Some details of immigration procedure

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Novalis1Active member03 August 2022 15:30:33

About the procedure: We are still in Europe are preparing all the necessary documents (including translation of birth and marriage certificates, certificate of good conduct, etc.). Then travel to Mauritius to do the medical check there. Then back to Europe and wait for the residence permit to be issued. Only then can our things be sent on their journey in containers. Right?

And: Do you need an appointment for the medical check on site or can you just go to a clinic?

Anou86ViP04 August 2022 04:15:09

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Hi Novalis,

For medical check up, it is better to give them a call before and book an appointment to avoid long waiting time.

For your container, I can't help, unfortunately. I hope members who have been through the same process can shed the light on your queries.

Have a nice day,

Bhavna

RodWNew member05 August 2022 12:53:21

When you arrive in Mauritius and do your medical checks (ask the EDB for a Medical Certificate template, they will email to you) - X-Ray, blood tests etc. - once you receive your results, which will take a good few days, you need to upload these to your area on the EDB application.

You will then be notified of an appointment date, probably about a week after you upload your documents. Not sure if you need proof of a Mauritius bank account in your case, but if you do, you need to open that, lodge funds and then also upload a bank statement, all of which takes some days.

On your appointment date, you present all the original documents you have previously uploaded.

If all is in order, you can then go and have some lunch and collect your residence permit after a couple of hours.

I'd plan about a three week visit to Mauritius to do all of this and then you can return to Europe and send your container.

Novalis1Active member05 August 2022 13:10:43

@RodW Many thanks! According to my information, you can only open a bank account after you have received the residence permit. Right?

tashwilmotSerial expat05 August 2022 13:20:22

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@Novalis1 Hi, I opened an account with Absa before I got my premium visa, if that is any help to you. Natasha

BlueAlilaActive member06 August 2022 09:25:38

We were able to open a bank account before we came through HSBC as we were premier account holders elsewhere.

We were staying in Grand Baie and just walked into a clinic to get our medicals done. Went back 2 hours later and everything was ready.

For sending a shipment over, we were told customs required us to be on Mauritius 2 weeks before it was due to arrive so that rather affected our travel plans.

Novalis1Active member06 August 2022 10:21:32

@BlueAlila Many thanks! "Elsewhere" means another bank (not HSBC)?

BlueAlilaActive member06 August 2022 18:40:29

Sorry, no, we were with HSBC elsewhere. So it was a simple matter of the HSBC bank there and HSBC in Port Louis liaising with each other.

Novalis1Active member07 August 2022 06:24:21

@Tashwilmot:

@BlueAlila:

Did you open the bank account online or in person in Mauritius?

BlueAlilaActive member07 August 2022 11:42:54

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HSBC did it all for us, but we had to be Premier Account holders first. So when we arrived in Mauritius we had an open account which we’d been able to transfer money into online, and we’d been sent ATM cards.

Novalis1Active member07 August 2022 13:54:43

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@Novalis1 Hi, I opened an account with Absa before I got my premium visa, if that is any help to you. Natasha
- @tashwilmot

Unfortunately I don't know what kind of account you opened.

For example: A "Digi account" can only be opened with Tel.-No. from Mauritius and if you are "a resident of Mauritius and a tax resident of Mauritius only".

RodWNew member08 August 2022 14:13:59

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@RodW Many thanks! According to my information, you can only open a bank account after you have received the residence permit. Right?
- @Novalis1

Hi. I'm a retired resident and it is a requirement to have a Rs bank account before the permit is issued. If you have concerns, contact the EDB by email or phone, they are honestly the most helpful people there and will advise you properly and point you in the right direction. I had a USD account already so the opening of a Rs account was easy. I'm with MCB, also the most helpful team at their HO.

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