Mauritius is a great place to live, and the country is open for business, there are various options available for those looking for work, to set up their own business or simply retire.

The following is a guideline to help you make the move to Mauritius.

Work Opportunities for first-class professionals

As a growing professional services platform in this part of the world, Mauritius offers huge scope for further advancement to qualified and experienced French and English-speaking professionals, eager to avail themselves of the many opportunities offered by a booming country with regional outreach.

Opportunities exist for accountants, finance and marketing professionals, architects, investment bankers and risk managers, business consultants, IT and multi-media professionals amongst others.

Occupation Permits

An occupation permit allows a non-national to reside and work in Mauritius. It is both a work and residence permit. An investor, a professional or a self-employed person may be eligible under the following conditions:

Investor: The proposed business activity should generate an annual turnover in excess of Rs 4 million; the investor should make an initial investment of US$ 100,000 or its equivalent in freely convertible currency.

Professional: The basic monthly salary of a professional under a contract of employment should exceed Rs 75,000 to be able to register in Mauritius

Self-employed: The annual income from the proposed activity should be in excess of Rs 600,000, make an investment of US$ 35,000 or its equivalent in freely convertible currency It takes three days to process and obtain a residence permit which is issued for a maximum period of three years.

The dependents of an occupation permit holder may also apply for residence permits.

Guidelines and Application forms

Retiring in Mauritius

Mauritius offers an exceptionally safe, hospitable and pleasant environment for people from over the world to come and retire on the island. There are ample accommodation facilities, from fully-serviced apartments to luxurious villas and beach-front residences.

While the cost of living is affordable, medical and health services are of a world-class standard.

Non-nationals are also allowed to acquire residential property under special schemes known as the Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS) and the Real Estate Scheme (RES).

To help with an increasing interest from retirees to settle in Mauritius, the Government has come up with a special residence permit for retired non-citizens.

A residence permit for retired non-citizens allows an eligible person to reside in Mauritius for three years. To be eligible, the retired non-citizen, irrespective of age and nationality, must undertake to transfer to his/her local bank account in Mauritius at least USD 40,000 annually, or its equivalent in any convertible foreign currency so as to meet his/her own living expenses in Mauritius. The applicant must make an initial transfer of US$ 40,000 when first settling in Mauritius.

After three years, the retired non-citizen will become eligible for a Permanent Residence Permit if he/she has in effect transferred a sum of USD 40,000 each year to his/her local bank account.

Board of Investment Work and Live Department

You can contact the friendly staff at the BOI’s Work and Live Department for all further information.

Work & Live Department, Board of Investment
Email: wl@investmauritius.com or call on:
Ground Floor, One Cathedral Square Building
16, Jules Koenig Street
Port Louis, Mauritius
Tel: (+230) 203 3800 • Fax: (+230) 208 8160
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 16.00 except on public holidays