It’s home sweet home for families in Mauritius

It may not be a conspicuous factor, but the country’s strong family values can help drive a decision on relocating to Mauritius. Immersion in a family-oriented culture comes once you moved to the island.

The Mauritian society displays its strong emphasis on family solidarity in many ways. For instance, it is common for Mauritians to live in an extended family. The households of your local friends may also be home to their aunts, uncles or other relatives. If not, your friends’ close kin may just be living next door.

Cultivating family solidarity is paramount in Mauritius starting from childhood. Parents raise their children to demonstrate care and respect to their elders.

Multigeneration homes as a norm

Given this foundation, multigenerational households are thus common in Mauritius. It is typical for these homes to be taking care of ageing grandparents. Single, young adults are also expected to stay in a household and contribute to its upkeep and finances once they are employed.

The strong family bond of families in Mauritius likewise manifests on the country’s citizens who’ve gone abroad for studies and/or work. Most eventually end up coming home, especially with government programmes like the Mauritian Diaspora Scheme encouraging their return.

Notably, this familial concern has been extended recently to policies on foreign nationals moving to Mauritius for work. The country’s 2020-2021 budget allows non-citizens with an Occupation Permit (OP) to bring their parents to live in Mauritius. Raising a family for OP holders on the island comes easy too. Their spouses won’t need a government permit to work or invest in the country.

Education and healthcare advantages

Other boxes could be ticked easily in a checklist of a foreign family considering to live in Mauritius. The country, for one, has superior schools from the pre-primary up to the tertiary level.

Significantly, the government continues to step up its move to mould Mauritius as a hub for higher education in Africa. The government has announced that is coming up with a package of incentives to attract the world’s 500 leading educational institutions to set up Mauritius branch campuses.

Families relocating to Mauritius shall likewise benefit from the country’s advanced healthcare system. Its superiority is evident not only in the significant strides of the country’s medical tourism industry in recent years. The Mauritian healthcare sector has also proven its worth in the island becoming amongst the first to contain the spread of coronavirus.

In the past few years, too, families have plenty of real estate developments to choose from.  High-end choices on villas and penthouses, for instance, are available in programmes like the Integrated Resort Scheme. There are options on apartments as well, offering a wide selection of family-friendly features. Contact a 2Futures consultant to take stock of the residences that fits your family best.

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