Mauritius

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The small island nation of Mauritius is considered one of Africa’s most stable and prosperous countries, offering a largely safe environment and competitive business conditions.

Hälsa, sjukdomar och vaccination

Personnel are advised to discuss precautionary steps with your GP before travelling to Mauritius. Normally, vaccination against hepatitis A, tetanus-diptheria, typhoid and polio are recommended. Vaccination against hepatitis B and rabies may also be recommended, depending on your trip itinerary.

Malaria is not a risk to visitors to Mauritius, but dengue fever can occur. Precautionary measures, including long-sleeved tops and trousers, as well as insect repellent, are advised. Schistosomiasis is also a risk which occurs where one has swum, bathed, or waded in contaminated water.

Public medical facilities are numerous and of a high standard. There are also several relatively inexpensive private clinics, which are staffed mainly by doctors educated in the West. Foreign visitors have to pay at state-run clinics and hospitals because there is no reciprocal health agreement with other governments. Emergency evacuation health insurance is advised for those at serious risk.

Personal medication must be covered by prescriptions, which you must bring along with you. They must also have been legitimately obtained from a pharmacy. Scheduled drugs (such as tranquillisers, strong painkillers, hypnotics, morphine) should be authorised before importation; or you could be arrested.

Please be aware that if applying for a work permit or residence visa, one will be required to take an HIV test.

Pass

Travellers will be refused entry into Mauritius if the validity of the passport is less than six months, or fail to produce a return ticket.

Visum

Visas are available on arrival for some nationalities. It is best to check with your local Mauritian consulate or embassy for up-to-date information on visa requirements. Visas on arrival are available for some nationalities, including EU passport holders.

Visitors should be aware that they will be required to provide accommodation details to immigration officials on arrival. If arriving from a country where malaria is endemic, you may be required to give a blood sample for screening.

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is also expected of visitors arriving from infected areas.

For additional information visit TLCS at http://www.tlcsvisas.com/tlcs/