Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens

Not to be confused with Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens.

Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mauritius. As of January 2025, Mauritian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 151 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritian passport 29th overall and 2nd in Africa in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1] As of April 2019, Brunei, Grenada, Seychelles and Mauritius are the only countries whose citizens may travel without a visa to China, Russia, the Schengen Area and the United Kingdom.

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Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]	90 days
Angola	Visa not required[6]	30 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within year period.[7]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[8]	180 days
Argentina	Visa required[9]		Electronic Travel Authorization must be approved before travel and is valid for tourism purposes. For this, they exclusively need to be holders of a valid category B2/ J / B1 / O / P (P1-P2-P3) / E / H-1B visa issued by the USA.[10]
Armenia	Visa required[11]
Australia and territories	Visa required[12]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[13]
Austria	Visa not required[14]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Azerbaijan	eVisa[16][17]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required[18]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa[19]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa required[20]
Barbados	Visa not required[21]	6 months
Belarus	Visa required[22]		Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[23]
Belgium	Visa not required[24]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Belize	Visa not required[25]
Benin	Visa not required[26][27][28]	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa[29]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[30]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[31]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa not required[32]	90 days
Brazil	Visa required[33]
Brunei	Visa required[34]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[35]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period in the Schengen Area
Burkina Faso	eVisa[36]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[37]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[38]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[39]
Cameroon	eVisa[40]
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[41]
Central African Republic	Visa required[42]
Chad	Visa required[43]
Chile	Visa not required[44]	90 days
China	Visa not required[45]	60 days[46]
Colombia	eVisa[47]		May apply online.[48]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[49]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[50]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa on arrival[51]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[52]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[53]
Croatia	Visa not required[54]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	eVisa[55]
Cyprus	Visa not required[56]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[57]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Denmark	Visa not required[58]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Djibouti	eVisa[59]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[60]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[61]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[62]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[63]
El Salvador	Visa required[64]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[65]
Eritrea	Visa required[66]
Estonia	Visa not required[67]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Eswatini	Visa not required[68]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[69]	30 days
Fiji	Visa not required[70]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[71]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
France	Visa not required[72]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Gabon	Visa not required[73][74][75]
Gambia	Visa not required[76]	90 days	Must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[77]
Georgia	Visa not required[78]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Germany	Visa not required[79]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Ghana	Visa not required[80]	2 months
Greece	Visa not required[81]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Grenada	Visa not required[82]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[83]		Nationals of Mauritius with a valid visa issued by Canada, the USA or a Schengen Member State for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Guinea	eVisa required[84]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[85]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[86]
Haiti	Visa not required[87]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required[88]
Hungary	Visa not required[89]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Iceland	Visa not required[90]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
India	e-Visa[91]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][92] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[93] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[94]
Indonesia	Visa required[95]
Iran	Visa not required[96][97]	15 days
Iraq	eVisa[98]
Ireland	Visa required[99]
Israel	Electronic Travel Authorization[100]	90 days
Italy	Visa not required[101]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Jamaica	Visa not required[102]
Japan	Visa not required[103]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[104]		Conditions apply[105]
Kazakhstan	eVisa[106]
Kenya	Visa not required[107]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[108]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[109]
South Korea	Visa not required[110]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa required[111]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[112]		eVisa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport.
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[113]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[114] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[115] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][114] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[116]
Latvia	Visa not required[117]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Lebanon	Visa required[118]		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	Visa not required[119]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required[120]
Libya	eVisa[121]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[122]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Lithuania	Visa not required[123]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Luxembourg	Visa not required[124]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[125]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[126]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[127]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[128]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[129]
Malta	Visa not required[130]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[131]	90 days
Mauritania	eVisa[132]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mexico	Visa required[133]		Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US.[134] Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.
Micronesia	Visa not required[135]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[136]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required[137]
Mongolia	eVisa[138]
Montenegro	Visa not required[139]	90 days[140]
Morocco	Visa required[141]
Mozambique	Visa not required[142]	3 months
Myanmar	eVisa[143]	28 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa is available for tourism only.
Namibia	Visa not required[144]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[145]
Nepal	eVisa / Visa on arrival[146]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[147]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[148]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[149] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[150] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[149]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[151]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[152]
Nigeria	eVisa / Visa on arrival[153]
North Macedonia	Visa not required[154]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[155]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Oman	Visa required[156]
Pakistan	Online Visa[157]		Online Visa eligible.[158] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[159]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[160]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[161]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit[162]	30 days
Paraguay	Visa required[163]
Peru	Visa required[164]
Philippines	Visa not required[165][166]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[167]	3 months
Portugal	Visa not required[168]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Qatar	Visa on arrival[169][170]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[171]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period in the Schengen Area
Russia	Visa not required[172]	90 days	60 days, 30 days if entering for a second time, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
Rwanda	Visa not required[173]	90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[174]	6 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[175]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[176]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required[177]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[178]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[179]
Saudi Arabia	eVisa /Visa on arrival[180]	90 days
Senegal	Visa not required[181]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[182]
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[183]	3 months
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[184]
Singapore	Visa not required[185]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[186]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Slovenia	Visa not required[184]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[187]
Somalia	eVisa[188]	30 days
South Africa	Visa not required[189]	30 days
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[190]		Obtainable online[191] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[191]
Spain	Visa not required[192]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[193]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[194]
Suriname	eVisa[195]
Sweden	Visa not required[196]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Switzerland	Visa not required[197]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[15]
Syria	eVisa[198]
Tajikistan	eVisa[199][200]	45 days
Tanzania	Visa not required[201]	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required[202]	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[203]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[204]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[205]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[206]
Tunisia	Visa not required[207]	3 months
Turkey	eVisa[208]	1 month
Turkmenistan	Visa required[209]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[210]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required[211]	3 months
Ukraine	eVisa[212]
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[213][214]	30 days	There is a 10-day grace period for extension and If extended, the total validity would be 60 days from the date of entry.
United Kingdom	Visa not required[215]	6 months
United States	Visa required[216]
Uruguay	Visa required[217]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[218]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[219]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[220]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[221]
Venezuela	Visa required[222]
Vietnam	eVisa[223]		Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.[224]
Yemen	Visa required[225]
Zambia	Visa not required[226]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[227]	3 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[228]
Kosovo	Visa not required[229]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[230]
Palestine	Visa not required[231]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[232]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[233][234]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[235]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[236][237]
Taiwan	eVisa[238][239]	30 days[240]
Transnistria	Visa not required[241]	Registration required after 24h.[242][243]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[244]	90 days
Macao	Visa not required[245]	90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[246]
Greenland	Visa not required[247]
France
French Guiana	Visa not required[248]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[249]
French West Indies	Visa not required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa not required[250]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[251]
Réunion	Visa not required[252]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[253]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[254]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa not required[255]	90 days
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa not required[256]	90 days. Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa not required[257]	90 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[258]	90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[259]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[260]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[261]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa not required[262]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[263]
Anguilla	Visa not required[264]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[265]
Bermuda	Visa not required[266]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[267]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[268]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[269]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[270]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[271]
Guernsey	Visa not required[272]	6 months
Isle of Man	Visa not required[273]	6 months
Jersey	Visa not required[274]	6 months
Montserrat	Visa not required[275]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[276][277][278]
Ascension Island	eVisa[279][280]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	Visa not required[281]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[282]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[283][284]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required[285]	https://gov.tc/bordercontrol/visa
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[286]
Guam	Visa required[287]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[288]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[289]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[290]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[291][292][293][294][295][296][297][298][299][300][301][302]

See also

• Africa portal

• Visa policy of Mauritius
• Mauritian passport
• Foreign relations of Mauritius