I want nothing more than to live in Mauritius

Hello Russ and welcome on board !

Hope members can share some suitable options with you.

I can only suggest that she accompanies you as a tourist till you find a more long term solution. She can stay up to 5-6 months (3 months normal + 3 months extension).

Of course, extension is obtained upon presentation of some documents (accommodation, finance, air ticket, insurance).

Regards

Bhavna

@PotentialMauritianExpat

Hi Russ, my name is Clifford and I sympathise with you and I can see you have a lot of problems to solve and I can assure you that, with the conditions and rules you will be hitting your head against a brick wall. I have gone through the same scenario as you are going through now and at the end of 23 years in Mauritius I have decided to return to the UK, I am not saying that you will be going through the same as my situations and circumstances are different. I have two properties in Mauritius and one is in the city and is abandoned and the other is in the North of the island which has never been lived in so I can only assume it's in a very bad state. I am Mauritian born and raised so I do know somethings about the mauritian ways and behaviour, may be I can advise you in the direction where you may have a chance, unfortunately if your mother were making the application you would stand a good chance of both coming to Mauritius. I will give you my email address and if you are interested you can cintact me and we may discuss it more privately and if this does help all well and good.

Hope I can help  Kind Regards.  Clifford

My email is :    ***

@jeanclifford

Hello, please share your perrsonal email through dm by clicking on the member's username > select the send a message option.

Thank you

Bhavna

Hello Russ.

Kindly check your inbox.

Thank you

@PotentialMauritianExpat

Hi me and my daughters moved from SA this year they are 7 and 12 so I had to think of everything. But I have to say likely I found *** quickly in the game. They always they it your self. But the after help is the best. Helping with bank setup hospitals..

They are really quick and not expensive. That little bit extra is worth it.

@chrizelda1 I recommend *** too. Nilena is amazing and I know of 2 families personally whom she has assisted in moving to Mauritius.

Thanks so much to everyone who responded. Relocating to Mauritius does not seem to be within my current budget. Thank you nonetheless for all the information. Have a prosperous day further.

@PotentialMauritianExpat

Have you looked into the self employed residence permit?

Since you work remotely, you can get the self employed residence permit instead of the premium visa.

There is no initial monthly income requirement to apply for it but you have to make an initial transfer of USD35,000

And you can include parents as dependents.

The 35K you transfer will be in an account under your name and is completely free to use for expenses in Mauritius.

It's also a longer term permit compared to the Premium Visa.

@zurtle Hi hi Zurtle, I hope you're well and don't mind me reaching out. The option you suggested yesterday seems like the most effective one, thank you for that. I'd just like to ask whether this is the option you used, and whether you know how to handle the business plan thing. I'm an independent contractor, so I'm not looking to start a business or an entrepreneurship venture.

@PotentialMauritianExpat

The other potential option is the Ground Plus 2 scheme which is a property ownership scheme for non citizens of Mauritius, the purchase price must be  MUR 6M or R2.25M or more, Mauritian banks will provide you a bank loan, however you will likely need to have a 20-30% down payment. Purchasing into such a scheme will give you Permanent Residence.

@RobertLM  I don't think that is right. Non-citizens are allowed to purchase apartments worth at least that amount , but it does not give them residency.

Please read the guidance very carefully and get confirmation from the authorities.

Regards.