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FCDO travel advice for Mauritius. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 9 April 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Before you travel No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

• Updated: 29 June 2023

Information for British citizens moving to or living in Mauritius, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

• Updated: 23 December 2024

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Mauritius for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 27 April 2023

Updates, news and events from the UK government in Mauritius

• Updated: 15 August 2017

UK and Mauritius have reached a historic agreement to secure the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

• Updated: 3 October 2024

The governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the UK gave a statement on the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.

• Updated: 3 October 2024

Joint statement between the governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia

• Updated: 13 January 2025

Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Mauritius.

• Updated: 29 June 2023

Information on the legal and prison systems for British nationals in prison in Mauritius, their family and friends.

• Updated: 31 May 2022