mzgerry
French expat in Mauritius
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French
Lives in Goodlands
Registration: 17 June 2010
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HOW DOES CSG WORK FOR A SELF EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL? by AussieInMauritius
I have tried to find precise information on how this works for a self employed individual, to no avail. I work part time for me & just pay myself if & when I can. I do my tax return as a self employed individual online each year. My MRA ...
Hello,These are two different things. employees and self-employed contribute to CSG as per links given by External. CSG returns should be filed through mra website. Depending on your monthly income and provided that you are up to date and compliant ... Read More
English-medium IB schools in Mauritius - seeking advice by swimmer66
Hello! Newbie here. There's a decent chance that my family and I will be moving to Mauritius early 2022, confirmation from my employer pending, hence the non-descript name tag for now. Biggest question for now: which English-medium IB school ...
We are also waiting to hear if the children will in fact even go to school come January. So not an ideal start to a new school year in a new school.... I suspect you may find the same with the other schools on the island. So be ready for temporary ... Read More
Sports & activities for kids by amy2754
Hello We're moving to Mauritius from the UK later this year and I wanted to find out a bit more about kids sports clubs and activities. One of my kids (age 10) is a very keen footballer, he plays for a team, has several coaching sessions a week ...
Hello, I'm not sure about climbing walls but I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere there's one in the North (RM Club). As for soccer, AFN (Academie de Football Nord) in the north as well offers 3 weekly sessions of 1.5hours for the U10 age ... Read More
Which high school? by amy2754
We are looking at Le Bocage and Northfields International and wondered what people's experiences are? Our high school age kids would be 15 and 13 by the time we move. Any thoughts/experiences would be much appreciated - from the websites, we ...
Hello, My children are at Northfields and we (parents and children!) are all quite happy with that school, its values and choice to now only offer IB. Online schooling was very well handled by the school and the teachers (full time online schedule ... Read More
bouncy castle !! by mandyburke
does anybody know where i can hire a bouncy castle for childs birthday party
Hello, Try fun for kids, i see their castles at every kids birthday i take my daughter to and even at her school end of year parties ! They have a web site where you can browse through the various castles they offer, just google it or PM me if you ... Read More
Company Registration Consultants by JohnMartinB
I am sure I have seen this discussed on this site before, but I can't see where. Does anyone have any experience of using a consultant to set up a company in Mauritius and administer the compliance requirements? If so, what was your impression of ...
Nope, they would actually only need a resident director. (as per S.132 of the companies act: "A company shall have at least one director who shall be ordinarily resident in Mauritius.") Read More
MCB's website is down by Julien
Anyone can see MCB's website ? It looks down :/ How can this happen to a bank ?
Something is definitely wrong ! The internet banking link is redirecting to this page : mcb.mu/page404.htm Read More
Retiring at early age? by Leony
Hello, I was hoping you could help me with some information. I read about that residence permit you can get once you are an accepted retiree (bringing 40.000 Dollars...). My question: Is there any age limit? I am in my mid-thirties in the lucky ...
No problem Leony, hope it helps ! Yes I live in Mauritius after a few years away. I'm actually Mauritian ! I'm not sure whether the professional Occupation Permit scheme is really the one you would need or if you are talking about creating your ... Read More
Retiring at early age? by Leony
Hello, I was hoping you could help me with some information. I read about that residence permit you can get once you are an accepted retiree (bringing 40.000 Dollars...). My question: Is there any age limit? I am in my mid-thirties in the lucky ...
Hi and welcome to the forum ! There is no age limit to become a retiree under the retirement occupation permit scheme and the USD 40,000 may be spend. The BOI is actually even having a closer look now as to how these 40,000 are spent locally. The ... Read More
Shipping Household items To Mauritius by billb
Is it possible to ship household items to Mauritius?(furniture, computers,etc) Auto? Can anyone inform me of the duty fees I may encounter? Prohibited items? Thank you, Bill
Hi, Here's a link to the mra (Mauritius Revenue Authority) guideline with regards to the import of personal effects by returning citizens or permanent residents. http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/mra/retrnalow.htm As for the motor vehicles, only ... Read More
Cost of living in Mauritius by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Mauritius. Don't forget to mention where in Mauritius you are living. How much does it cost to live in Mauritius? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares ...
Julien - where do you rent a car at that rate? I'm paying R24,000 a month for a small car.. are you talking about a long term rental?? Thanks for any advice! TamIt is much more better to lease a car than to hire. As when you lease period is over ... Read More