QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Mauritius
Most visitors enter Mauritius visa-free. 111 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 21 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel. For 1 passport, no official source publishes the rule.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (111)
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- the Bahamas
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Gambia
- the Maldives
- the Netherlands
- the Republic of the Congo
- the Seychelles
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Arab Emirates
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Department of Home Affairs, Mauritius (dha.govmu.org), Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (66)
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Ivory Coast
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Palau
- Panama
- Peru
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Dominican Republic
- the Marshall Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
Checked against Department of Home Affairs, Mauritius (dha.govmu.org), Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (21)
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Guyana
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Laos
- Libya
- Mali
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Taiwan
- the Philippines
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Checked against Department of Home Affairs, Mauritius (dha.govmu.org), Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius on October 10, 2026.
No official source publishes this (1)
- Kosovo
No official source publishes this information.
For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:
- Kosovo: Mauritius DHA country-wise visa regime lists (Kosovo in none of the four lists), checked October 10, 2026; the Passport and Immigration Office states no baseline for unlisted nationalities, checked October 10, 2026; no official Kosovo government outbound source exists (Kosovo MFA publishes inbound guidance only), checked October 10, 2026
Visa fees for Mauritius
| Visa type | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa | 0 USD, visas issued free of charge per Passport and Immigration Office (no currency quoted) | Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius |
| Visa on arrival | 0 USD, visas issued free of charge per Passport and Immigration Office (no currency quoted) | Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius |
Processing times
| Visa type | Processing time | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa on arrival | issued at port of entry | Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius |
Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time published Checked: Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius.
Apply through official channels
Passport and Immigration Office - visa requirementsVisas obtained prior to travel via Mauritian missions; no online application portal
Travel insurance for Mauritius
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Mauritius, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Mauritius and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Mauritius it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
198 of 199 passport rules verified against Department of Home Affairs, Mauritius (dha.govmu.org), Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius, 1 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Department of Home Affairs, Mauritius (dha.govmu.org) (checked October 10, 2026)
- Passport and Immigration Office, Mauritius (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Mauritius?
It depends on your passport. 111 of 199 passports enter Mauritius visa-free, 66 can get a visa on arrival; 21 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
What does a visa for Mauritius cost?
It depends on the visa type and your passport. For example, the visa costs 0 USD, visas issued free of charge per Passport and Immigration Office (no currency quoted). See the full fee table above.
How long does Mauritius visa processing take?
Standard processing for the visa on arrival: issued at port of entry.
Do I need travel insurance for Mauritius?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Mauritius, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.
Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?
We check official government sources for every route. For 1 passport, no official source states the visa rule for Mauritius, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with Mauritius's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.