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Will me being pregnant affect me getting into Mauritius w/ husband?

Last activity 26 July 2011 by Yelles

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Yelles

Hi there,

If I am pregnant, will I be allowed into the country with my husband or will I have to wait for the baby to be born first? We are moving to Mauritius as my husband has been offered work there. Will my pregnancy affect the medical or me getting into Mauritius? Please advise. I'm from South Africa. Thanks in advance. :)

Julien

Hi Yelles,

that is a good question ! I'll try to get some information next week

FeeAcer

Yelles wrote:

Hi there,

If I am pregnant, will I be allowed into the country with my husband or will I have to wait for the baby to be born first? We are moving to Mauritius as my husband has been offered work there. Will my pregnancy affect the medical or me getting into Mauritius? Please advise. I'm from South Africa. Thanks in advance. :)


Hi Yelles,

I never heard of any country empeaching you to enter their territory if you're pregnant (and I've travelled quite a lot, even while pregnant!).

I think the only restriction is with airlines : you may not fly anymore after 6 or 7 months pregnancy (I remember that I had to carry a medical certificate attesting how far advanced my pregnancy was).

Now of course, rules might be different in Mauritius :rolleyes: and I'm sure other members will be able to give you more info on this point :)

Have a nice day further!

Yelles

Thanks for the feedback.

Yelles

Julien wrote:

Hi Yelles,

that is a good question ! I'll try to get some information next week


Thanks Julien -would be good to know so I can make plans in the meantime. Have a great day!

Julien

we just received a reply from the BOI:

If I am pregnant, will I be allowed into the country with my husband or will I have to wait for the baby to be born first? We are moving to Mauritius as my husband has been offered work there. Will my pregnancy affect the medical or me getting into Mauritius? Please advise. I'm from South Africa. Thanks in advance.


Should he husband receive a job offer in Mauritius, he can apply for an Occupation Permit (combined work and residence permit) through the BOI provided that he is earning a minimum of Rs 45,000 as basic salary. His wife can apply for a residence permit as his dependent. Once her baby is born she will have to contact her embassy, in this case the South African commission in Mauritius, to request for a temporary passport for her newborn. She will then have to apply for a residence permit (as dependent of the husband) for the newborn.

Yelles

Thanks Julien. This is very help. Appreciate it.

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