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Family Occupation Permit

Recorded requirements for this route in Mauritius, each quoted from the source named beside it.

Official source: lawsofmauritius.govmu.org

Programme status: —Source-linked evidenceLast reviewed 2026-09-03
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Eligibility criteria

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  1. 01
    Eligibility ProfileEligibility Profile
    A non-citizen shall, through EDB, apply to the Director-General of Immigration for a family occupation permit. The official source reviewed for this route sets out no further detail on this point.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  2. 02
    Core Route RequirementCore Route Requirement
    Application is assessed by a Joint Committee (representatives of the Ministry, the Passport and Immigration Office, and the EDB), which recommends applications to the Ministry for approval. The official information reviewed does not specify which asset classes qualify or whether the investment must be new, local or unencumbered.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  3. 03
    Financial RequirementFinancial Requirement
    —unknown · To be confirmed on the official website
    To be confirmed
  4. 04
    Rights and RestrictionsRights and Restrictions
    The official source confirms that work rights attach to this status. Family members may be included, as the official source records. The official information reviewed does not specify any explicit route to permanent residence or citizenship or what happens if the investment ends.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  5. 05
    Duration and Long-Term OutcomeDuration and Long-Term Outcome
    The status is renewable on the terms the official source sets. The official information reviewed does not specify the initial validity period or any maximum cumulative duration. The official information reviewed does not specify the residence and work rights attached or what happens if the investment ends.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified

Detailed criteria and evidence

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Eligibility Profile

1 criterion
Eligibility Profile
A non-citizen shall, through EDB, apply to the Director-General of Immigration for a family occupation permit. The official source reviewed for this route sets out no further detail on this point.required
A non-citizen shall, through EDB, apply to the Director-General of Immigration for a family occupation permit
Government information page · lawsofmauritius.govmu.orgChecked 2026-08-31

Core Route Requirement

1 criterion
Core Route Requirement
Application is assessed by a Joint Committee (representatives of the Ministry, the Passport and Immigration Office, and the EDB), which recommends applications to the Ministry for approval. The official information reviewed does not specify which asset classes qualify or whether the investment must be new, local or unencumbered.required
Eligibility for occupation permit (1) A non-citizen investor, a non-citizen self-employed, the employer of a non-citizen professional or the employer of a non-citizen young professional may apply to the Director-General of Immigration for an occupation permit to authorise, notwithstanding the Non-Citizens (Employment Restriction) Act - (a) the investor or self-employed to carry on any occupation in Mauritius for reward or profit; or (b) the professional or young employment in Mauritius. professional to take up (2) The non-citizen investor, non-citizen self-employed, non-citizen professional or non-citizen young professional referred to in subsection (1) shall be registered with the EDB.
Government information page · lawsofmauritius.govmu.orgChecked 2026-08-31

Financial Requirement

1 criterion
Financial Requirement
— To be confirmed on the official website

Rights and Restrictions

1 criterion
Rights and Restrictions
The official source confirms that work rights attach to this status. Family members may be included, as the official source records. The official information reviewed does not specify any explicit route to permanent residence or citizenship or what happens if the investment ends.required
Residence permit for non-citizen spouse 10.
Government information page · lawsofmauritius.govmu.orgChecked 2026-08-31

Duration and Long-Term Outcome

1 criterion
Duration and Long-Term Outcome
The status is renewable on the terms the official source sets. The official information reviewed does not specify the initial validity period or any maximum cumulative duration. The official information reviewed does not specify the residence and work rights attached or what happens if the investment ends.required
A family occupation permit shall be valid for a period of 10 years.
Government information page · lawsofmauritius.govmu.orgChecked 2026-08-31

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Official source: lawsofmauritius.govmu.org

Sources and evidence

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Compiled and reviewed by Antonio Mira on 2026-09-03 · Requirements extracted from the official source named on the page and verified quotation by quotation against that source. Figures and wording are not restated from memory. This page was not individually read by a human reviewer; the extraction method and its limits are described in the methodology. · Methodology

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