance, unless they are a citizen of a visa-exempt country or are eligible to obtain a visa on arrival.

While most visitors to Mauritius are visa-exempt or can obtain a visa on arrival, nationals of certain countries must obtain a visa in advance before being allowed into the country.

Entry requirements

Travellers entering Mauritius are required to complete the "Mauritius All-In-One Travel Form" by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, either online or upon arrival in Mauritius.^[1]

Under Mauritian law, all visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay (minimum of US$100 per day), confirmed hotel reservation and documents required for their next destination.^[2]

Visa exemption

Holders of passports issued by following countries or territories do not need a visa to enter Mauritius. They are restricted to a maximum stay of 180 days per calendar year for tourism visits and a maximum stay of 120 days per calendar year for business visits (unless otherwise stated):^[3]

All European Union member states^[4] Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Benin Botswana Brazil Burundi Canada Cape Verde Chad Chile China^1 R Congo DR Congo Dominica Egypt valign=top Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Hong Kong Iceland India Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein Macao Malawi Malaysia valign=top Maldives Mexico Monaco Mozambique Namibia Nauru New Zealand Norway Oman Papua New Guinea Paraguay Qatar Rwanda Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa valign=top Sierra Leone Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Switzerland Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

_{1 - Maximum of 60 days each visit.}

In addition, a visa-free stay of 90 days will be granted to:

• Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of any country (except Afghanistan, Angola, mainland China, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen);
• Holders of a Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations or any other internationally recognized organisation;
• Holders of an Interpol passport when traveling on duty.
• Spouses and children under 14 of nationals and residents of Mauritius do not need a visa for an Indefinite Stay.
• Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of mainland China can enter visa free for 60 days each visit.

Visa on arrival

Visitors from any country or territory that are neither visa exempt nor included in the next chapter can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 60 days. However, the following passport holders are entitled to a visa on arrival valid for 2 weeks:

Algeria Comoros

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Madagascar Myanmar Nigeria

Visa required

Citizens of the following 16 countries and territories must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Mauritian diplomatic missions:

Afghanistan Bangladesh Guyana Iraq

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Libya Mali

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Pakistan Somalia

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Sudan Yemen

Transit without a visa

Holders of confirmed onward tickets may transit through Mauritius without a visa for a maximum time of 24 hours. This is not applicable to nationals of the following countries:

Afghanistan Iraq Libya Somalia

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Sudan Yemen

Passengers in transit must hold a travel document accepted for entry into Mauritius.

Merchant seamen in transit do not require a visa regardless of nationality or type of transport if the government is informed by the shipping company.

Mauritius Premium Travel Visa

In October 2020, Government of Mauritius launched the Premium Travel visa as a response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the Mauritian tourist trade.^[5] The visa is open to anyone who can show they have the financial resources to support themselves to live in Mauritius. The visa does not allow holders to accept a job in the Mauritian economy.

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Mauritius were from the following countries or territories of residence:^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Nationality	Total
style=background:#FFFF00	2018	style=background:#FFFF00	2017	style=background:#FFFF00	2016	style=background:#FFFF00	2015	style=background:#FFFF00	2014
	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
	285,271	273,419	271,963	254,323	243,665
	151,846	149,807	141,904	129,754	115,326
	138,439	146,040	146,203	143,845	141,665
	132,815	118,856	103,761	75,237	62,231
	128,091	112,129	104,834	101,943	93,120
	85,766	86,294	82,670	72,135	61,167
	65,739	72,951	79,374	89,584	63,365
	41,084	40,252	36,272	30,680	29,985
	38,362	35,101	31,337	29,185	29,557
	20,948	21,271	18,559	17,835	17,529
	18,577	17,596	16,643	11,425	8,303
	16,507	5,142	3,164	2,854	2,390
	16,418	13,269	10,080	6,926	4,796
	15,727	16,420	15,675	14,223	11,465
	15,539	15,516	14,551	11,634	6,454
	15,064	15,252	15,304	10,013	8,633
	14,365	12,730	11,740	12,215	13,039
	14,254	10,495	8,503	7,267	6,852
	12,058	11,866	9,614	9,050	8,001
	11,006	11,153	9,295	11,444	13,289
	10,805	11,318
	10,525	9,655
	7,751	6,908
	7,418	6,971
	7,204	6,858
	5,370	6,258
	5,332	5,005
	4,949	4,461
	4,912	4,254
	4,369	2,691
	4,237	3,235
	4,035	3,422
	4,004	4,020
	3,744	4,659
	3,276	2,829
	2,871	2,742
	2,809	3,230
	2,765	2,854
	2,600	2,594
	2,519	2,670
	2,496	2,553
	2,264	4,352
	2,167	1,698
	2,157	1,331
	2,046	2,315
	1,924	1,802
	1,913	1,386
	1,767	1,592
	1,740	1,312
	1,519	1,512
	1,358	1,505
	1,355	1,340
	1,207	1,088
	1,195	1,157
	1,182	1,331
	1,124	994
	1,070	1,072
	1,049	808
	1,002	1,052
	956	886
	938	1,034
	901	771
	829	1,046
	823	675
	809	876
	800	672
	797	697
Total	1,399,287	1,341,860	1,275,227	1,151,252	1,038,968

See also

• Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens
• List of diplomatic missions of Mauritius

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mauritius All-in-One Travel Digital Form . Safe Mauritius . Ministry of Health and Wellness (Mauritius) . 23 June 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Travel Requirements – Passport and Immigration Office . Passport And Immigration Office . Passport & Immigration Office . 23 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240623180346/https://passport.govmu.org/passport/?page_id=587 . 23 June 2024 . en . live.
3. Web site: Visa Requirements – Passport and Immigration Office . Passport And Immigration Office . Passport & Immigration Office . 23 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240623174409/https://passport.govmu.org/passport/?page_id=605 . 23 June 2024 . en . live.
4. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:22009A0630%2803%29&qid=1451172310633&from=EN Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius on the short-stay visa waiver
5. Web site: 2020-11-05 . Mauritius introduces one-year premium visa for long-stay guests . 2020-11-29 . Globetrender Magazine . en-GB.
6. http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/StatsbySubj/Documents/Digest/Tourism14Final.pdf Table 27 - Tourist arrivals by country of residence, 2005 - 2014
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-19 . 2019-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190605071203/http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Publications/Documents/Monthly%20Tourist%20Arrival/2016/Tourist_M_Dec16.XLS . dead .
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-01-24 . 2019-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603150818/http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Publications/Documents/Monthly%20Tourist%20Arrival/2017/Tourist_M_Dec17.xls . dead .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-02-24 . 2019-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609203452/http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Publications/Documents/Monthly%20Tourist%20Arrival/2018/Tourist_M_Dec18.xls . dead .