Mauritius entry requirements, by passport
Mauritius visa requirements at a glance: 182 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Mauritius without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 16 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Mauritius for your nationality.
What we've verified for Mauritius
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Mauritius, updated 18 May 2026: 90 days for EU citizens, six-month passport, reported passports, Mauritius All in One form, booking required by airlines, cyclones, medium-risk areas); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mauritius (UK Government: end-date stamp, return ticket, digital form, malaria blood sample, Ebola restrictions); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: mra.mu (Mauritius Revenue Authority: "Allowances", with the three options in force since 1 September 2025, and "FAQs Customs", with the red channel for more than 500,000 rupees, 25 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Benin | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cape Verde | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gabon | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ghana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liberia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Macao | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Myanmar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nauru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Oman | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Rwanda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
Mauritius rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission and from those who have spent more than 12 hours in transit at an airport in one of them. Travellers arriving from a country where malaria is common may be asked for a blood sample at the airport or later during their stay.
Customs limits
- Cash
- There is no limit on bringing cash in or out, but anyone carrying cash, bearer instruments (cheques, travellers' cheques), precious stones or metals or other high-value goods worth more than 500,000 Mauritian rupees must use the red channel and declare them.
- Alcohol
- Aged 18 and over, choosing only one of these options since 1 September 2025: 250 grams of tobacco with 1 litre of spirits and 2 litres of wine or beer; 250 grams of tobacco with 2 litres of spirits and no wine or beer; or 250 grams of tobacco with 4 litres of wine or beer and no spirits. Anything above that pays duty, excise and VAT.
- Tobacco
- Aged 18 and over: 250 grams of tobacco in total, counting cigars and cigarettes, under any of the three allowance options (see alcohol).
Grounds for refusal
- A passport reported lost and cancelled, even if recovered.
- No return or onward ticket.
- Having been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Sudan in the previous 21 days without a residence or work permit.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Port Louis, Grand Baie, or Curepipe?
No. Mauritius sets the requirements, so entering through Port Louis asks for the same as entering through Grand Baie or Curepipe. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Mauritius
Mauritius has two properties on the World Heritage List, both tied to its history of forced labour. Aapravasi Ghat, in Port Louis, is the immigration depot through which hundreds of thousands of indentured labourers, mostly from India, arrived from 1834 to replace slaves on the sugar plantations. The Le Morne cultural landscape, a mountain above the sea in the south-west, was a refuge for runaway slaves. The coast has reef-protected lagoons, with Grand Baie in the north and Flic en Flac in the west as the main tourist areas. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises care with bags in those two areas and in markets, warns of accidents caused by speedboats near swimmers and notes that the cyclone season runs from November to April.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Aapravasi Ghat 2006, Le Morne Cultural Landscape 2008); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Mauritius. Accessed 25 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Mauritius
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Mauritius passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.