The 2026-27 Budget brought the most significant revision of the Occupation Permit framework in several years, and the Economic Development Board has now issued revised guidelines to give effect to it. Four changes matter to anyone planning a move.
The Investor threshold doubled. The minimum initial investment is now USD 100,000, transferred from abroad into the company's Mauritian account within 60 days of the permit being issued. The turnover conditions that follow are also new: MUR 5 million a year from the third year of registration, rising to MUR 8 million from the fifth year for renewal. An investor whose business plan cannot realistically reach those numbers should look hard at whether the Investor route is the right one.
One professional category. The former ProPass and Expert Pass tiers have been merged. The minimum basic monthly salary is now MUR 50,000 in every sector. Professionals already holding a permit under the old MUR 30,000 criterion remain eligible for one renewal on that basis, which gives existing holders time.
Self-employed income conditions. The initial investment stays at USD 50,000, but the income conditions are now explicit: MUR 2 million a year from the third year, and MUR 3 million from the fifth year for renewal. Three letters of intent, two of them from local clients, are required at application.
The Family Occupation Permit is gone. The category has been abolished. Families now route through the main permit holder and dependent permits, which for most is what they were doing anyway.
None of this makes Mauritius harder to reach for the people it wants. It makes the choice of route more consequential. The difference between Investor and Self-Employed, or between an Occupation Permit and residence through property, is now measured in real money and real turnover obligations, and it deserves an hour's thought before anything is filed.