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Immigration Act

consolidated text (as at 2015, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (Act No 10 of 2017), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act No 11 of 2018), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 9 of 2019), Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 14 of 2019), Immigration (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act No 3 of 2019), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Restriction on admission to Mauritius
  4. 4 Entitlement to admission to Mauritius
  5. 5
  6. 5A
  7. 6 Loss of status of resident
  8. 6A Loss of status of permanent resident
  9. 7 Exempted persons
  10. 8 Prohibited immigrants
  11. 9 Permanent residence permits and residence permits
  12. 9A Occupation permit
  13. 9B Residence permit for retired non-citizen
  14. 9C Short-term occupation permit
  15. 9D Use of identification number for non-citizens
  16. 9E Register of non-citizens
  17. 9F Sharing of information
  18. 9F Sharing of information inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  19. 9G Extension of validity of permit during COVID-19 inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  20. 9H Right to invest by professional and retired inserted by Act No 7 of 2020
  21. 9CA Family Occupation Permit inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  22. 10 Deposits by holders of residence permits
  23. 10A Written undertakings by holders of permanent residence permits
  24. 11 Persons landing with minors
  25. 12 Examination by immigration officer
  26. 13 Refusal to admit
  27. 14 Liability of transport companies
  28. 15 Prevention of unauthorised disembarkation
  29. 16 Power to inspect
  30. 17 Clearance of vessels
  31. 18 Security in respect of crew
  32. 19 Refund of passage money
  33. 20 Lawful custody
  34. 21 Regulations
  35. 22 Specific offences
  36. 23 General penalty
  37. 24 Prosecutions where instituted
  38. 25 Jurisdiction of District Magistrate