{"id":5913,"date":"2025-11-07T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/how-to-buy-property-in-mauritius-as-a-foreigner\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:31:59","slug":"how-to-buy-property-in-mauritius-as-a-foreigner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/how-to-buy-property-in-mauritius-as-a-foreigner\/","title":{"rendered":"How to buy property in Mauritius as a foreigner?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Have you fallen for a beautiful coastal villa or a high end apartment overlooking the lagoon?<br\/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are a foreign national holding a Mauritian residence permit, an international investor or the owner of a management company licensed by the Financial Services Commission, you are allowed to invest in property in Mauritius as long as the property falls under one of the government approved schemes: IRS, RES, PDS or Smart City.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you live abroad, the process may seem complex at first. Here is a clear, step by step overview of how foreign buyers can invest in real estate and become property owners in Mauritius.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a non citizen, you must comply with the Non Citizen Property Restriction Act. To validate your purchase, your first step is to apply to the Economic Development Board, the government body responsible for foreign investment.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your application must include the following, along with any additional documents required depending on the project:<br\/><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A formal written request<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A copy of your passport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recommendation letter from your bank<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your application is approved by the EDB, you can:<br\/><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign the CRP, the Preliminary Reservation Contract, followed by the deed of sale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transfer 10% of the total purchase price into an escrow account held at a Mauritian bank by your notary, within fifteen days of signing the CRP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the final payment in the presence of your notary: ninety percent of the price for an existing property or twenty five percent for an off plan purchase under the VEFA system<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same process applies if you wish to obtain a mortgage, either through your own bank or a Mauritian bank. The lender will review your available income and financial commitments to determine your borrowing capacity and prepare your file.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notary fees generally range between 1% &#8211; 2% of the property value.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By choosing a reputable developer such as Azuri, you benefit from full guidance and personalised support at every stage of your investment journey. Why not take the first step today and turn your real estate project into reality? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you fallen for a beautiful coastal villa or a high end apartment overlooking the lagoon? Whether you are a foreign national holding a Mauritian residence permit, an international investor or the owner of a management company licensed by the Financial Services Commission, you are allowed to invest in property in Mauritius as long as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-invest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azuri.mu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}