Getting Married with a Local...

Hey!

You'll get permanent residency, but if you get divorced it's only valid until six months after the divorce. You can apply for citizenship after a couple of years (five I think).

You're allowed to work in Mauritius if you're married to a Mauritian.

It's pretty "easy" to get married, but it does require a lot of documents, such as birth certificate, a document from the police in your home country stating whether or not you have a criminal record, medical documents (you need to get tested for HIV and get a lung xray), a letter from you fiancee etc. Contact the passport and immigration office, they'll give you a list of which documents to bring!

You'll have to get married in Port Louis civilly, and then you can organize a religious ceremony too if you want, but it's the civil wedding in Port Louis which is legally binding.

Cheers and good luck with your love life :-)