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Rapala74 wrote:

I am a South African thinking about emigrating to Mauritius under the self employed program.聽 I understand that in order to qualify, one must have an annual turnover of around $20k but if you want to obtain a permanent residence, you must have a turnover of around $100k.

My questions are:
- How long must you reside in Mauritius before you can apply for a passport?
You have to be a citizen to get a Mauritian passport, see


- If I just stay on an occupational permit, renewing it every 3 years, will I be eligible for a passport?
see above

- Will I be able to keep my South African passport if I apply for mauritian citizenship?
Not according to the Mauritian Citizenship Act which stipulates :
Application for registration under section 5 of the Mauritius Citizenship Act shall be accompanied by a declaration of renunciation ,in the form set out at Appendix II, to the effect that applicant renounces any citizenship which he may possess. This declaration shall be equally effected in Mauritius in the presence of a Judge or the Master and Registrar of the Supreme Court or a District Magistrate.


An unrelated question is whether anyone has experience with immigration consultancies and whether it is necessary. I have been quoted some pretty horrific prices for them to help me with the self employed application forms and business plan.
Is the application process straightforward or do you think it's necessary paying them for the help?

Thanks in advance

Rapala74 wrote:

I am a South African thinking about emigrating to Mauritius under the self employed program.聽 I understand that in order to qualify, one must have an annual turnover of around $20k but if you want to obtain a permanent residence, you must have a turnover of around $100k.

My questions are:
- How long must you reside in Mauritius before you can apply for a passport?
- If I just stay on an occupational permit, renewing it every 3 years, will I be eligible for a passport?
- Will I be able to keep my South African passport if I apply for mauritian citizenship?

An unrelated question is whether anyone has experience with immigration consultancies and whether it is necessary. I have been quoted some pretty horrific prices for them to help me with the self employed application forms and business plan.
Is the application process straightforward or do you think it's necessary paying them for the help?

Thanks in advance

Hello Rapala,

I'd say you better consult the website of the Board of Investment for full information on the conditions regarding resident permits, work permits, etc. Watch out because the figures have changed since March 2010

Here are the interesting links







You can also find useful information on acquiring citizenship on this

Hope this will be useful for you
All the best
Arlette

Rapala74 wrote:

Thank you everyone for your helpful replies. I found this exerpt in the citizen act document:

(c)聽 聽 he has resided in Mauritius for a continuous period of 5 years, or such shorter period (not being less than 12 months) as the Minister may in the special circumstances of any particular case accept, immediately preceding the date of his application;


It therefore sounds to me like I could obtain citizenship if I renewed my occupation permit after 3 years, stayed an extra 2 and then applied.聽 Is anyone else following this course of action to obtain citizenship?聽 It would of course be very upsetting to be forced to choose between a SA and Mauritian passport.聽

Three things you should consider:

1. You forgot subsection 2 of the same section , which goes like this:

A person to whom this ection applies shall not be registered under this section unless he first renounces any other citizenship which he may possess.

2. Will you Occupational permit be renewed after 3 yrs ? This is dependent on your employer and the "skills" required at the time of renewal ( or God forbids , the govt .changes in the mean time)

3. You should ensure to find out " what special circumstances are?"

JMHO

louisj wrote:

Hi

I think if you are from south africa and have done your own business ventures in SA before then its easy to set up the same in Mauritius

In terms of citizenship you need to apply after 3 years and if you have the minimum required turnover on your company it will be granted

See ocra-mauritius.com/local/residence-mauritius.asp

anyways you can create the business plan and come to Mauritius on a Business visa then apply or set up an appointment at Board of Investment

Louis