Silvano de Gennaro
@Silvan0
Italian expat in Mauritius
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95
Contacts
41
About me
Italian
Lives in Grand Gaube
Speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish
Registration: 02 September 2012
Citizenship and permit in case of divorce by Olesia Roopchand
Hello to All Question is : I lived here and been married to a Mauritian for 8 years, having a son Mauritian born, in case of divorce what permit will I get ? And do I need to get work permit in that case ? Cant nderstand how can I lose permit ...
@lilidoux聽She says that what happened to her was 19 years ago and it took a lot of struggle to get citizenship, but she succeeded with the help of a lawyer and the ministry of family welfare: ... Read More
Citizenship and permit in case of divorce by Olesia Roopchand
Hello to All Question is : I lived here and been married to a Mauritian for 8 years, having a son Mauritian born, in case of divorce what permit will I get ? And do I need to get work permit in that case ? Cant nderstand how can I lose permit ...
One if my friends was in exactly the same situation as yours. She got her citizenship because of the child, but it wasn't easy. You need a good lawyer. Read More
Enjoying your quarantine in Mauritius? by Silvan0
[b]Diary of an expat doing quarantine in Mauritius[/b] [b][i]Arrival[/i][/b] The plane landed on time, at 11 AM. We did our immigration formalities as usual and were out of the airport at 11:40. They gave us a blue or red envelope with all the ...
Thanx to all for your support and welcomes. Our dogs could hardly recognize us after 7 months stranded away. Read More
Enjoying your quarantine in Mauritius? by Silvan0
[b]Diary of an expat doing quarantine in Mauritius[/b] [b][i]Arrival[/i][/b] The plane landed on time, at 11 AM. We did our immigration formalities as usual and were out of the airport at 11:40. They gave us a blue or red envelope with all the ...
We're finally out and鈥� never again! Read More
Enjoying your quarantine in Mauritius? by Silvan0
[b]Diary of an expat doing quarantine in Mauritius[/b] [b][i]Arrival[/i][/b] The plane landed on time, at 11 AM. We did our immigration formalities as usual and were out of the airport at 11:40. They gave us a blue or red envelope with all the ...
@Wandlewed I Was in Italy and transited via Paris to get back on a direct Air Mauritius flight. Life in Europe is as normal. There is the virus but people don't care much for it because nearly nobody is diving. It's become a strong but ... Read More
Enjoying your quarantine in Mauritius? by Silvan0
[b]Diary of an expat doing quarantine in Mauritius[/b] [b][i]Arrival[/i][/b] The plane landed on time, at 11 AM. We did our immigration formalities as usual and were out of the airport at 11:40. They gave us a blue or red envelope with all the ...
Exactly. In Europe they ask you to stay at home if you feel symptoms, isolate in a room if you live with others, and inform your doctor. They will come test you but you only go to hospital if you are seriously sick. This is because the hospitals ... Read More
Enjoying your quarantine in Mauritius?
Diary of an expat doing quarantine in Mauritius Arrival The plane landed on time, at 11 AM. We did our immigration formalities as usual and were out of the airport at 11:40. They gave us a blue or red envelope with all the information about the ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
What I call crazy is the paranoia about this virus. Mauritius is destroying its tourism economy and its foreign investment by taking a total closure attitude. It's the only country in the world to do that. The probability of 1 case of Covid on a ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
This is crazy. There is no reason to lock the country totally like that. Monday I'm flying from Rome to Cyprus. They just test you at the arrival and that's all. Of course countries like the US, Brazil, the UK etc. are not allowed in, but ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
You're right, but you know, Mauritius is bilingual and we and we end up speaking Franglais very often. French speakers, let's move to /forum/viewtopic.php?id=900462&p=3#4923509 Francophones, on continue sur ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
Justement, le premier pas est de se regrouper pour avoir plus de poids. Il y a aussi un bon nombre de posts sur le blog en fran莽ais. Je vais commencer par compiler une liste de t茅moignages, dont le tien est l'un des plus forts et ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
The gov policy is to give priority to citizens. The first bottleneck is the capacity of the quarantine hotels, the second the capacity of the medical system to accommodate infected passengers. Unfortunately they are taking a very conservative ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad? by Silvan0
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ...
Actually, I spoke directly to the Min. of FA, who is in charge of repatriation. Those flights are reserved to citizens. Residents may be allowed once there are no more citizens stranded abroad, however there are still quite a few. The point is that ... Read More
Expats stranded abroad?
I am a Mauritius resident stranded abroad since March, due to Covid-19. In the past months the gov't has repatriated a fair number of Mauritian citizens stranded abroad, but nothing has been done for us. We contribute to the economy by bringing ... Read More
Retirement permit for foreigners: Relaxation of conditions by WinstonH
The conditions governing the retirement permit scheme will soon be relaxed in a bid to attract more foreign nationals looking for a destination to retire, part of a larger blueprint to give a boost to the silver economy. Indeed, a retired ...
Careful. Your wife does not automatically inherit a PR status if you are RNC (Retired Non-Citizen). When a permit holder dies all his dependents lose their residence permit. So if she is a dependent, upon your death she would have to apply for her ... Read More
Retirement permit for foreigners: Relaxation of conditions by WinstonH
The conditions governing the retirement permit scheme will soon be relaxed in a bid to attract more foreign nationals looking for a destination to retire, part of a larger blueprint to give a boost to the silver economy. Indeed, a retired ...
The Citizenship Act 9-d: "during the 7 years immediately preceding the period of 12 months referred to in paragraph (c), he has resided in Mauritius for aggregate periods amounting to not less than 5 years" That means 5 years only if you ... Read More
Retirement permit for foreigners: Relaxation of conditions by WinstonH
The conditions governing the retirement permit scheme will soon be relaxed in a bid to attract more foreign nationals looking for a destination to retire, part of a larger blueprint to give a boost to the silver economy. Indeed, a retired ...
I read on the press that this comes with a 5 years tax break. Now I have been retired non-citizen for 7 years, and I never payed income taxes. At the EDB they told me that you don't pay tax on a foreign pension because it is considered as your ... Read More
Retirement permit for foreigners: Relaxation of conditions by WinstonH
The conditions governing the retirement permit scheme will soon be relaxed in a bid to attract more foreign nationals looking for a destination to retire, part of a larger blueprint to give a boost to the silver economy. Indeed, a retired ...
@ peterg123 - With the new/future scheme you have to transfer 1500/month for as long as you are a "Retired Non-Citizen" - Only citizens can buy land. You can buy a property (villa or flat) in special PDS (Property Development Scheme) ... Read More
Is there an electronics parts shop?
I can't seem to find a reasonable size electronics parts shop in Mauritius. I need stuff like coax cables, adapters, led sensors, condensers etc. Maybe something like Radio Shack in the US or Maplin in the UK. Any hints? Read More
I want to create a website. by Avvish
I want to know about adsense and other ad mechanism to insert pay per click ads on my website. Please share your idea and knowledge about website creation.
check wordpress.org or joomla.org Creating a simple blog website is fairly straightworward, but if you want to add video, par-per-view etc. you are looking at a major development work, most likely involving a lot of php/html/java ... Read More
Removed driving license. by jhiver
Hi Guys, First of all, guys, don't drink and drive in Mauritius. I just had my license removed for 9 month as well as a hefty fine for beeing at 0.26 on the ethylotest (cops told me 0.23 legal limit). While I know driving after a few beers wasn't ...
I am trying to figure out what that 0.23 really means. Is it the percent volume of alchohol in blood? if so, how does that relate to the gov't tables, which are expressed in mg/ml? This ... Read More
Concerning Creole by hemsat
Hello guys! I'm new to the forum so nice to meet you all :D I was wondering for any long term expats, if anyone had found an effective way of learning creole (short of learning once in the country)? My dad is Mauritian but I grew up in ...
Well, I have bought a French->Creole booklet in a supermarket, and I am learning it, not to save money or to talk to my cleaner and gardener, who can speak good English and French but... because I love it! Creole is the perfect revenge that the ... Read More
Which area to live in for a single, british female? by LaylsUK
Hi all, Firstly, thank you to all of you that have posted re cost of living etc. I have been looking at various property sites and I'm rather confused as the price for a house in one area can be significantly higher than with a very similar house ...
I would advice you to come over on a rental base at first, then perhaps buy later, when you get to know the place, the people, the ordeal with traffic and the time it takes you to get to work from where you live etc. Besides there are some ... Read More
Looking for musicians
We are a musical family, and would like to find other musicians willing to jam and perhaps form bands in the north (we live in Grand Gaube). We play mostly rock and blues, and we seek pianists/keybords, guitarists, bass players, drummers etc. We ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
All like Alien encounters, post coma stories have an astonishing similarity. Most witnesses claim to have seen and experienced more of less the same things. This of course reinforces their foundation. But when 1000 people say they have seen donkeys ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
A lot of scientific measurements are done through probability calculations, often called "Montecarlo" or stocastic methods. In particular in particle physics, where you cannot tell really where a particle is exactly, but you assume where it is with ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
If you want some fun, add some deeply religious people into the group and tell them God was an Atheist!I love your concept of an atheist god. It makes perfect sense! Who is God's god? himself of course. Now being oneself's god is a central element ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
And what is even senseless is that they are fighting about the same god. Christians, Muslims, Jewish all share to the same religious roots, the Ancient Testament. Yet they are killing each other on differences about prophets and rites. Why can't ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
You caught me there. I should have said "a god that may not exist" (mea culpa). The truth is, every scientist is also a person, and as a person he/she may have their own personal convictions. I have met a lot of physicists, including Nobel winners, ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
@bolenti Let me correct you. Scientists don't claim the non-existence of God, they simply do not believe in anything that cannot be seen and rigorously demonstrated with facts, not with words written in ancient books. Science never denies anything ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
@stormers1960 mhhh... this sounds like a cheap manipulation of predicate logic void of their semantical implication. In the Middle Ages alchemists used this kind of arguments (sillogysm) to demonstrate just about anything. The semantical ... Read More
Atheism by linapascal
Hi people, I'm looking for atheists and non-believers in Mauritius. Anyone out there? Thanks!
I spent my life in the climate of fundamental physics research, and in that mental frame there is no room and no need for a God. Yes, I am a non believer and feel sad for all those who waste their life fearing a god that doesn't exist. Read More
Brazilian bar in Mauritius? by Ivan1970
Hi, everybody I need some advice here. Me and my wife are considering to live in Mauritius for a year or maybe two. She is a bartender and we would like to rent a place and open a little bar with some brazilian snacks (we are from Brazil). You ...
I've been here only a month and tried out some of the nightlife, mostly in the North. I have never found a decent caipirinha anywhere so far or seen a real Brazilian bar. Apparently there's Brazilian barman at the "On the Rocks" in Port Louis, but ... Read More
Top Primary and High schools in Maurtius - information required! by joanneebell
Hi We are looking to emmigrate to Mauritius. What are the top English schools both High school and Primary School. Are there any good dance academies/schools? We are looking at the East Coast but any advise would be welcome. Regards Joanne
I should add, in case you don't know already, probably the most important factor is where you are going to live. Mauritius has a huge traffic bottleneck in Port Louis, which can take an eternity to cross in peak hours. For instance, if you decide to ... Read More
29th/30th september Week end cleaning ile aux Benitiers + Art by Laurent1967
Moving into Action! As part of our actions to connect more with Nature and protect our Natural World- Planning of regular activities in Nature including walks, picnics, cleaning the beaches, planting for future generations, talks on indigenous ...
In my opinion the goal of these initiatives is not to actually clean the beach (once a year won't make a difference) but to educate the locals by sending a strong message to the nation, and this can only be done with an extensive media coverage. I ... Read More
Top Primary and High schools in Maurtius - information required! by joanneebell
Hi We are looking to emmigrate to Mauritius. What are the top English schools both High school and Primary School. Are there any good dance academies/schools? We are looking at the East Coast but any advise would be welcome. Regards Joanne
Check out Northfields, located in the middle of "The North". Exclusively English. Read More
Where can I find clams? by Silvan0
I am Italian and I love it here but there is one thing I miss from the Mediterranean: shellfish. I am a master chef in Italian seafood and am desperately looking for fresh alive clams, whether in a shop, fish market or in the sea. Has anyone seen ...
Hurra! mission accomplished! Thanks to Pascal's suggestion last Sunday I got in touch with Vincent Sakhir and got my clams and oysters. Vincent is a fisherman who just plucks clams from the sand in front of his house. You'll have to drive to Poste ... Read More
COASTWEEKS...Who's with me?!?!! by CourtinUSVI
Morning All! International Coastal Clean-Up/Coastweeks is right around the corner...September 15th-October 6th. If you aren't familiar with this, it is a time set aside where people from all around the world clean up beaches, oceans, rivers, etc ...
I'm in, both for beach and underwater missions. About time I wet my brand new diving gear. Might as well do it for a good cause. Silvano Read More
Where can I find clams? by Silvan0
I am Italian and I love it here but there is one thing I miss from the Mediterranean: shellfish. I am a master chef in Italian seafood and am desperately looking for fresh alive clams, whether in a shop, fish market or in the sea. Has anyone seen ...
Hi Terence, I'll be over at Santosha tonight. Michele has found at least half her voice and with enough persuasion we might even get her to sing a couple of songs. You don't wanna miss that. She has an amazing voice. cheers Silvano Read More
Where can I find clams? by Silvan0
I am Italian and I love it here but there is one thing I miss from the Mediterranean: shellfish. I am a master chef in Italian seafood and am desperately looking for fresh alive clams, whether in a shop, fish market or in the sea. Has anyone seen ...
Thanx, I'll go check it out and will invite you for an Italian style fish meal. Including oysters of course, and a crash course on how to open them. Silvano :) Read More
Where can I find clams?
I am Italian and I love it here but there is one thing I miss from the Mediterranean: shellfish. I am a master chef in Italian seafood and am desperately looking for fresh alive clams, whether in a shop, fish market or in the sea. Has anyone seen ... Read More