1. A visa is an official acknowledgement issued by the Immigration Office/Embassy/Consular of Mauritius, indicating that your application to enter Mauritius has been reviewed by an Immigration Officer and that the officer has determined you are eligible to enter or transit in Mauritius for a specific purpose.
2. A visa, therefore, simply allows the bearer to travel to Mauritius up a port of entry and does not implicitly guarantee right of admission into Mauritius. The final decision to admit a non-citizen rests with the Immigration Officer after examination at the point of entry in Mauritius. He/she decides how long the person can stay for any particular visit.
3. Categories of persons who are exempted from Visa
4. The following are exempted from Visa Regulations:-
5. (a)  Citizens of Mauritius;
   (b)  Persons who are residents of Mauritius under the Immigration Act;
   (c)  The Spouse of a citizen of Mauritius;
   (d)  The child or step child or lawfully adopted child of persons referred to at (a) and (b) above;
   (e)  Holders of Diplomatic Passports other than those issued by the Government of Afghanistan, Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Yemen,
   (f)  Crew of a vessel travelling on duty or in transit to join another vessel;
   (g)  Holders of Laissez-passer issued by the United Nations, SADC or from other internationally recognized organizations, and;
   (h)  Persons who intend to remain in Mauritius only during the stay of a vessel by which they arrive and depart.
    
6. Visa required, except for:-
   (a) holders of British Passports endorsed “British Citizen” or “British Dependent Territories Citizen”.
   (b) Nationals of: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany Utd, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Papua, New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Samoa (Western), San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore.
   (c) Solomon isl, South Africa, Spain, St. Christopher, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, U.S.A., Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

   NOTE: This list above may be subject to change,
   for more information go to: The Mauritius passport & immigration office web page
   Lists of Countries that required/not required a Visa
    
    

7. Nationals of all other countries require a visa to enter Mauritius.
    
8. Indian Nationals : Original passport required.
    
9. Download VISA Application Form
   To print the visa application in Portable Document Format (PDF) you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe Systems, Inc. You can download the Acrobat Reader version that is suitable to your system from the Adobe Acrobat Web Site. If you already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you can click here to view or print the visa application .

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

1. Smallpox - no vaccination certificate required;
2. Yellow Fever - a certificate is required from travellers over infected areas.
3. Cholera - no vaccination certificate required