Land purchase - Self-Employed OP

SebDash wrote:

Hi everyone,
My wife and I are considering moving to Mauritius. There's much information available online about investors OP, as everyone is eager to get that $500k investment, but I am eligible for self-employed OP and that's the route we'd rather follow.
We understand that after 3 years we would be eligible for Permanent Residence.
A self-employed who holds an Occupation Permit and where the annual income exceeded MUR 3 million for three consecutive years is eligible to apply for PR

What is not clear, is whether with this Permanent Residence (based on self-employment) we would be allowed to purchase a land of maximum 1.25 arpents and build our home. Does anyone here know about this, and can confirm it?

As a non-citizen, you are allowed only to buy an apt  R+2 or a PDS/RES @ or >  USD 500K. Everything is spelled out here:
http://www.edbmauritius.org/work-and-li … tial-unit/

We don't mind renting for 3 years, but would like to avoid having to wait for 7 years to get citizenship, before being able to get our own place.

Where did you see that you will be granted citizenship after 10 yrs?
Is your wife a Mauritian citizen ?

Thanks a lot for your help,
Sebastien

For citizenship, I saw it here: http://dha.pmo.govmu.org/English/Mandat … NSHIP.aspx

NATURALIZATION OF AN ALIEN OR BRITISH PROTECTED PERSON
Under section 9 of the Mauritius Citizenship Act, a non-commonwealth citizen may be naturalized as a citizen of Mauritius if he has resided in Mauritius for:
(i)  a continuous period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of his application; and
(ii) during the seven years immediately preceding the period of 12 months referred to at paragraph (i) , for aggregate periods amounting to not less than 5 years.

So in the end it's not even 7 years, it should be rather 5 or 6. Did I misunderstand something? Why mention 10 years? And no, neither me or my wife are Mauritian, otherwise I wouldn't have any of these questions.

Regarding the purchase of land or house, I'm asking this question because I have seen that Permanent Residents based on investment are allowed to purchase a property or land to live on as long as it's on a plot not larger than 1.25 arpents. So citizenship is not 100% mandatory, there are other ways. I just didn't see clearly if this apply to all holders of Permanent Residence Permits (incl. Self-Employed), or if it's only for investors. Hence my question.

To make things perfectly clear, you can read on the internet:
"This also allows the permanent resident foreigner to acquire 1.25 arpents (5,276 sq. m.) of land, located at least 100 metres away from the seafront for residential purposes."

But I read it only in relation to Permanent Residence acquired through $500k investment. So my question is whether this is a general rule for all holders of Permanent Residence Permit, including those in the Self-Employed category.
(and yes I know about the conditions to go from OP from PR after 3 years, and it's not a problem).

SebDash wrote:

To make things perfectly clear, you can read on the internet:
"This also allows the permanent resident foreigner to acquire 1.25 arpents (5,276 sq. m.) of land, located at least 100 metres away from the seafront for residential purposes."

But I read it only in relation to Permanent Residence acquired through $500k investment. So my question is whether this is a general rule for all holders of Permanent Residence Permit, including those in the Self-Employed category.
(and yes I know about the conditions to go from OP from PR after 3 years, and it's not a problem).

minimum investment of US$500,000 in qualified business activities
agro-based industry, audio-visual, cinema and communication, banking, construction, education, environment-friendly and green energy products, financial services, fisheries and marine resources, freeport, information technology, infrastructure, insurance, leisure, manufacturing, marina development, tourism and warehousing.

Thanks "External", I didn't go here into details of the investor OP or PR, details that are well available online easily... as I explained that's not my topic.

If anyone has more information on the self-employed status and the possibility to purchase property once on Permanence Resident Permit, please let us know!
Thanks a lot