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Student Residence Permit
MauritiusStudy
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What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?
A higher education institution registered with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) or a training institution registered with the Mauritius Qualification Authority (MQA); the institution posts its accredited courses on NELS and enrols the student, generating a unique student enrolment key.
See recorded sources
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
Higher education institutions registered with HEC or training institutions registered with MQA shall post the accredited courses on the National Electronic Licensing System (NELS) platform. The courses are validated by the HEC or MQA, as appropriate.
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
i. Higher education institutions registered with HEC or training institutions registered with the MQA shall enrol the students on NELS. ii. Upon successful enrolment, NELS will generate a unique student enrolment key and communicated to both the foreign student and the Higher education institutions or training institutions.
What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?
Proof of funds to meet study and living costs (certified bank statement/attestation with a closing balance of at least MUR 150,000); a sponsorship letter with sponsor identity if not self-funded; proof of accommodation in Mauritius; and, after the first year, proof of at least Rs 150,000 in a local bank account for each year of study. The official source does not state health-insurance or attendance conditions.
See recorded sources
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
(f) Documentary evidence of availability of funds or financial capacity of the foreign student to meet costs of study and stay in Mauritius. (Certified Bank Statements/attestation showing a closing balance equivalent to at least MUR 150,000).
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
(g) Where the foreign student is not self-funded, sponsorship letter together with proof of identity of the sponsor (s);
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
(h) Proof of accommodation in Mauritius (rental agreement or residence confirmation or hotel booking or undertaking letter from the higher education institution or training institution for accommodation);
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
iv. All foreign students should provide proof of funds of at least Rs150,000 in a local bank account for each year of study after completion of the first year of study in Mauritius.
Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?
Students enrolled full-time at a registered institution may work up to 20 hours per week, subject to the Non-Citizens (Employment Restriction) Regulations 1970. The official source does not state the family position.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- Family position is not stated.
- Part-time students' work rights are not stated.
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
Foreign students enrolled on a full-time course in Mauritius in a registered higher education institution or training institution are permitted to work up to 20 hours per week. Students should adhere to the Non-Citizens (Employment Restriction) Regulations 1970 issued by the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations available at https://empment-labour.govmu.org/
How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?
The permit may be extended where the student has to re-sit modules, has applied for an occupation permit, has been granted leave of absence by the institution, or intends to attend graduation. After staying 3 years in Mauritius, the student must swear an affidavit not to apply for Mauritian citizenship. Graduates holding at least an undergraduate degree from a Mauritian tertiary institution may apply for a Young Professional Occupation Permit.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- Duration of the student residence permit is not stated (only the 6-month entry permit).
- The PIO page cites the Immigration Act 1970, since replaced by the Immigration Act 2022.
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
A foreign student may apply for extension of his/her permit where he/she: (a) has to re-sit for one or more modules; (b) has made an application for occupation permit; (c) has been granted a leave for absence by his/her higher education institution or training institution; or (d) intends to attend his/her graduation ceremony.
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Guidelines-for-Application-and-Issuance-of-Entry-and-Residence-Permit.pdf
vi. After having stayed in Mauritius for 3 years, the foreign student will have to swear an affidavit before a Court of Law in Mauritius to the effect that he/she will not apply for Mauritian Citizenship.
- https://passport.govmu.org/passport
Foreign students having completed at least an undergraduate degree in a tertiary education institution in Mauritius are eligible to apply for a Young Professional Occupation Permit (YPOP) as provided in Section 13 of the Economic Development Board Act 2017 and Section 9A of the Immigration Act 1970.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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