Mauritius - Apply for Permanent Residence Permit (Investor, Self-employed, Professional and their Spouse or Dependents)

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To apply for the Permanent Residence Permit (PRP), the applicant should make the application to the Residence Permit Section, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) (Defence and Home Affairs Division) at this address: 4th Floor, New Government Centre, Port Louis. Please view the PMO private office contact detals through this link Contact detatils
2. Visit the PMO’s office and obtain the application form for the PRP at the reception of the Residence Permit Section, the form can also be download the application form directly through this link Application form.
3. Read and complete the application form accordingly and then gather and prepare all the required supporting documents as instructed in section 4 of the application form or as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below and attach the documents to the application form in a single file.
4. Then go to the Residence Permit Section in the Prime Minister’s Office and pay the PRP application fee at the cashier's office and obtain the payment receipt.
5. Upon the payment, the applicant should submite the application to the official at the Residence Permit Section.
6. The official will verify the application dossier along with the application fee payment receipt and if the application is complete as required, the official will issue the acknowledgment receipt containing details of the application.
7. The application will then be forwarded to the relevant authority at the PMO’s office for assessment.
8. The application will be assessed and if it is determined that the applicant meet the relevant merits for the PRP, the application will be approved.
9. After the approval, the Residence Permit Section will inform the applicant of the approval through the applicant’s contact detail and require the applicant to pay the PRP fee.
10. As the applicant, go to the PMO’s office and pay the requisite fee at the cashier and obtain the payment receipt.
11. Upon the payment, then PRP will be processed and issued to the applicant within two months.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form.
• Photocopy of bio-data page of passport (The passport must have a minimum validity period of six months. The original passport should be produced while applying. It will be returned when the application is accepted).
• Four recent identical color passport size photographs (not older than three months).
• Original Occupation, Work, and/or Residence Permit (will be returned after verification).
• Certificate of Income/turnover from the Mauritius Revenue Authority to cover annual turnover or income for the last 3 consecutive years.
• Certificate from a medical practitioner in Mauritius that you are not suffering from any infectious or contagious disease.
• An affidavit to the effect that the applicant has not been convicted in his country of origin or residence of any criminal offense for the past 10 years covering the last 10 years.
• Application fee of MUR 1,000 payable by crossed cheque drawn to the order of Government of Mauritius

Office Locations & Contacts

Prime Minister's Office
Citizenship Department
Address: Level 4, Government Centre, Port Louis
Telephone: (+230) 201-1495/201-3362/201-2773/201-2208
Fax : (+230)201-1193
Email: [email protected]
Contact detatils

Residence Permit Section Prime Minister’s Office (Home Affairs Division)
Address: 4th Floor, New Government Centre, Port Louis Port-Louis
Tel: +(230) 201 1244, 201 1019, 201 1187 or 201 3449
Fax:+(230) 201 1082
Email: [email protected]

Permanent Residence and Occupation Permit Section Passport and Immigration
Address: Office 4th Floor, Sterling House, 9-11 Lislet Geoffroy Street, Port-Louis
Tel: +(230) 211 5830
Fax:+(230) 210 9322
Email: [email protected]
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Eligibility

A holder of an Occupation Permit or Residence Permit is eligible to apply provided they meet the following criteria:

• Investor: Holder of an Occupation Permit for at least 3 years, immediately preceding the date of application for the Permanent Residence Permit with:
• A minimum annual gross income of at least MUR 15M for 3 years preceding application or ​an aggregate turnover of MUR 45M for any consecutive period of 3 years during his/her current permit.
• Professional: Holder of an Occupation Permit for at least 3 years, immediately preceding the date of application for the Permanent Residence Permit, with a basic monthly salary of at least MUR 150,000 for 3 consecutive years​.
• Self-Employed: Holder of an Occupation Permit for at least 3 years, immediately preceding the date of application for the Permanent Residence Permit, with an annual business income of at least MUR 3 million for the 3 consecutive years.

Fees

• The application fee is MUR 1,000 while the PRP fee is MUR 75,000 paid upon approval of the PRP approval.
• A fee of MUR 50,000 is payable for each of your dependent spouse or common-law partner and children.

Validity

• The PRP is valid for twenty years and it is renewable thereafter.

Documents to Use

Application form.

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Processing Time

• The application is processed within two months.

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Instructions

• An original passport should be produced. For birth and marriage certificates, copies are accepted if they are certified true copies. Copies may be certified by diplomatic missions, attorneys, or notaries. If copies are not in English or French, an official translation is required.
• To obtain a medical certificate from a doctor in Mauritius, a test for HIV, Hepatitis B, and a chest X-ray should be done at any private medical laboratory/clinic/hospital in Mauritius. Tests results and Chest X-ray reports should be submitted. Children under 12 years old are exempted from doing the tests and the X-ray but should get a medical certificate. A permanent residence permit is valid for a period of 20 years. It exempts the holder from visa requirements when entering Mauritius. Upon expiry of the permit, a fresh application may be made for a new permit for another 20 years.
• A permanent residence permit holder, except a Retired non-citizen, is free to take up employment without any work or occupation permit.
• Only the principal permanent residence permit holder may acquire only one apartment in a building with at least two floors above the ground floor for his/her personal residence. An application to acquire the apartment for residential purposes has to be made to the Economic Development Board. Dependents are not entitled to purchase an immovable property

Required Information

• Full names
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Date of birth/ Place of birth
• Present/other Nationality
• Date acquired of Present/other Nationality
• Passport details
• Occupation Permit or Residence Permit No
• Residential address in your country of origin or last residence outside Mauritius
• Residential address in Mauritius
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• The permit allows an eligible non-citizen to work and/or live in Mauritius for 20 years and it can be renewed for another 20 years.

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