# Visa policy of Mauritius

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.
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.

## 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):
| Angola  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Bahrain  Barbados  Belize  Benin  Botswana  Brazil  Brunei  Burundi  Canada  Cape Verde  Chad  Chile  China$^1$ R Congo DR Congo  Dominica  Egypt | Eswatini  Fiji  Gabon  Gambia  Georgia  Ghana  Grenada  Hong Kong  Iceland  India  Israel  Jamaica  Japan  Kenya  Kiribati  South Korea  Kuwait  Lesotho  Liechtenstein  Macao  Malawi  Malaysia | Maldives  Mexico  Monaco  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Norway  Oman  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  Qatar  Russia  Rwanda  Samoa  San Marino  Saudi Arabia  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa | Sierra Leone  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname  Switzerland  Tanzania  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey  Tuvalu  Uganda  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Vanuatu  Vatican City  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
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In addition, a visa-free stay of 90 days will be granted to the following travelers (unless otherwise stated):
* Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of any country (except Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Mainland China, Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen);
* Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of Mainland China do not need a visa for up to 60 days.
* Crew of a vessel travelling on duty or in transit to join another vessel;
* Holders of a Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations, COMESA, SADC or any other internationally recognized organisation;
* Holders of an Interpol Travel Document
* Holders of Laissez-passer issued by the African Reinsurance Corporation and the African Development Bank Group in Respect of their directors, officers or employees when traveling on duty;
* Holders of a European Union Laissez-Passer;
* Persons who intend to remain in Mauritius only during the stay of a vessel by which they arrive and depart;
* Spouses and children under 12 of nationals and residents of Mauritius do not need a visa for an Indefinite Stay.

## 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 either for 60 days or 2 weeks.

### 60 days

Holders of passports issued by following countries or territories can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 60 days.
| Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Bhutan  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Burkina Faso  Cambodia  Cameroon  Central African Republic  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Djibouti  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea | Ethiopia  Guatemala  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Haiti  Honduras  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Liberia  Malta  Marshall Islands  Mauritania  Micronesia  Moldova  Mongolia  Montenegro  Morocco  Nepal  Nicaragua | Niger  North Macedonia  Palau  Panama  Peru  Philippines  São Tomé and Príncipe  Senegal  Serbia  Sri Lanka  Taiwan  Tajikistan  Thailand  Timor-Leste  Togo  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Vietnam |

### 2 weeks

Holders of passports issued by following countries or territories can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 2 weeks.
| Algeria  Comoros  Iran | 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 | Kosovo  Libya  Laos  Mali | North Korea  Pakistan  Palestine  Somalia | South Sudan  Sudan  Syria  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  Pakistan  Somalia | South Sudan  Sudan  Syria  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. 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:
| Nationality | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Nationality | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| France | 285,271 | 273,419 | 271,963 | 254,323 | 243,665 |
| United Kingdom | 151,846 | 149,807 | 141,904 | 129,754 | 115,326 |
| Réunion | 138,439 | 146,040 | 146,203 | 143,845 | 141,665 |
| Germany | 132,815 | 118,856 | 103,761 | 75,237 | 62,231 |
| South Africa | 128,091 | 112,129 | 104,834 | 101,943 | 93,120 |
| India | 85,766 | 86,294 | 82,670 | 72,135 | 61,167 |
| China | 65,739 | 72,951 | 79,374 | 89,584 | 63,365 |
| Switzerland | 41,084 | 40,252 | 36,272 | 30,680 | 29,985 |
| Italy | 38,362 | 35,101 | 31,337 | 29,185 | 29,557 |
| Australia | 20,948 | 21,271 | 18,559 | 17,835 | 17,529 |
| Austria | 18,577 | 17,596 | 16,643 | 11,425 | 8,303 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16,507 | 5,142 | 3,164 | 2,854 | 2,390 |
| Netherlands | 16,418 | 13,269 | 10,080 | 6,926 | 4,796 |
| Belgium | 15,727 | 16,420 | 15,675 | 14,223 | 11,465 |
| Sweden | 15,539 | 15,516 | 14,551 | 11,634 | 6,454 |
| Spain | 15,064 | 15,252 | 15,304 | 10,013 | 8,633 |
| Madagascar | 14,365 | 12,730 | 11,740 | 12,215 | 13,039 |
| Czech Republic | 14,254 | 10,495 | 8,503 | 7,267 | 6,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12,058 | 11,866 | 9,614 | 9,050 | 8,001 |
| Russia | 11,006 | 11,153 | 9,295 | 11,444 | 13,289 |
| Poland | 10,805 | 11,318 | | | |
| United States | 10,525 | 9,655 | | | |
| Canada | 7,751 | 6,908 | | | |
| Denmark | 7,418 | 6,971 | | | |
| South Korea | 7,204 | 6,858 | | | |
| Seychelles | 5,370 | 6,258 | | | |
| Norway | 5,332 | 5,005 | | | |
| Finland | 4,949 | 4,461 | | | |
| Portugal | 4,912 | 4,254 | | | |
| Romania | 4,369 | 2,691 | | | |
| Slovakia | 4,237 | 3,235 | | | |
| Kenya | 4,035 | 3,422 | | | |
| Ireland | 4,004 | 4,020 | | | |
| Brazil | 3,744 | 4,659 | | | |
| Hungary | 3,276 | 2,829 | | | |
| Philippines | 2,871 | 2,742 | | | |
| Singapore | 2,809 | 3,230 | | | |
| Ukraine | 2,765 | 2,854 | | | |
| Turkey | 2,600 | 2,594 | | | |
| Indonesia | 2,519 | 2,670 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 2,496 | 2,553 | | | |
| Malaysia | 2,264 | 4,352 | | | |
| Israel | 2,167 | 1,698 | | | |
| Nigeria | 2,157 | 1,331 | | | |
| Japan | 2,046 | 2,315 | | | |
| Luxembourg | 1,924 | 1,802 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 1,913 | 1,386 | | | |
| Taiwan | 1,767 | 1,592 | | | |
| Slovenia | 1,740 | 1,312 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 1,519 | 1,512 | | | |
| Namibia | 1,358 | 1,505 | | | |
| Mayotte | 1,355 | 1,340 | | | |
| Pakistan | 1,207 | 1,088 | | | |
| Bangladesh | 1,195 | 1,157 | | | |
| Spain | 1,182 | 1,331 | | | |
| Zambia | 1,124 | 994 | | | |
| Botswana | 1,070 | 1,072 | | | |
| Estonia | 1,049 | 808 | | | |
| New Zealand | 1,002 | 1,052 | | | |
| Comoros | 956 | 886 | | | |
| Greece | 938 | 1,034 | | | |
| Morocco | 901 | 771 | | | |
| Lithuania | 829 | 1,046 | | | |
| Croatia | 823 | 675 | | | |
| Mozambique | 809 | 876 | | | |
| Latvia | 800 | 672 | | | |
| Tanzania | 797 | 697 | | | |
| Total | 1,399,287 | 1,341,860 | 1,275,227 | 1,151,252 | 1,038,968 |