The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Mauritius passport: rank 72 of 199
The Mauritius passport scores 59.5 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 123 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 129.0, rank 69).
Photo: Le Morne Brabant · Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Mauritius passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 18.8 / 30 | 123 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 63% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.7 / 10 | Political stability 82/100 · rule of law 70/100 · embassies or consulates in 18 countries. |
| Investor Score | 59.5 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Mauritius passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free95
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Bulgaria
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 60 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Estonia
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia · 90 days
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Haiti · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran · 15 days
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan · 90 days
- Kenya
- Kiribati · 30 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao · 90 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway
- Palestine
- Panama · 180 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia · 90 days
- Rwanda · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Senegal · 90 days
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa · 30 days
- Spain
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Thailand · 30 days
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 30 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Israel · 90 days
- New Zealand
- South Korea · 30 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival24
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- DR Congo · 7 days
- Ethiopia · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan
- Laos · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Nigeria
- Palau · 30 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Lucia
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa34
Visa required41
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Niger
- North Korea
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Republic of the Congo
- Serbia
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Mauritius citizens can live and work
Mauritius citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Mauritius citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 82/100 · rule of law 70/100 · embassies or consulates in 18 countries.
Mauritius passport: common questions
How many countries can Mauritius passport holders visit without a visa? +
123 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 95 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 24 with a visa on arrival. A further 34 offer an e-visa, and 41 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Mauritius citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Mauritius passport good for investors? +
It ranks 72 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 59.5 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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