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Free tools for planning a move to Mauritius

By Rory Phillips · Updated October 2026

Each tool takes one of the questions people ask first about Mauritius and answers it from published sources, listed at the foot of each tool. The full result shows on the page, with no email needed and nothing held back.

• Mauritius visa checker

  Which residence route fits my plans?

  Up to nine short questions about what you want to do on the island, your age, the salary, savings or budget involved and who is coming with you. It sorts each route into one that fits what you entered, one that would fit if something changed, or a later step such as permanent residence, and shows what each needs. Decisions rest with the Economic Development Board, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Passport and Immigration Office, so treat the result as a starting point and read the guide for each route.

  Open the visa checker

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  • The Premium Visa, for remote workers, retirees and families staying up to a year
  • The Occupation Permit, for working for an employer, investing or self-employment
  • Retiring in Mauritius, the permit for people aged 50 or over
  • The Permanent Residence Permit, for when you are thinking further ahead
  • Visa requirements for visitors, if you want to look around first

• Cost to move to Mauritius calculator

  What will the move cost before I have even unpacked?

  Choose your residence route, who is coming, any pets and whether you will bring a car or buy one, and it lists the costs it can price line by line: permit fees, pet import and quarantine fees, duty, rent for the months you choose to pay up front, and a first month of bills (the electricity energy charge, home internet and mobile). Each line says where its figure comes from, and rent is left out where too few listings turned up. Flights, shipping, health insurance, notary fees, a car bought on the island and any other cost with no published price we could check are not in the totals. They come as a list of quotes to get rather than a guess.

  Open the calculator

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  • Shipping your belongings, and the customs relief on household goods
  • Moving pets to Mauritius, from the import permit to quarantine
  • Driving in Mauritius, if you are weighing an import against buying locally
  • The cost of living, for the months after the move

• Where to live in Mauritius quiz

  Which part of the island suits the way I want to live?

  Five questions on your household, the places you need to reach, your rent budget, climate and whether you want the coast, plus one on schools for families. It names the closest match and two runners-up, each with free-flow drive times (no traffic), the schools within about 20 minutes, asking rents from online listings where enough turned up and local climate averages, so you can see why it came up. No area is ranked as the best: the quiz shows the evidence and leaves the choice to you.

  Take the area quiz

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  • Best places to live in Mauritius, the main areas compared
  • Renting in Mauritius, once you know where you are looking
  • International schools, if children are coming

Rather read than click?

Start with the guide to moving to Mauritius, which takes the whole move in order, or browse every guide by topic.

If a tool has given you an answer that looks wrong or out of date, email hello@relocatingtomauritius.com with the tool, what you entered and what it showed, and we will check it against the source.