Was the 2023 Mauritius Expat Guide helpful to you?

Done with the survey. It's a very detailed and helpful guide. I had missed some of the information when I went through it the first time.

Yes, it's very detailed and helpful. Really great! I only miss some information or links on how to obtain mauritian citizenship.

Thank you @tmsdilo.

@Novalis1 thank you for your insight. We'll be sure to include that info in our next edition. We will be writing up a guide article for our online guide as soon as possible.

Thank you!

@Novalis1

It is not at all easy to obtain Mauritian Citizenship except through descent (or marriage to a citizen).

All the different methods (retirement for USD 1500 per month, purchasing of property for USD 375 000, employment, investment) only give you Residency - permission to stay long term in the country and unfortunately never Citizenship (a Mauritian passport).

Even after 10 or 20 years of residency, étrangers (expats) in Mauritius need approval by the President’s office to obtain Citizenship, so this hardly ever happens.

If you are looking for a Plan B / second passport, then the following are easier to obtain (read about many of these countries right here on Expat.com):

USD 100 000 donation. St Lucia

or USD 300 000 investment in real estate processing time: 3-4 months

(visa-free travel to 157 countries incl Schengen zone, UK & Hong Kong)

USD 100 000 donation. Antigua & Barbuda

or USD 400 000 investment in real estate processing time: 3-4 months

(visa-free travel to 160 countries incl Schengen zone, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore)

USD 100 000 donation. Dominica

processing time: 3 months

(visa-free travel to 153 countries)

USD 125 000 - 150 000 donation. St Kitts & Nevis

or USD 400 000 investment in real estate processing time: 3-6 months

(visa-free travel to 165 countries incl Schengen zone, UK, Singapore)

USD 150 000 donation. Grenada

processing time: 3-4 months

or USD 350 000 investment in real estate (visa-free travel to 140 countries incl Schengen zone, UK, China)

E-2 investor (non-immigrant) visa treaty with the USA

EUR 150 000 donation. Georgia

(visa-free travel to 111 countries including the 28 EU countries)

get a passport in under 6 months

USD 130 000 - 250 000 donation. Vanuatu

(visa-free travel to 148 countries incl UK and Schengen zone)

Vanuatu has zero tax

get a passport in as little as 45 days

EUR 200 000 investment. North Macedonia processing time: 2-5 months

(free movement to the Schengen zone, Kong. Japan, Singapore, Türkiye)

EUR 280 000 + costs. Portugal

(5 years to Citizenship; free movement throughout Schengen area)

USD 400 000 real estate investment. Türkiye

processing time: 120 days

free movement to Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore

E-2 investor (non-immigrant) and B-1/B-2 visa treaties with the USA as well as C-2 visa to the Schengen states.

EUR 450 000 investment. Montenegro

the CBI programme ended on 31 Dec 2022

(visa-free travel incl Schengen zone)

EUR 650 000 contribution to Maltese development fund + EUR 350 000 real estate purchase + EUR 150 000 bank deposit. Malta very strict due diligence and vetting

processing time: 14-38 months

(visa-free travel to 182 countries including the other 27 EU countries, Switzerland, US, Canada, Australia)

USD 750 000. Jordan

processing time: 3 months

(visa-free travel to 50 countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Georgia, Dominica)

EUR 2 Million real estate purchase. Cyprus processing time: 6-8 months

Even after 10 or 20 years of residency, étrangers (expats) in Mauritius need approval by the President's office to obtain Citizenship, so this hardly ever happens.

EUR 280 000 + costs. Portugal

(5 years to Citizenship; free movement throughout Schengen area)

@ Ceresiet

It is not President's office but the actual Prime Minister.

The former one( PM)  gave the citizenship  to a non resident  Canadian Indian author  Robin Sharma in 2012 and  a Chinese investor who bought a campement for more than USD 500K.

The current one gave it to financial trader  Terry Smith after 3 yrs as a resident on the island effective 2014. Would  like to know how much FDI inflow Mr Smith did actually invest so that all doors were opened for him.

As far as Portugal is concerned be careful - they are planning to change the rules this year.