Moving to Mauritius
Visas and residency, citizenship, tax, company and banking, cost of living and the places to live in Mauritius, in one place.
Eastern AfricaThinking about moving to Mauritius?
Here's how long you can stay, the ways to live there for good, what you'd pay in tax and what everyday life costs, each figure from an official source.
In this guide, I'll show you:
- How long you can stay, by passport
- The visas and residency routes that let you live there
- How long citizenship takes
- How tax works, with the rates
- What it costs, and the internet and safety
- The best places to live
- The basics: capital, currency and languages
Pick your passport at the top of the page, and the stay rule shows for you.
TL;DRKey takeaways
Mauritius at a glance
How long can you stay in Mauritius?
It depends on the passport you hold.
Here's the rule for the most common ones:
US passport- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
UK passport- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
EU passport (German)- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
Canadian passport- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
Australian passport- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
Indian passport- Rule
- Visa-free
- Stay
- 90 days
For any other passport, pick yours at the top, or see every country on the visa-free countries map.
Visas and residency in Mauritius
Mauritius has a visa for people who work remotely:
- Premium Visa – an income of $1,500 a month, for 12 months
Compare them with every other country in the digital nomad visa finder.
These routes don't need a local job either:
- Residence permit for buyers of residential property (IRS, RES, PDS schemes) (golden visa (residency by investment)) – A residential property worth more than USD 375,000 under the IRS, RES or PDS schemes
See the investor routes side by side in the golden visa finder, and the ones for retirees in the retirement visa finder.
Citizenship in Mauritius
Naturalization takes about 5 years of residence.
Dual citizenship is allowed in some cases.
Work out your own timeline with the second passport calculator.
Tax in Mauritius
Mauritius taxes foreign income only when you bring it into the country.
See where it sits among every country on the territorial tax map.
The main rates:
- Lowest income tax band – 0%
- Top income tax rate – 15%
- Corporate tax – 15%
- VAT or sales tax – 15%
Where you're a tax resident usually comes down to days.
Count yours with the 183-day rule calculator.
Company and banking
Compare the banks and cards that work for people abroad in the bank account finder.
Move money for less with the money transfer comparison.
Many people who live abroad run a US LLC instead; check yours with the US LLC for non-residents checker.
Cost of living in Mauritius
Everyday prices in Mauritius are about 39% of US prices.
That's the World Bank's price level for 2025: its purchasing power conversion factor divided by the exchange rate.
That makes it one of the cheaper places to live on a foreign income.
Convert what things cost with the currency converter.
Is Mauritius safe?
The US State Department rates Mauritius Level 2 ("Exercise increased caution", updated 2025-12-08), the same level it gives France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. Levels 1 and 2 are both everyday travel; the US only asks you to reconsider a trip at Level 3. Some advisories are stricter for parts of a country, so read the full advisory before you go.
For a second view, the UK has no warning against travel.
See every country's level on the travel advisory map.
Internet in Mauritius
In M-Lab's open speed tests across Mauritius over the last 12 months, half came in above 22 Mbps download.
The fastest quarter of lines came in above 58 Mbps, closer to a good fiber connection (48,703 tests).
By place:
- Grand Baie – 40 Mbps typical
Test your own line when you arrive with my internet speed test.
The best places to live in Mauritius
Compare them with places everywhere in digital nomad locations.
Mauritius: the basics
| What | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| Capital | Port Louis |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee (MUR) |
| Languages | English, Bhojpuri, French |
| Population | about 1.3 million |
From GeoNames' country data (CC BY 4.0).
More tools for Mauritius
- Passport index and compare passports
- Time zone overlap calculator for calls with home
- eSIM finder for data when you land
- Card fees abroad calculator before you spend
Mauritius FAQs
Visa-free, for 90 days.
Pick another passport at the top of the page to see its rule.
It depends on your passport.
Pick yours at the top of the page to see the days, and whether you need a visa first.
Yes: Premium Visa.
It asks for an income of $1,500 a month.
Yes: Residence permit for buyers of residential property (IRS, RES, PDS schemes).
A residential property worth more than USD 375,000 under the IRS, RES or PDS schemes
About 5 years of residence.
In some cases.
Check the rules for your situation and your own country's.
Mauritius taxes foreign income only when you bring it into the country.
Check the details with a tax adviser before you move.
Everyday prices are about 39% of US prices, by the World Bank's price level for 2025.
Rent in the biggest cities can be higher than that suggests.
The US State Department rates it Level 2.
Levels 1 and 2 are everyday travel; read the full advisory for any regions it warns about.
Half of M-Lab's tests there came in above 22 Mbps download over the last 12 months.
The fastest quarter of lines passed 58 Mbps.
The places I cover there are Grand Baie.
Each has its own guide with the weather by month, internet and costs.
The Mauritian rupee (MUR).
The main languages are English, Bhojpuri and French.
Navid Moazzez
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