Mauritius has suspended all inbound flights from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini, until further notice. This is to curb the spread of the newly identified COVID variant, Omicron. Passengers who arrived in Mauritius on Saturday 27 November will have to observe an in-room, hotel quarantine period of at least 7 days, in […]

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Mauritius from its list of ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring’ during the fifth Plenary of the FATF which took place on 19-21 October. This comes after an on-site visit conducted by the FATF in September of this year where Mauritius has been hailed as ‘Compliant or Largely Compliant in 39 […]

Travel Ban Lifted The 18-month travel ban imposed on South Africa by Mauritius has been lifted as of 10 September 2021. Great news: Travellers from South Africa will no longer have to spend fifteen days outside the country before getting to Mauritius! This is in line with the Government’s policy of slowly opening up the island’s […]

Vaccinated travellers can get out their packing lists and prepare to travel to Mauritius, the paradise island. The borders are reopening with new protocols in place for travellers wishing to visit the island from July 15, 2021. These apply to tourists, resident permit holders and Mauritians returning from abroad, among others. Efforts made by the […]

With the current national lockdown expected to be lifted on May 1, 2021, we at 2Futures are looking forward to being back in the office as soon as possible. While we are well used to working remotely, according to our usual high standards, our team will begin a phased return to our Pointe aux Canonniers […]

The number of active local cases in Mauritius stands at 407 as of April 1, 2021, and 56 patients have been discharged. Two more COVID-19 related deaths have been registered. The coronavirus has brought the Mauritius death toll to 12 since the outbreak of the pandemic on the island. Meanwhile, government has eased lockdown restrictions […]

The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, has announced a nationwide lockdown from Wednesday 10 March 2021 at 06H00 (GMT+4) to Thursday 25 March 2021.   This is to curb the resurgence of domestic Covid-19 cases. (Mauritius recorded 28 local cases in the past week). We will keep you updated on the situation here through regular communiqués.  […]

Kailesh Jagutpal, Mauritius Minister of Health and Wellness, has announced that a new batch of 100,000 vaccines was expected to arrive in Mauritius on February 20, 2021. Le Mauricien reported that so far 4,422 people have been vaccinated from the 100,000 vaccines already available in Mauritius. Minister Jagutpal was speaking to members of the press alongside Dr […]

Those intent on moving to Mauritius must complete financial emigration by end February 2021. South Africans who have finalised financial emigration, or have their full application submitted to the South African Reserve Bank before the end of February 2021, have until then to withdraw their retirement funds. This includes the withdrawal of a retirement annuity, […]

The latest New World Wealth report on wealth migration, published in collaboration with AfrAsia bank, highlights ease of doing business as a motivating factor for High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) to relocate to other countries. For that reason, Mauritius is among those that attract a steady number of HNWIs, many of whom invest in luxury island […]