Hello all!
So I am planning on moving to Mauritius in November from the UK! I'm so excited to join my husband (Mauritian born, citizen and living in Mauritius now)
I just wanted to clarify a few things before I move and my personal situation:
- Me and my husband got married last year in Mauritius in August 2018. Right after we did this we applied to get me a residence permit. I already had my ticket booked back to the UK as I needed to work etc. The residence permit took a few months to be approved and by this point I was already back in the UK so I haven't been able to collect it yet - (they say that the person who is applying has to be present to collect their permit themselves).
So now I am ready to book my one way ticket to Mauritius but I am a bit concerned with the process when I get to immigration. Of course, I have information from my husband but it would help from someone who has experience with this already!
- What documents will I need to bring and present to the officials at immigration etc?
- Will I be allowed in to the country to collect my residency permit and stay there freely, under the conditions I have stated?
- Will the residency permit allow me to work too? I haven't applied for any jobs as I will be helping out my husband as well as working on my own business. Will this be an issue? Do I need to have this sorted before I travel to Mauritius?
Also, I know the laws allowing spouse of Mauritian citizen to work freely without visas changed a bit at the beginning of this year, but someone told me I wouldn't have to worry about this.. Any more official info on this would really help.
Any other information regarding this will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance