Residency
Eight routes into Mauritius, each with a different threshold, duration and set of conditions. The right one depends on what you are trying to do: run a business, work, retire, invest, or simply live here for a while first.
Every route, compared
- Investor Occupation Permit
- Who it is for
- Owner-operators of a Mauritian company
- Threshold
- USD 100,000 investment
- Duration
- Up to 10 years
- Professional Occupation Permit
- Who it is for
- Employees of a Mauritian company
- Threshold
- MUR 50,000 monthly salary
- Duration
- Up to 10 years
- Self-Employed Occupation Permit
- Who it is for
- Sole practitioners in services
- Threshold
- USD 50,000 investment
- Duration
- Up to 10 years
- Innovator Occupation Permit
- Who it is for
- Founders of innovative start-ups
- Threshold
- No minimum investment
- Duration
- Up to 10 years
- Retired Non-Citizen Residence Permit
- Who it is for
- Individuals and couples aged 50 and over
- Threshold
- USD 24,000 a year from abroad
- Duration
- 10 years
- Residency by Property Acquisition
- Who it is for
- Buyers in an approved scheme
- Threshold
- USD 375,000 purchase
- Duration
- While the property is held
- Golden Visa
- Who it is for
- High-net-worth families
- Threshold
- USD 1 million within 12 months
- Duration
- 2 years, then eligible to apply for 20-year PR
- Premium Visa
- Who it is for
- Remote workers and long-stay visitors
- Threshold
- Income from abroad
- Duration
- 1 year, renewable
Eligibility criteria are set by the Economic Development Board and revised with each National Budget. The figures on this page follow the EDB Occupation Permit Guidelines issued under section 5(2)(ca) of the Economic Development Board Act 2017, as revised after the 2026-27 Budget, and were last checked against the guidelines in September 2026. We confirm the current criteria with the EDB before any application is prepared.
Choosing between them
Most people arrive with a route in mind and leave the first consultation with a different one. Someone who assumed they needed to buy property discovers the Retired Non-Citizen permit. A consultant who was going to incorporate finds the Self-Employed permit simpler. A founder who cannot commit USD 100,000 learns that the innovative start-up route has no minimum investment.
The questions that decide it are practical. Will you run a business here or work for one? Are you over 50? Do you want to own a home in any case? How much capital are you prepared to commit, and how quickly do you need to be here? Our job is to ask them, and to say plainly which route fits.
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Not sure this is the right route?
Most people leave the first consultation with a different route from the one they arrived with. An hour, by appointment, and you leave with a clear view of which permit fits, what it will cost, and how long it will take.