Advice for type of visa and immigration consultancy

Johns_HK

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Member since 28 March 2018

Grand Baie, Rivière du Rempart

Johns_HK

29 March 2018 04:06:12

Johns_HK

29 March 2018 04:06:12

Grand Baie, Rivière du Rempart

Hi,

We are thinking to move to Mauritius next year around Q4 with a 11 years old boy. Have read a bit on expat.com forum before, and knowing that there are few options for applying residency such as retirement visa or resort development or property purchase scheme, etc. Please help advise reliable consultancy firms that we can seek for feasibility. Can a person with retirement visa run a business? If not, can his wife run instead...?

We will plan to fly to Mauritius this June for exploring the places, seeing schools and potential areas for living (ie good mix w/ local people and expat). We would like to schedule with schools visits and consultancy firms beforehand. For schools, we were able to contact them, but seems that it is quite difficult to locate the consultancy firms for landing and immigration visa enquiries

Look forward to hearing from you guys. Thank you

Kevin. Pawaray

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Member since 28 December 2017

Port Louis, Port Louis

Kevin. Pawaray

30 March 2018 08:12:24

Kevin. Pawaray

30 March 2018 08:12:24

Port Louis, Port Louis

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Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems

Bhavna

30 March 2018 09:51:11

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Bhavna

30 March 2018 09:51:11

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Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems

Hi Johns_HK,

Please have a look at the Immigration consultants in Mauritius section of the business directory and contact the professionals recommended.

Furthermore, here is the official guide, you will find some useful information under section B. 4) : http://www.investmauritius.com/media/18 … ed2014.pdf

All the best,
Bhavna

Johns_HK

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Member since 28 March 2018

Grand Baie, Rivière du Rempart

Johns_HK

03 April 2018 05:31:36

Johns_HK

03 April 2018 05:31:36

Grand Baie, Rivière du Rempart

Thanks, Bhavna

gawesh

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Member since 01 May 2014

gawesh

11 April 2018 16:28:04

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gawesh

11 April 2018 16:28:04

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Your question:
1) Can a person with retirement visa run a business?

Answer:
My answer to your question assumes that by "run a business" you mean Director of the company that represents the business in Mauritius.

If a person is on a residence permit for retired non-citizens, he/she cannot be executive director of a company. Retired means "not working (chilling on the beach & enjoying the sunshine :-) ). Running a business is work. Thus, that's not allowed.

Your question:
2) If not, can his wife run instead...?

Answer:
If his wife is living in Mauritius as his dependent on his residence permit for retired non-citizens, she can't be an executive director as she's not allowed to work in Mauritius. If she wants to work as Director of a business, she will have to apply for an occupation permit and satisfy the requirements for such application.

Hope that helps.

Cheers
GJ