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Mauritius Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 148 Countries

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The Mauritius passport ranks 29th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 148 destinations worldwide. This strong passport ranking reflects Mauritius's positive international relations and provides citizens with excellent global mobility for business and leisure travel. The Mauritian passport has shown consistent improvement over the years, climbing from 46th place in 2006 to its current position among the top 30 most powerful travel documents. Holders benefit from hassle-free entry to major regions including the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and numerous countries across Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Global Rank
#29
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
148
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
72
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Mauritius passport

113
Visa-Free
27
On Arrival
8
ETA Required
31
E-Visa
47
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Mauritian Citizens

Popular destinations where Mauritius passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
France flag
France
Up to 90 daysFR
Singapore flag
Singapore
Up to 90 daysSG
Thailand flag
Thailand
Up to 90 daysTH
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
Up to 180 daysGB
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
Up to 90 daysMY

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Mauritius passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

113 countries

  • Japan flagJapan
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Chile flagChile
  • China flagChina
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Lesotho flagLesotho
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Iran flagIran
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena

🛬 Visa on Arrival

27 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

8 countries

  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation

💻 E-Visa

31 countries

  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • India flagIndia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Oman flagOman
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

47 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Mali flagMali
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Kuwait flagKuwait

Historical Ranking Trend

Mauritius's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Improved by 17 positions from 2006 to 2025

Citizenship and Residency Programs

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Official Mauritius Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Passport and Immigration Office - Government of Mauritius
🔗
Prime Minister's Office - Passport Services
🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
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Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority - Travel Information

Compare Mauritius Passport with Other Passports

See how Mauritius's passport compares with other AFRICA in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Mauritius flagMauritius (You are here)
#2914872/10071/100
Seychelles flagSeychelles#2615578/10074/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Mauritius passport ranks 29th globally in 2025 according to the Henley Passport Index, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 148 destinations. This represents a significant improvement from 52 destinations in 2006, making it one of the strongest passports in Africa and among small island nations.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.