jhiver
French expat in Mauritius
Forum posts
131
Contacts
10
About me
French
Lives in La Gaulette
Speaks francais, anglais, ene ti git kreol morissien
Registration: 14 December 2012
Temporary accomodation
Hello everybody, We're looking to spend a solid 3 month from roughly January to March, preferably in table view / Bloubergstrand to escape Mauritius super-hot wether this time a year, and enjoy the strong wind for kitesurfing... Other than the ... Read More
Notice to all expats by spangles
[Moderated: 3-letter name towing company] [b]Towing 200 metres costs Rs 1000.[/b] You'll first be told it will cost Rs 500 to tow it back to your place then the guy will change his mind and quote Rs 1000 for every 200 metres. So that's 5k to the ...
That is utter BS and they know it. You really don't have to cope with this shit. I would have just refused to pay and tell them to go to court, especially since they gave you a different quote to start with. In fact I might have threatened to file ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 2005 $41,777,000.00 2006 $106,758,100.00 2007 $340,763,800.00 2008 $377,724,700.00 2009 $256,680,700.00 2010 $429,958,000.00 2011 $273,392,300.00 But we're getting more and more offtopic ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
Big deal. 110 Bn Rs = 2.75 Bn euros = 13,750 households with an average patrimonial value of 200,000 EUR (the price of a nice house at local price). Which represents about 1% of the 1.3 million ppl in Mauritius. So yeah. Kick 1% of the population ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
To all: sorry if my post seemed troll-ish, but all I wanted to highlight is my strong disagreement with the "we should stop immigration because the island is getting crowded" clich茅. So long as the immigration is controlled and selective (and I ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
That's just ridiculous. The island is crowded because Mauritians have many kids. Not because of the expats... they're a super small subset of the population. Mauritian immigration policy is a clever one, as it is clearly geared toward capital and ... Read More
It turns out that Citizenship not even an option! by SirRichBranson
Hello, My wife and I have been reading the forum for last few days but we seem to have discovered what for us would be a show-stopper in ever immigrating across to Mauritius. I am a senior ICT professional though even that wont help if we've ...
This is definitely an interesting thread. I have myself come to the end of my occupation permit (as self-employed), and I am waiting for my renewal (fingers crossed... normally I'm way above the BOI threshold so it should be fine - in fact I should ... Read More
buy RES property by gerald.wu
I am traveling to Mauritius last month, very impressed by the island, and I saw broche about RES project on the flight back, I am so interested and began to contact with some local promotor, also I booked flight to have a look on spot in June, ...
Hello Gerald, It is also worthwhile noting that you can have a resident permit in Mauritius through other ways than luxury residences. If you invest 100,000 USD in a business you can be eligible for instance. See: worknlive.mu/menuid1.aspx Once ... Read More
Macbook Pro 85W Adapter by Shahana
Hi everyone I'm posting on the off-chance that someone has a Macbook Pro 85W Adapter lying around that they would be happy to lend/sell. Original adapters aren't available on the island at present and it's been virtually impossible to find ...
Did you try apple store in Bagatelle? Read More
New to the island with many questions by Pershagen76
Hi Guys, I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to you all, this seems to be a group of open minded and helpful people. I have been following this expat forum for a few months now and this is my first posting. I am moving to Mauritius from ...
Where it is extremely difficult (this is no exaggeration) to find common necessities which someone such as yourself or any other tourist might have.Common necessities? Like what? Could you elaborate? Read More
New to the island with many questions by Pershagen76
Hi Guys, I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to you all, this seems to be a group of open minded and helpful people. I have been following this expat forum for a few months now and this is my first posting. I am moving to Mauritius from ...
Hi there. Yes, everything is negotiable in Mauritius, pretty much like anywhere else I assume. At least people are not offended if you try to negociate, it's normal behavior. As a matter of fact it's quite funny how many ads in the newspaper don't ... Read More
13th Month year end Bonus ???
Also, it must by law be paid before the 20th of december I think. Read More
New to the island with many questions by Pershagen76
Hi Guys, I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to you all, this seems to be a group of open minded and helpful people. I have been following this expat forum for a few months now and this is my first posting. I am moving to Mauritius from ...
1. Housing. Go to lexpressproperty.com/en to get an idea of what you can get and at what prices. Chances are, you'll just go for something too expensive at first then find out a better deal (in the newspaper or so) after a few months... it may be a ... 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 ...
Hey William, I think you're getting confused by the numbers... and what's with the condescending attitude :) FYI 0.25 milligrams of alcohol per litre of breath equates to 0.50 g/l, and that's the legal limit here as well as in France, USA, etc. I ... Read More
5 goods reasons for choosing Mauritius by Julie
Hi, In Thursday's edition of [i]Weekly magazine[/i], we will explore the top 5 reasons to choose Mauritius to settle down. Don't miss it! ;) And of course, we would love to get your opinion on that (before or after reading the article ;)). So, ...
1 - Tropical lifestyle 2 - Relatively inexpensive bars and restaurants 3 - Ease of doing business and acceptable taxation levels (15%) 4 - For single males, beautiful and easy going girls - expat women keep an eye on your husbands, maybe these ... Read More
house prices in Mauritius by ChristianFromFinland
Been going thru house and flat prices in Mauritius and in my opinion they are sky high... have a hard time beliving that any of the citizens are paying 15-30miljon MUR for a normal home.. If there are some hints of normal priced please send a link ...
I took a look at your site and yes the villas do look nice. Here's a few comments though. 1 - Price. 460K + 25,000 USD transfer tax - ouch. Is it furnished? 2 - Location. Seems lost in the middle of nowhere in cap malheureux. Usually estate agents ... Read More
Looking for an accommodation in the North by kokooli
Hi everybody, at the end of August I'll come to Mauritius to live and to work there. So I'm looking for a quiet and inexpensive refurnished accommodation with a fast internet connection (4M) in Pereybere or Grand Baie. If you can help me, please ...
Regarding internet access, yes MyT 4M works a lot better than the 1M, and yes it's congested from 6pm to 9pm but otherwise works decently. I highly recommend replacing Mauritius Telecom's dreadful modem for a Linksys or Cisco router though. If you ... 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 ...
Hello Guys, Thanks for the feedback, and yes I admit it wasn't very smart... but then again who's getting smart after a few too many beers :-) Cheers Read More
house prices in Mauritius by ChristianFromFinland
Been going thru house and flat prices in Mauritius and in my opinion they are sky high... have a hard time beliving that any of the citizens are paying 15-30miljon MUR for a normal home.. If there are some hints of normal priced please send a link ...
Yes, I confirm, prices have become mad. Even if you're married with a local. My Mauritian wife and myself are settling in La Gaulette and land and house prices have skyrocketted here... we managed to find a big, nice house with a big garden and a ... Read More
Removed driving license.
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 ... Read More