Photo by Xavier Coiffic on Unsplash
🇲🇺 Premium Travel Visa
Mauritius digital nomad visa for Americans
The Premium Travel Visa lets you live in Mauritius while you keep working for clients or an employer outside the country. Income needed: $1,500/mo ($500/child) (about $1,500 a month). Length: 1 yr.
🛂 Open to applications 🧾 Friendly tax Africa
The visa in numbers
📊 At about $1,500 a month, Mauritius' bar is higher than 4 and lower than 37 of the 42 open nomad visas with a set income minimum. Compare all nomad visas →
Requirements and details
| 🛂 Visa | Premium Travel Visa |
| 💵 Income needed | $1,500/mo ($500/child) ≈ $1,500 a month in US dollars at current rates |
| 💳 Fees | FREE ⭐ |
| ⏳ How long it lasts | 1 yr |
| 🔁 Renewal | Yes |
| 📍 Where you apply | Online → no consulate |
| 📆 Time you must spend there | None for Premium |
| 🏠 Path to permanent residency | Retired route → PR; Premium visa no |
| 🧾 Tax | 183 days → resident, but money not remitted to Mauritius largely untaxed; no capital gains tax 🟢 Friendly · Foreign income only if brought in · top rate 20% |
| 📝 Good to know | Fully online, fast (~2 weeks); island infrastructure genuinely good |
| 📄 Documents |
|
Not working remotely? The passive-income route
Retired Non-Citizen (50+): $1,500/mo transfer. 10-yr renewable; PR possible after 3 yrs.
Data last updated · Source: Curated immigration research (confidence: high)
Mauritius nomad visa: common questions
How much income do I need for Mauritius' digital nomad visa?
$1,500/mo ($500/child). That's about $1,500 a month in US dollars at current exchange rates.
How long does the Premium Travel Visa last, and can I renew it?
1 yr. Renewal: Yes.
Where do I apply?
Online → no consulate.
What documents do I need?
Passport, income proof, insurance, accommodation, return ticket intent. Requirements vary by consulate, so check the current list before you book an appointment.
Can it lead to permanent residency in Mauritius?
Retired route → PR; Premium visa no.
Will I pay tax in Mauritius as a digital nomad?
183 days → resident, but money not remitted to Mauritius largely untaxed; no capital gains tax. As an American you also stay taxable by the IRS on your worldwide income wherever you live; the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and foreign tax credits usually stop you paying twice. Compare taxes abroad for Americans.