Mauritius Visa Requirements

There are certain documents that you must have prior to traveling to Mauritius. Among these include a valid passport that has been in operation for about 6months and an on-ward ticket or even a return ticket. Passengers or visitors are not allowed to stay in Mauritius for more than six months. Below are the documents that you must present at the immigration;

*A valid passport with an expiry date of not less than six months, this should not go beyond the agreed date
*In possession of a return ticket to your home country.
* Offering confirmed reservation for accommodation in Mauritius for instance lodge or hotel booking done by a citizen of Mauritius must be well acknowledged.
*You must have enough money on your bank account to facilitate your stay in the country.
*You are kindly not allowed to participant in any profitable businesses.
*Visa Application must have the following attached;
-Photocopy of residence with a valid visa of three months if applicable.
-Two passport size photos
-Photocopy of the first four pages of passport.
The whole process of producing these documents takes about five working days to have everything ready.
Persons under these categories will not need visas;
-People staying in Mauritius and have the Immigration Act.
-Spouse of a citizen of Mauritius.
-People with diplomatic passports offered in by the following governments for example Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
-Mauritius Citizens.
-Vessel groups heading on operation or traveling to join another vessel.
-Recognized international organization allowed includes United Nations as well as Laissez-Passer holders by the SADC.

Preparing the Required Documents for Your Visa Application
One thing that you must take note of when preparing to travel is by having all the necessary documents ready for your visa application.

We kindly advise that you;

1. As you apply for a visa check to see whether you have all the documents, arrange your application the best way you are going to present it. Keep in mind that every visa class will need different documents therefore be sure to know what to present first for visa category for example residency or work visa

2. Endeavour to have the certified copies or even original documents for your application. Majority of the immigration departments need entirely certified copies or original documents to get a valid visa for instance qualifications, reference letters, passports, marriage certificates as well as birth certificates. Remember photocopies may not be allowed. If you are a kind that needs to present his or her original work reference letters from your previous work place, you can kindly ask your former boss to give you a well signed as well as updated letter that shows that you were part of the company. Emails are not enough evidence to prove your validity.
3. Just in case you have missing documents like birth certificates or grades transcripts, you can get in touch with the specific officials or departments that can give you new certified copies of the important documents.

4. Getting certified documents may not seem simple and the best way to do this is by contacting a legitimate person to help you with these documents within no time. If you are in New Zealand, you may contact a solicitor or anyone in justice department. Titles of legitimate persons vary in every country for instance in South Africa they are known as Commissioners of Oaths and in the USA are acknowledge as Notaries. It will save you much time and money if you visited appropriate legitimate persons working in the immigration departments. If your documents don’t look certified by a well known authority, they may not be accepted.
If you have it in mind that you are likely to travel to Mauritius, prepare in advance and have all documents ready for a visa application. You will not go through a lot stress because you submission will be quite easy. The most experienced problem by many travelers is not having well organized documents and because of this, some fail to get visas.

If you are shipping your original documents, it’s better to send certified copies and still mail them to the country where you are going. You are strongly not welcomed to carry your certified copies on board as it may cause mistrust among the officials at the airport. Once you have everything organised,you have the best flight to your dream destination.