Friday, October 21, 2011

Visiting Mauritius:Passport & Visa Requirements


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;
(c)  The Spouse of a citizen of Mauritius;
(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/NoCountryRequirement
1AfghanistanVisa required prior to travel.
2AlbaniaVisa for two weeks on arrival.
3Algeriaprior to travel.
4AndorraVisa required prior to travel.
5AngolaVisa required prior to travel.
6Antigua and BarbudaNo visa required.
7ArgentinaVisa for three months on arrival.
8ArmeniaVisa for sixty days on arrival.
9AustraliaNo visa required.
10AustriaNo visa required.
11AzerbaijanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
12BahamasNo visa required.
13BahrainNo visa required.
14BangladeshVisa required prior to travel.
15BarbadosNo visa required.
16BelarusVisa for sixty days on arrival.
17BelgiumNo visa required.
18BelizeNo visa required.
19BeninVisa required prior to travel.
20BhutanVisa required prior to travel.
21BoliviaVisa required prior to travel.
22Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa required prior to travel.
23BotswanaNo visa required.
24BrazilVisa for three months on arrival.
25Brunei DarussalamNo visa required.
26BulgariaNo visa required.
27Burkina FasoVisa required prior to travel.
28BurundiVisa required prior to travel.
29CambodiaVisa required prior to travel.
30CamerounVisa required prior to travel.
31CanadaNo visa required.
32Cape VerdeVisa required prior to travel.
33ChileVisa for three months on arrival.
34ChinaVisa for sixty days on arrival.
35ColombiaVisa required prior to travel.
36ComorosVisa for two weeks on arrival.
37Congo (Brazzaville)Visa required prior to travel.
38Central African Rep.Visa required prior to travel.
39Democratic Rep. of CongoVisa required prior to travel.
40Costa RicaVisa required prior to travel.
41Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)Visa required prior to travel.
42CroatiaVisa required prior to travel.
43CubaVisa required prior to travel.
44CyprusNo visa required.
45Czech Republic (ex Czechoslovakia)No visa required.
46DenmarkNo visa required
47DjiboutiVisa required prior to travel.
48DominicaNo visa required.
49Dominican RepublicVisa required prior to travel.
50EcuadorVisa required prior to travel.
51EgyptVisa required prior to travel.
52El SalvadorVisa required prior to travel.
53Equatorial GuineaVisa required prior to travel.
54EritreaVisa required prior to travel.
55Estonia RepublicNo visa required.
56EthiopiaVisa required prior to travel.
57FijiVisa for sixty days on arrival.
58FinlandNo visa required.
59FranceNo visa required.
60GabonVisa required prior to travel.
61GambiaNo visa required.
62GeorgiaVisa for sixty days on arrival.
63GermanyNo visa required.
64GhanaNo visa required.
65GreeceNo visa required.
66GrenadaNo visa required.
67GuineaVisa required prior to travel.
68GuatemalaVisa required prior to travel.
69GuyanaNo visa required.
70HaitiVisa required prior to travel.
71HondurasVisa required prior to travel.
72Hong KongNo visa required for ninety days.
73HungaryNo visa required.
74IcelandVisa for sixty days on arrival.
75IndiaVisa for sixty days on arrival.
76IndonesiaVisa required prior to travel.
77IranVisa required prior to travel.
78IraqVisa required prior to travel.
79IrelandNo visa required.
80IsraelNo visa required.
81ItalyNo visa required.
82JamaicaNo visa required.
83JapanNo visa required.
84JordanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
85KazakhstanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
86KenyaNo visa required.
87KiribatiNo visa required.
88Korea (South Republic)Visa up to sixteen days on arrival.
89Korea (North)Visa required prior to travel.
90KuwaitNo visa required.
91Kyrgyzstan Rep.Visa for sixty days on arrival.
92LaosVisa required prior to travel.
93LatviaNo visa required.
94LesothoNo visa required.
95LebanonVisa for sixty days on arrival.
96LiberiaVisa required prior to travel.
97LibyaVisa required prior to travel.
98LiechtensteinNo visa required.
99LithuaniaNo visa required.
100LuxemburgNo visa required.
101Macau SARVisa required prior to travel.
102Macedonia (ex Yugoslav Rep.)Visa required prior to travel.
103MadagascarVisa for two weeks on arrival.
104MalawiNo visa required.
105MalaysiaNo visa required.
106MaldivesNo visa required.
107MaliVisa required prior to travel.
108MaltaNo visa required.
109MauritaniaVisa required prior to travel.
110Marshall IslandVisa required prior to travel.
111MexicoVisa required prior to travel.
112MicronesiaVisa required prior to travel.
113MoldovaVisa for sixty days on arrival.
114MonacoNo visa required.
115MongoliaVisa required prior to travel.
116MoroccoVisa required prior to travel.
117MozambiqueNo visa required for sixty days in a calendar year.
Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
118Myanmar (Burma)Visa required prior to travel.
119NamibiaNo visa required for 90 days in a Calendar Year.
Not more than sixty days on each visit.
120NauruNo visa required.
121NepalVisa required prior to travel.
122NetherlandsNo visa required.
123New ZealandNo visa required.
124NicaraguaVisa required prior to travel.
125NigerVisa required prior to travel.
126Nigeriaprior to travel.
127NorwayNo visa required.
128OmanNo visa required.
129PakistanVisa required prior to travel.
130PalauVisa required prior to travel.
131Palestinian StateVisa required prior to travel.
132PanamaVisa required prior to travel.
133Papua New GuineaNo visa required.
134ParaguayVisa for three months on arrival.
135PeruVisa required prior to travel.
136PhilippinesVisa required prior to travel.
137PolandNo visa required.
138PortugalNo visa required.
139QatarNo visa required.
140Reunion IslandNo visa required.
141RomaniaNo visa required.
142RwandaVisa required prior to travel.
143Russian Federation (Russia)Visa for sixty days on arrival.
144Samoa (Western)No visa required.
145San MarinoNo visa required.
146Saudi ArabiaNo visa required.
147SenegalVisa required prior to travel.
148SeychellesNo visa required.
149SiberiaVisa required prior to travel.
150Sierra LeoneNo visa required.
151SingaporeNo visa required.
152SloveniaNo visa required.
153SlovakiaNo visa required.
154Solomon IslandsNo visa required.
155SomaliaVisa required prior to travel.
156South AfricaNo visa required.
157SpainNo visa required.
158St Kitts  and NevisNo visa required.
159St LuciaNo visa required.
160St Vincent & GrenadinesNo visa required.
161SurinameVisa required prior to travel.
162Sri LankaVisa required prior to travel.
163SudanVisa required priior to travel.
164SyriaVisa required prior to travel
165SwazilandNo visa required for sixty days in a calendar year.
Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
166SwedenNo visa required.
167SwitzerlandNo visa required.
168TajikistanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
169TaiwanVisa required prior to travel.
170TanzaniaNo visa required.
171TchadVisa required prior to travel.
172ThailandVisa required prior to travel.
173TogoVisa required prior to travel.
174TongaNo visa required.
175Trinidad & TobagoNo visa required.
176TunisiaNo visa required.
177TurkeyNo visa required.
178TurkmenistanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
179TuvaluNo visa required.
180UgandaNo visa required.
181UkraineVisa for sixty days on arrival.
182United Arab EmiratesNo visa required.
183United KingdomNo visa required.
184United States of AmericaNo visa required.
185UzbekistanVisa for sixty days on arrival.
186UruguayVisa required prior to travel.
187VanuatuNo visa required.
188VaticanNo visa required.
189VenezuelaVisa required prior to travel.
190VietnamVisa required prior to travel.
191YemenVisa required prior to travel.
192Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro)Visa required prior to travel.
193ZambiaNo visa required.
194ZimbabweNo visa required.

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