Mauritius visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Mauritius

Q: What documents do I need to enter Mauritius?

Passport validity: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office requires a passport or other recognized travel document valid beyond the intended period of stay. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry for ordinary visits. Return or onward ticket: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must hold a valid return ticket to their country of origin or residence. Proof of funds: The Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must have adequate funds to meet the cost of the stay and a confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation.

Q: How long can I stay in Mauritius without a visa?

Usually 90 days (28 passports); visa-free stays range from 60 to 90 days depending on your passport.

Most travellers can visit Mauritius without a visa: 114 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days.

Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office lists, country by country, the nationalities that need no visa — including EU member states, the UK and the US — those given a visa on arrival, and those that need a visa prior to travel; it says visas are free of cost.

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Your passport

Destination

114

Passports visa-free

Visa on arrival

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Mauritius? Quick answers

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Visa for Mauritius — requirements summary

Visa-free: 114 (58%)
Visa on arrival: 69 (35%)
Visa required: 15 (8%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Mauritius, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
Andorra	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Angola	Visa-free	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	—	Details →
Benin	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Burundi	Visa-free	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Cameroon	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	60 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa-free	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Chad	Visa-free	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	—	Details →
China	Visa-free	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
DR Congo	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Egypt	Visa-free	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Eritrea	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	—	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa-free	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Haiti	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Honduras	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	—	Details →
India	Visa-free	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Iran	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	—	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Kenya	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Mozambique	Visa-free	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Niger	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Nigeria	Visa on arrival	14 days	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	—	Details →
Oman	Visa-free	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	—	Details →
Peru	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa-free	—	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Serbia	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa-free	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Tanzania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Togo	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	60 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa on arrival	60 days	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	—	Details →

Mauritius visa types, fees and processing times

Visa on arrival

On arrival

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Premium Visa

eVisa

Fee: Free
Max stay: 365 days
Extension: Possible

Free of cost. For foreign nationals coming for a long stay as a tourist, retiree or professional, including to work remotely from Mauritius. The Passport and Immigration Office says it allows a non-citizen to stay in Mauritius for a period of one year, renewable.

Documents (10)

Passport biodata page
Passport-size photo
Airline ticket
Travel and health insurance
Proof of accommodation
Bank statements
Proof of monthly income
Marriage certificate (accompanying spouse) (if applicable)
Birth certificate (accompanying children) (if applicable)
Letter of consent (if applicable)

Official application site →

Visa (apply prior to travel)

Embassy

Fee: Free

Visas are free of cost. Applications go through Mauritius's diplomatic or consular representatives; where there are none, to an Air Mauritius office, and otherwise by email to the Passport and Immigration Office.

Extension of visa

Extension

Fee: Free

The Passport and Immigration Office's extension page says the visa is free of cost.

Entry requirements for Mauritius

Passport validity

Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office requires a passport or other recognized travel document valid beyond the intended period of stay.

Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius — Travel Requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official requirement

No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry for ordinary visits. The Economic Development Board's Premium Visa page says applicants for the Premium Visa should produce sufficient travel and health insurance for the initial period of stay.

Economic Development Board Mauritius — Premium Visa (qualifying conditions)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must hold a valid return ticket to their country of origin or residence.

Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius — Travel Requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

The Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must have adequate funds to meet the cost of the stay and a confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation. No official source we could read gives a daily amount for tourists.

Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius — Travel Requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form and Health Declaration Form

The Ministry of Health's Mauritius All-in-One Travel Digital Form says travellers must complete the Health Declaration Form before travelling to Mauritius and that proof of completion is required at boarding. The Passport and Immigration Office, citing the Quarantine (Health Declaration Form) Regulations 2026, says all passengers complete the All-in-One Travel Form and the Health Declaration Form before boarding.

Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius — Mauritius All-in-One Travel Digital Form (Health Declaration Form)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Ebola entry restriction and quarantine (DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan)

21 days

Foreign nationals who have travelled from, transited through or been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the previous 21 days are temporarily barred from entering Mauritius. Mauritian nationals and foreign nationals holding a valid work, residence, occupation, business or student permit may enter but must complete 21 days of mandatory quarantine.

Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius — Travel Advisory: Health and Entry Regulations✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

5 years

Anyone who, without reasonable excuse, remains in Mauritius after their permit or visa has expired or been cancelled commits an offence and, on conviction, is liable to a fine of up to one million rupees and imprisonment of up to 5 years. The immigration officer may admit a tourist or other visitor and issues a visa stating the conditions and the period of authorised stay.

Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius — The Immigration Act 2022 (Act No. 14 of 2022, Legal Supplement to Government Gazette No. 106 of 27 July 2022)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

The Mauritius Revenue Authority's customs pages say arriving passengers with currency or bearer negotiable instruments, precious stones and metals or other high-value goods exceeding Rs 500,000 in value use the Red Channel, and that anyone leaving with such items exceeding Rs 500,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency must declare them to Customs on the Currency Declaration Form available at the Customs counter.

Australian Government Smartraveller — Mauritius travel advice✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Mauritius visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

114

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: Visa required

58%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 28 passports
60 days · 2 passports

Understanding Mauritius visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Mauritius for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 114 passports (58%). 58% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa required (15 passports).

Entry categories for Mauritius

Visa-free entry: 114 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 60 to 90 days.
Visa on arrival: 69 passports get their visa at the airport or border.
Visa required: 15 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Mauritius

Passport validity: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office requires a passport or other recognized travel document valid beyond the intended period of stay.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry for ordinary visits.
Return or onward ticket: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must hold a valid return ticket to their country of origin or residence.
Proof of funds: The Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must have adequate funds to meet the cost of the stay and a confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Mauritius or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Mauritius visas

Do I need a visa for Mauritius?

It depends on your passport. The Passport and Immigration Office's 2025 country list says no visa is required for citizens of the EU member states, the UK, the US and other listed countries and territories, gives other nationalities a visa on arrival, and names the passports that need a visa prior to travel. It says visas are free of cost.

How long can I stay in Mauritius as a tourist?

EU citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period under the EU–Mauritius visa waiver agreement. The UK government tells British visitors they can stay up to 60 days without a visa, and Canada says Canadians need no tourist visa for stays of less than 60 days. The Passport and Immigration Office's country list gives a visa on arrival for sixty days or for two weeks, depending on nationality. The Office handles extensions of visa; applicants call personally, with documents including bank statements for the last three months and a confirmed accommodation booking.

What is the Mauritius Premium Travel Visa?

A visa for foreign nationals coming for a long stay as a tourist, retiree or professional with their family, carrying out their business or working remotely from Mauritius. It allows a non-citizen to stay for one year, renewable, and is free of cost. The Passport and Immigration Office links to an application.

What do I need to show on arrival in Mauritius?

The Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must hold a passport or other recognised travel document valid beyond the intended stay and a valid return ticket to their country of origin or residence, be eligible to re-enter that country, have adequate funds for the stay and have a confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation. No official source we could read gives a daily amount.

When is cyclone season in Mauritius?

The UK government's travel advice says the tropical cyclone season usually runs from November to May, and Canada's says it occurs from November to May. The UK advice says that during a cyclone you are not allowed to leave your accommodation; Canada's tells travellers in that period to be prepared to change their travel plans on short notice.

Do US citizens need a visa for Mauritius?

US citizens can visit Mauritius visa-free. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Mauritius?

UK citizens can visit Mauritius visa-free for 60 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Mauritius?

German citizens can visit Mauritius visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Mauritius?

Passport validity: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office requires a passport or other recognized travel document valid beyond the intended period of stay. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry for ordinary visits. Return or onward ticket: Mauritius's Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must hold a valid return ticket to their country of origin or residence. Proof of funds: The Passport and Immigration Office says every person entering Mauritius must have adequate funds to meet the cost of the stay and a confirmed hotel booking or sponsorship for accommodation.

How long can I stay in Mauritius without a visa?

Usually 90 days (28 passports); visa-free stays range from 60 to 90 days depending on your passport.

How many countries can visit Mauritius without a visa?

114 of 198 passports can enter Mauritius visa-free (58%). 69 more get a visa on arrival, and 15 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Travelling from Mauritius?

Where can Mauritius citizens travel visa-free?

Mauritius passport holders can visit 96 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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