Apply for or renew a Mauritian passport

Eligibility

Any citizen of Mauritius can apply, whether you hold citizenship by birth, descent, adoption, registration or naturalisation.

Forms

Use form PF136 for a first passport, or to replace one you lost or damaged. Use form PF136A to renew.

You can collect either form from the Passport and Immigration Office (PIO), a PIO sub-office, any police station in Mauritius, or a Mauritian embassy or consulate. The PIO website also has both to download.

Fill the form in capital letters with a black pen.

Documents

Bring the originals and a copy of each. The PIO checks the originals and keeps the copies.

The PIO accepts documents in English or French. For any other language, get a translation from a registered sworn translator. If a foreign authority issued the document, have it apostilled, legalised or authenticated.

First passport, adult

• Birth certificate
• National Identity Card
• Marriage certificate or divorce decree, if you have one
• Two identical passport photos
• Certificate of Mauritian citizenship, if you became a citizen by registration, naturalisation or adoption
• Certificate of foreign citizenship or foreign residence permit, if you hold one
• If you were born abroad: the birth certificate of your Mauritian parent

First passport, child

• The child’s birth certificate
• Birth certificates of the parents
• National Identity Cards of the parents or guardians
• Marriage certificate of the parents, if they have one
• Two identical passport photos of the child
• Passport of a parent who is not a Mauritian citizen
• Judge’s order, if one applies

Both parents give consent on the form. They sign in front of a police officer at a police station, or at the PIO. A parent who lives abroad can sign in front of a Mauritian embassy or consulate official, or a notary or solicitor in that country.

Renewal, adult

• Your previous passport, and a photocopy of its photo page
• National Identity Card
• Marriage certificate or divorce decree, if you have one
• Two identical passport photos

Renewal, child

• The child’s previous passport, and a photocopy of its photo page
• The child’s birth certificate
• National Identity Cards of the parents or guardians
• Two identical passport photos of the child

Photos

The PIO rejects photos that miss its standard. Give the photographer this list:

• 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high, untrimmed
• Taken in the last six months
• Light background, sharp focus, no shadows
• Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open
• No head covering, unless you wear one for religious or medical reasons
• Printed on plain white, low-gloss photo paper, with nothing written on either side

Fees

Passport	Fee
Adult	Rs 700
Child under 16	Rs 400
Senior citizen	Rs 400
Person with a disability, with a certificate from the Ministry of Social Security	Rs 400
Change to the details in a passport	Rs 100
Replacement after a first loss or damage	Rs 5,000
Replacement after a second loss or damage	Rs 15,000

Each loss after the second adds another Rs 15,000 to the fee.

Offices in Mauritius

The main office is at Sterling House, 9-11 Lislet Geoffroy Street, Port Louis.

• Applications: weekdays 08:45 to 16:00, Saturday 08:45 to 12:00
• Cashier: weekdays 09:00 to 14:30, Saturday 09:00 to 11:30
• Collection: weekdays 08:45 to 16:00, Saturday 08:45 to 12:00

PIO sub-offices sit inside police district headquarters and open on weekdays. They take applications from 08:45 to 12:00 and from 12:45 to 16:00, and hand out passports from 14:30 to 16:00.

Phone (230) 260 2073 or (230) 210 9322. Email [email protected].

From abroad

Send your application through the Mauritian High Commission, embassy or consulate in the country you live in. The documents match the lists above.

If your country has no Mauritian mission, a close relative in Mauritius can apply for you. Write a letter that authorises the relative to submit the application at the PIO and to collect the passport.

For a child, a police officer, attorney, barrister or notary certifies the parents’ consent on the form, with a name, signature and official stamp.

Lost, stolen or damaged passport

1. Report the loss or theft to a police station in the area where it happened. Ask for the Declaration of Lost or Stolen Certificate.
2. Write a short letter that says how, where and when you lost the passport.
3. Apply for a new passport on form PF136. Add the police certificate, the original police report and your letter to the documents for a first passport.

Do not travel on a passport you have reported lost or stolen, unless the PIO authorises it.

Gaps on the official pages

The PIO pages give no processing time and no validity period. Ask the office for both before you book travel.