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  • April 2025
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Mauritius: Tax Haven and Relocation Opportunities for Businesses, Families and Investors

There are more than 190 countries in the world, each with its own characteristics, culture, laws, and taxation And its concessions for those who intend to moveThe great variety of choice offered by the numerous destinations makes it impossible to establish the ideal place to live, open business or get economic and tax advantages, because each person has a specific need, a particular goal, a personal idea of ​​well-being and happiness.

Precisely for this reason, it is important to know the individual destinations better and evaluate them carefully in all their facets, because very often more “mainstream” destinations may not be the best fit for your specific needs and even more often certain mostly “unknown” destinations hide advantages and features that may be ideal for your specific needs.

For this reason, in these years of professional experience, we have learned not to "sell" pre-packaged and the same solutions for everyone, exploiting the notoriety or the attractiveness of the countries most frequented by our competitors and best known by the general public, but to travel, get to know, explore the most diverse destinations in search, for each of them, of the merits and defects, of the advantages and disadvantages, so as to identify a possible destination for each specific need and thus guarantee a truly “tailor made” service for the customer.

This does not take away the fact that, in general, there really are countries that can satisfy a wider range of potential needs, and which can therefore lend themselves more than others to becoming the chosen destination for a variety of solutions, from business to the lifestyle, from tax advantages to the location.

Among these, a very interesting country is certainly Mauritius.

Mauritius: Not Just a “Tropical Paradise”

In fact, the islands Mauritius are known to the public as a wonderful tourist destination and famous for its beaches, its resorts, its coral reef; however, it is much rarer that it is taken into consideration as a potential ideal destination for a relocation, For the 'starting a business or even as possible tax haven.

Instead, beyond the breathtaking landscapes, Mauritius offers a location extremely interesting because of a highly developed system of public services, a solid and liberal democratic system, a distribution of wealth much more egalitarian than in the rest of the African continent, asaving overall stable and growing, as well as very inclined in favour of the foreign investments, combined with the almost total diffusion of English and French as languages ​​commonly spoken by all strata of the population. Even the cost of life, although not excessively low, is very competitive compared to other similar countries in other geographical areas such as the Caribbean.

Mauritius does not have an army, given the very low Country risk due to its geographical location, and therefore does not provide for compulsory military service, and they have abolished the death penalty since 1995.

Furthermore, the country is also well placed in all the index relating to health and education, both in relation to other African countries and to similar island countries.

It is therefore an ideal place for both families and children. pensioners, perfect for those who aspire to a relaxed and simple lifestyle without losing the comforts typical of the Western lifestyle.

Business in Mauritius

Mauritius is also an ideal place to start a business. As anticipated, the Government has been pushing for years to attract foreign investments, offering bureaucratic and tax breaks for those who invest capital in the country. It is no coincidence that it stands out not only among all other African countries in economic freedom index, but it occupies the highest positions, surpassing much more prestigious countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and even the United States.

For example, it is possible to open commercial activities for foreigners with very low investments (starting from just €35.000), with the associated possibility of obtaining a residence permit of at least 3 years, renewable. The bureaucracy It's simple and streamlined and the controls are decidedly looser than in the West. 

Also the taxation is very favorable: even though it is not a country with taxation 0, provides for both the income from natural person that for corporate income anrate which does not exceed the 15%, a decidedly competitive sum and in many cases sufficient to avoid the risks associated with the definition of "tax haven“, with all the positive consequences in terms of legislation CFC and Participation Exemption (PEX). Mauritius, in fact, does not appear in the black list of countries with privileged tax regimes and can be an excellent destination to set up companies and/or holdings for the management of a international business. In addition, there are some planned on the island free zone with substantial tax advantages especially for those who work with foreign countries. Mauritius also does not provide for a capital gains taxation and similarly exempt are the Dividends for resident subjects (non-residents instead pay the15% standard tax).

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Residence and citizenship in Mauritius

However, Mauritius is also attractive for those who do not intend to start a business but simply obtain a second residence as a backup or as a plan B from the perspective of one second citizenship.

Obtaining residency It is quite simple not only by starting a business on site, as seen with very low minimum costs, but also as pensioner (demonstrating aminimum foreign income of approximately €1.500 euros); it is also possible to obtain the immediate permanent residence buying a motionless with a minimum investment of approximately €375.000.

In this way, moreover, it is possible to obtain the Mauritian passport after only 7 years. Furthermore, there is a law, the Mauritian Citizenship Act, which, in art. 9 paragraph 3, establishes that the Government, at its discretion, has the power to grant the citizenship to whatever foreign investor that he has invested in the country at least $ 500.000 in works in favor of the population. In short, a sort of CBI Program, albeit at the discretion of the Government.

 

Il Mauritian passport Furthermore, it is the most powerful in the entire African continent, ranking 26th in the world. Passport Index 2025 and allowing entry Visa Free or with Electronic Visa in 140 countries around the world. To obtain it, it is not even necessary to renounce one's citizenship of origin since the law of Mauritius provides for the double citizenship. Another feature that makes the country the ideal place for a plan B.

Conclusions

As seen, the islands Mauritius They offer much more than a simple tropical paradise where you can enjoy uncontaminated beaches and seas; behind its appearance of a banal tourist island and nothing else, there is actually a free, rich, efficient country, capable of providing a optimal solution both in terms of relocation (personal and for the whole family), both in terms of tax optimization and starting your own business, is an extremely interesting option in view of a plan B for Country risk diversification. A State that, like few others, is capable of providing a wide variety of solutions for the most diverse economic needs, capital or family members.

If you are also interested in evaluating a plan B or do you have a in mind business project to develop, do not hesitate to contact us by filling out the form on the site, for a personalized advice aimed at understanding which country can be the ideal destination to achieve your goals and satisfy your needs.

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