Case Studies

Typical paths: four families, four routes

Anonymised illustrations to help you benchmark your own situation. Every application is assessed individually, these are not specific clients, and nothing here guarantees approval.

Important notice: the content below sets out anonymised illustrations of typical paths, provided to help you compare your own circumstances with the pace and the points of attention of different routes. These are anonymised illustrations, not specific clients, and nothing here guarantees approval; visa decisions are made independently by the Government of Mauritius under the applicable law, and every application must be assessed on its own merits.

Typical Paths

Four Common Situations, Four Ways to Prepare

Moving to Mauritius looks entirely different depending on who you are. A business owner, a retired couple, a remote-working family and a family buying property worry about completely different things. Below we take them one visa type at a time.

Situation One: A Manufacturer's Regional Footprint

Investor Visa

Background in brief: A manufacturing and trading business owner in his forties whose existing business serves African markets. He wants to set up a regional company in Mauritius to handle re-export trade and settlement, and at the same time enrol his children in an international school.
The route chosen: Landing on the Investor Visa (Occupation Permit – Investor): incorporate a local company to take on the regional business, reside and work there as a director, and apply for dependant residence for a spouse and children.
Key milestones: Complete company incorporation and a business description first, then prepare proof of funds and a business plan; at the bank account opening stage, the source of funds and the counterparties must be explained clearly; once trading starts, bookkeeping and filings are set up to local standards, laying the groundwork early for the turnover requirement in year three.
What these families typically focus on: How the regional company divides work with the onshore entity, how cross-border settlement is structured, how the turnover target is met and fully documented, and the commute radius between the children's school and the residential area.

Situation Two: A Retired Couple's Seasonal Life

Retirement Permit

Background in brief: A couple in their sixties, one with a stable pension income and the other with rental income from overseas. They want somewhere warm, with a manageable cost of living and reachable healthcare, for long-term residence, while keeping the freedom to travel home and back.
The route chosen: Landing on the Retirement Permit: transfer the prescribed amount into a personal Mauritian account each year, rent for the first year to get to know different areas, and then decide whether to buy.
Key milestones: How income is documented and how bank statements are prepared is the core of this route; account opening and the local medical examination require you to attend in person; days of residence and continuity of inward transfers need to be planned from the outset so that renewal is not affected.
What these families typically focus on: The tax treatment of pension and rental income, the scope of private healthcare and the right commercial insurance cover, how convenient the area is day to day and how far it is from the Chinese community, and flight connections back home.

Situation Three: A Remote-Working Family's "Trial Year"

Premium Visa

Background in brief: A two-income family in their thirties who work remotely for an overseas company, with income sourced entirely abroad. They want to live on the island for a year first, to see whether the climate, schools and pace of life suit long-term settlement.
The route chosen: Landing on the Premium Visa for the first year, assessing the education and living environment along the way, then converting to Residence by Property, a Retirement Permit or another long-term route based on how it actually feels.
Key milestones: Evidence of income sourced abroad, travel health insurance cover and a year's living arrangements; two to three months before expiry you need to decide whether to renew or to switch route, so that no gap in status arises.
What these families typically focus on: Internet and working conditions for remote work, international school places for the children, the effect of a long stay on tax residency, and the thresholds and time involved in any later conversion.

Situation Four: A Buying Family Balancing Residence and Asset Allocation

Residence by Property

Background in brief: A family around fifty who want a property in a mild climate that can be used for holidays, for living in and for letting, while securing residence and assets together.
The route chosen: Buy a residence priced above USD 375,000 in an EDB-approved project; the owner and dependants obtain a residence permit valid for as long as the ownership lasts, with no separate occupation permit required.
Key milestones: Verifying the project's credentials and carrying out a title search must come first; property taxes, legal and notarial fees and ongoing holding costs all need to be built into the budget; if a future sale is possible, you need to understand in advance how residence status is tied to ownership.
What these families typically focus on: The project's location and delivery schedule, property and letting management arrangements, taxes and costs during ownership, and how status links to another route after a sale.

What We Can't Do

What We Will Not Say

To keep the illustrations above from being misread, being just as clear about the limits matters.

We do not promise guaranteed approval: visa decisions are made independently by the Government of Mauritius under the applicable law, and no agency can guarantee an outcome.
We do not promise timelines or returns: processing times depend on how complete your file is and on the government's own pace; property and business both carry market risk, and we do not promise investment returns.
We do not disclose client information without authorisation: real cases involve personal privacy and commercial information, and we do not publish specific details unless the client has given clear written consent.
We do not use vague phrases such as "high success rate": rather than quote a figure that cannot be verified, we would rather set out the conditions, the risks and the preparation checklist in plain terms.

Which of These Is Closest to Your Situation?

Tell us about your family structure, the source of your funds and your plans for the next few years, and we will give you a judgement down to the individual steps.

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