Mauritius - Work Skills & Ancestry - Occupation Permit

1. The residence permit and work permit is now combined into a single permit, named the Occupational Permit – The following criteria have to be met: for investors generating more than Rs 3 million of annual turnover (approx USD 100,000); for professionals offered employment paying more than Rs 30,000 a month (approx USD 1,000); and for self-employed generating an annual income of Rs 600,000 a year (approx USD 20,000). 2. The application has to be submitted to the BOI (Board of Investment), who will assist a qualifying foreign investor or a self-employed to secure an occupation permit for himself and residence permits for his spouse and dependents. 3. Any firm can apply through BOI for an occupation permit for any foreign employee it pays more than Rs 30,000 (approx US$ 1,000) a month and a residence permit for the spouse and children of that employee. 5. All foreigners applying for occupation or residence permits will be able to provide a health certificate issued by an accredited doctor in Mauritius instead of a health clearance from Government hospitals. 6. The occupation permits for investors and professionals and residence permits for their dependents will be issued within three working days. Within one working day BOI will forward the applications to the immigration department, which will provide a document acknowledging the date and time of application. If after two working days the immigration department has not raised any objection the document will become automatically an occupation and residence permit valid for three years from the stamped date, in line with the silent agreement principle.