Mauritius
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Visa-free, 6 months
The allowance is counted per calendar year and resets on 1 January.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions2 to check
- 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)).
- 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)).
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
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
Aevamo’s reading
Regulation 25 of the Passports Regulations 1969, made under the Passports Act, creates the obligation itself: any person not specified in the Eighth Schedule must obtain a visa prior to entering Mauritius, and the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Schedules set the visa-on-arrival and prior-visa categories. The PIO pages describe and administer that regime but do not create it.
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.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
GN 22 of 1969 (4 February 1969); consolidated text with amendment footnotes running to GN 50 of 2017 (21 March 2017); AGO portal PDF digitally signed 21 August 2026.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.