Minimum investment
USD 375,000
Kestrel PrivatePrivate Client DossierMauritius
Mauritius Residence by Property (PDS / IRS / RES / Smart City — EDB)
An Indian Ocean island where residency comes with the home you buy — no capital-gains, inheritance or wealth tax, English and French side by side, and just two hours ahead of Johannesburg.
Prepared by Kestrel Private · 31 July 2026 · Strictly private & confidential
At a glance
The essentials.
Status
Open — property route active
What it grants
Residence permit
Mobility
Mauritian residence — live, work & retire (not EU/Schengen)
Physical presence
No minimum stay — residence is held for as long as you own the qualifying property.
Indicative timeline
Approximately 3–6 months for EDB approval after purchase.
Family
Spouse/partner, dependent children to 24, and dependent parents under a single qualifying investment.
Tax position
No capital-gains, inheritance, estate or wealth tax; foreign income taxed only on remittance; personal income tax to a 20% top rate.
What’s inside
Everything you need to know — in one document.
Prepared for private clients and normally shared only in consultation — including the exact document checklist your application needs. Every figure verified to primary sources, last reviewed 2026-06-06.
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Exactly what your application needsIncluded
The complete document checklist — 61 items across 8 categories: every certificate, statement and proof the authorities require, directed and kept on track so you chase none of it.
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The routes we open
5 qualifying routes — and exactly what each one unlocks.
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What it costs, end to end
Every fee itemised — property, government, legal, VAT and the ongoing annual cost.
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How each document is obtained
For every document: who issues it, its validity window, and the apostille / legalisation chain — all sequenced for you.
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From reservation to permit
The process step by step, with indicative timing for each stage.
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How your capital is treated
The tax position for a non-domiciled investor, in plain terms.
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The legal basis & official sources
Traceable to the governing statutes and the administering authority — every figure sourced.
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The essentials, answered
The questions private clients ask us most — answered directly.
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This dossier is for general guidance only and does not constitute immigration, legal, tax, financial or property advice. Programme rules, investment thresholds, eligibility requirements and government policies change frequently — all figures are indicative and verified to 2026, and final positions are confirmed in writing by licensed professionals in the relevant jurisdiction. No residence approval is guaranteed: all applications are subject to due diligence, source-of-funds review, government discretion and applicable laws. Tax-residency planning requires personalised advice from appropriately qualified tax professionals. Kestrel Private coordinates, project-manages and directs the engagement and facilitates applications through admitted local counsel; it is not a law, tax or immigration firm and does not itself perform regulated legal, tax or immigration work. Source basis: Economic Development Board Mauritius (edbmauritius.org) IRS/RES/PDS guidelines; EDB Act 2017 + PDS Regulations 2015; Finance Act 2025 duty change (Laws of Mauritius). Verified 2026-06.