gssilemaurice
Mauritian expat in England
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Mauritian
Lives in wales
Registration: 13 September 2015
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residence permit for my husband by Adriangeorge
My husband is British and am Mauritian. We would like to move to mauritius and can you letvus know how easy/difficult to obtain a residence permit for my husband.
Hiya guys, My husband is Irish and I am from mauritius we are planning to move to live in mauritius in a couple of years. at present we live in the UK but can we apply for his residence permit now or we have to wait when we are ready to leave ... Read More
Where to buy a property by gssilemaurice
Hello Thinking about buying a house/villa, but preferably somewhere popular with ex-pats. Not Grand Baie though. Any opinions or advice would be great. Thanks.
Hiya ritesh, thank you for your honest reply, have find your info very helpfull. unfortunately we don't have any friends who work as estate agent but if you know a reputable one that would be great. thank you Read More
Where to buy a property
Hello Thinking about buying a house/villa, but preferably somewhere popular with ex-pats. Not Grand Baie though. Any opinions or advice would be great. Thanks. Read More
Where to buy a property
Hello I am thinking of buying a house/villa somewhere on the island. I have at Flic en Flac mostly. Which areas are popular with ex-pats? Where would you recommend? Thanks Read More
What to expect when moving to Mauritius by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Is there anything you wish you had known before moving to Mauritius? For example, transportation, internet speeds, types of housing, aspects of the culture or social life. In your opinion, what's the most important thing to ...
Hi Several things come to mind. Depending where you're coming from. For me, the relentless heat. The absolute love of paperwork and form filling in every aspect of trade and commerce, you can't buy so much as a mobile phone without ... Read More
Planning to move to Mauritius by Mattmanca
Hi all I'm Matt. I'm from Melbourne Australia. My fiancé is from Mauritius and in the next few years we are planning to move to Mauritius to live. Im here at the moment on vacation, I am in the process of learning French but at time ...
Hi Matt I'm Irish, but my wife is Mauritian. We are planning to move permanently in the next few years. We just built a house in Port Louis and are getting all the practical stuff out of the way. You will need a little French, and also some ... Read More
A dogs life in Mauritius by LALUPPNOW
Hi all We are immigrating to Mauritius next year March (2017) and am looking into bringing one of my dogs. I am heart broken as my pitbull (who is so sweet and submissive) is banned on the Island. I have only spent 1 week in Mauritius and as an ...
Hello. Be VERY VERY careful about exposing your dog to the strays on here on the island. Yes they are mostly non-confrontational to people, this behaviour is about survival, not temperament, friendly dogs get fed by people. But dogs ARE pack ... Read More
Fitted Kitchen ?
Hello again. Does anybody know of any independent contractors/carpenters (Not Retail DIY Stores) who fit bespoke kitchens? We are about to renovate a property and Don't really want to go through the expense and time (We have been told a three ... Read More
complaint
Hello We are having major issues communicating with the Municipality in Port Louis, we cannot get anybody to respond to our queries regarding a planning application. Letters are mostly unanswered, responses are generic and of no use to us. It seems ... Read More
Mosquitos by gssilemaurice
Hello again What do people do about them? We have used repellant from Boots Chemist but it actually seems to attract the little b@$/@£#s rather than repell them. Also indoors, we keep the air con running at night and the windows closed but ...
Thanks for all the suggestions, I think we will give the cream a try and Phenergan sounds like some thing we should always carry with us! We used the coils last time but to be honest they had no effect what so ever. This time it's war. Read More
Mosquitos
Hello again What do people do about them? We have used repellant from Boots Chemist but it actually seems to attract the little b@$/@£#s rather than repell them. Also indoors, we keep the air con running at night and the windows closed but ... Read More
scooter rental in Mauritius by dana4073
Hi there Can someone please help me find a good company for scooter rental in Mauritius? Thank you
Be VERY careful with this. From my experience the quality and safety of bikes offered for rental is awful. Most places charge £15-£20 per day. Just check the brakes work and the forks are straight. Also if you are planning to spend any ... Read More
irish in mauritius by alanah
hi im new to the site, im looking for irish people who live in mauritius to make new friends my husband is mauritian we plan to move there get in touch would love to hear from anyone:)
I am also Irish, my wife is Mauritian. We currently live in Wales but have property in Mauritius and spend several months of the year on the island. We will be moving there full time soon as we can. Are you North or Republic? Read More
Building question
Hello We are currently having major issues with the local municipality reference a building permit for a property we own. The planning officer is refusing to accept our application for a permit unless we agree (prior to application) that we will ... Read More
Just a brief introduction by Natalie1177
Hi, I'm new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Natalie and I moved to Mauritius 5 months ago. I come from Wales in the UK and am enjoying finally being out of the rain. I help manage a new branch campus university in ...
Welcome Natalie. We live in Wales at the moment but my wife and I (she is Mauritian) have a place in Port Louis and will be moving there permanently soon as we can. Flic is our favourite spot, lucky you. Read More