{"question":{"passport":"KWT","destination":"MUS","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa-free, 6 months","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":6,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 6 months."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The exemption is for persons intending to visit Mauritius for business, tourism or transit purposes; a person intending to visit for any other purpose shall obtain a visa or permit prior to entering (reg 25(1)(b))."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"On entry every person must hold a passport valid beyond the intended period of stay, a valid return passage ticket, be eligible to re-enter his country of origin or residence, have adequate funds, have confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation, not engage in any gainful activity and not be a prohibited immigrant (reg 25(4))."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"passports-regs-1969","url":"https://lawsofmauritius.govmu.org/portal/viewlegislationdocument?filename=L2RiL3JlcG9zaXRvcnkvcmVndWxhdGlvbnMvYWtuLW11LXJlZ3VsYXRpb24tcGFzc3BvcnRzX3JlZ3VsYXRpb25zXzIyXzE5NjkucGRm&docName=Passports+Regulations+1969&cioDate=4+February+1969&docNum=GN+22+of+1969","passage":"Subject to the other provisions of this regulation, any person – (a) other than a person specified in the Eighth Schedule, intending to visit Mauritius for business, tourism or transit purposes, shall obtain a visa prior to entering Mauritius; … EIGHTH SCHEDULE … [Regulation 25(1)(a)] … PERSONS NOT REQUIRING A VISA TO ENTER MAURITIUS … 13. Holders of passports issued by the following countries – … Angola … Antigua and Barbuda … Argentina … Australia … Austria … Bahamas … Bahrain … Barbados … Belgium … Belize … Benin … Botswana … Brazil … Brunei Darussalam … Bulgaria … Burundi … Canada … Cape Verde … Chad … Chile … China … Congo (former Congo Brazzaville) … Croatia … Cyprus … Czech Republic … Democratic Republic of Congo … Denmark … Dominica … Egypt … Estonia … Fiji … Finland … France … Gabon … Gambia … Georgia … Germany … Ghana … Greece … Grenada … Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) … Hungary … Iceland … India … Ireland … Israel … Italy … Jamaica … Japan … Kenya … Kiribati … Korea (Republic of South) … Kuwait … Latvia … Lesotho … Liechtenstein … Lithuania … Luxembourg … Macau (Special Administrative Region) … Malawi … Malaysia … Maldives … Malta … Mexico … Monaco … Mozambique … Namibia … Nauru … Netherlands … New Zealand … Norway … Oman … Papua New Guinea … Paraguay … Poland … Portugal … Qatar … Reunion Island … Romania … Russian Federation … Rwanda … Saint Kitts and Nevis … Saint Lucia … Saint Vincent and Grenadines … Samoa … San Marino … Saudi Arabia … Seychelles … Sierra Leone … Singapore … Slovakia … Slovenia … Solomon Islands … South Africa … Spain … Suriname … Swaziland … Sweden … Switzerland … Tanzania … Tonga … Trinidad and Tobago … Tunisia … Turkey … Tuvalu … Uganda … Ukraine … United Arab Emirates … United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … United States of America … Vanuatu … Vatican … Zambia … Zimbabwe","explanation":"Regulation 25(1)(a) makes a visa mandatory for anyone not specified in the Eighth Schedule, so appearing in the Eighth Schedule's country list is the exemption; the quoted passage pairs that rule with the list of passport-issuing countries whose holders do not require a visa.","publisher":"These regulations may be cited as the Passports Regulations 1969."},"checkedAt":"2026-09-07","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}