@ExGerman
German expat in Mauritius
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Registration: 22 October 2012
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School by nitisha
hello i'm nitisha, i have 13 years old, i was born in Mauritius but i live in italy.. Now i want to come back at home and go to school there.. i could attend a "normal" schoo? Because privait school are more expensive.
I assume yes - at least Government schools should do so as per my opinion. But easiest would be for sure to contact some colleges in the area near to the place you will stay and post same questions to them. Or the Ministry of education. You should ... Read More
School by nitisha
hello i'm nitisha, i have 13 years old, i was born in Mauritius but i live in italy.. Now i want to come back at home and go to school there.. i could attend a "normal" schoo? Because privait school are more expensive.
sure you can - but do you speak creole? French? If not this might give you some headache for a while, but I still assume you will catch up fast Read More
Papers needed to buy a house by MJKelder
Hello everyone ! My name is Melanie, I am Mauritian and my fiancee is from Netherlands. I would ike to know what are the papers that he needs to buy a house in Mauritius please. Thanks
Agree to Hawley - just one additional fact, the marriage should not be done with separation of goods, because in that case he will again NOT be able to purchase any immobile property! Read More
New Mobile Phone Use Laws for Pedestrian?? by kevinson
Hi, Pedestrians will not be allowed to use mobile phones while walking in public places, while crossing roads or while using roads. This law will be in force as from January 2014. If you are caught by police officers breaking this new law, you ...
Come on - I get your point and loosing somebody close to you is always hard. But what now? We will no longer allow the use of fans because they might explode? Life is dangerous as such - we can't forbid each and everything just because we're worried ... Read More
New Mobile Phone Use Laws for Pedestrian?? by kevinson
Hi, Pedestrians will not be allowed to use mobile phones while walking in public places, while crossing roads or while using roads. This law will be in force as from January 2014. If you are caught by police officers breaking this new law, you ...
Well the law is based on a statistics saying that lots of pedestrians are just using their phone when they were inflicting in a road accident. According to another statistics practically in 100% of all road accidents one or more vehicles are ... Read More
price of cigarettes by Astra80
hello unfortunately both my fiance and I are smokers (though we are planning on quitting once in Mauritius..).. Are cigarettes and tobacco expensive there? Astra80
Just a remark. Selling cigarettes in detail, meaning not in packages of 20 is as well ILLEGAL in Mauritius!! Yes - some small shops still do and as long as nobody makes any deposition nothing will happen - but nevertheless it remains illegal Read More
Power cuts by Geoff Langridge
Hi, can anybody help me? Why is it that there are so many power cuts in the black river area,I have only been here since April I I think we have had at least a dozen ranging from 5mins to a couple of hours. Thanks any info or comment will help.......
LOL Is it? Sorry - don't want to make fun of you, just the question sounds funny once you're here for a long while. Welcome to Mauritius! I just discussed yesterday with somebody the interruption of power, water and food supply a while ago in New ... Read More
ITALIAN Business Group by nik0
Hi all expatriates! i'm Nicola, an Italian guy like any others living in Mauritius with his family. I'm thinking about how many italians could be here in Mauritius to live? How many of them are already working and taking great scores from their ...
Hi Niko, good idea - but same question.Why only the italians? I was german, 14 years here and now I am Mauritian ( nationality ) whereas native Mauritians still see me as a foreigner for sure. ( LOL ). Re-Consider the nationality aspect and let us ... Read More
KIDS GARDEN by VESUVIO
I'M A MUM OF A BOY 21 MONTHS OLD AND I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD KIDS GARDEN AROUND TAMARIN OR FLIC EN FLAC OR QUATTRE BONNE... CAN YOU SUGGEST ME SOME PLACES PLEASE? ANYWAY I'D LIKE TO KNOW OTHER MOTHERS TO LET MY SON CAN SPEND TIME WITH OTHER ...
HI - our kids are no longer babies but both of them were happy in Bouba Kindergarden Quatre Bornes. Near the Hospital. When coming from Curepipe/Vacoas its left hand after the Hospital. If I am not mistaken this is their phone number: ... Read More
Immigration by MJKelder
Hello ! I'm Melanie and I need some informations about immigration. My boyfriend lives in Netherlands and he wants to settle in Mauritius with me. What must he do, what are the prodedures? Thanks for responding.
Melanie - the simplest way would be you go to Civil Status Office in Port Louis. Tell them you want to get married to a foreigner from the netherlands. They will provide you with a written list of all the papers he needs to bring and all the papers ... Read More
German community manager by Julien
Hi everyone, we'd like to propose the ½ûÂþÌìÌà service in German. If any German speaker is interested, please let me know. We are preferably looking for someone who's got a good experience of the web doesn't need an occupation permit All the ...
Hi Julien, still sounds interesting to me - is it very time consuming? There are obviously not so many germans around yet. Maybe I could at least temporarily be of help. Best regards Michael Read More
Are there any linux ubuntu fans users in here ? by Dietmar
Hi, i gave up on winX last year, it took me around 6 weeks to make the transition from win to ubuntu. I also setup a server - a dream come true. It required some coffees and some studying of forums. I never printed out documents in windows to ...
Hi Dietmar, I am NOT using Ubuntu! Reason: "I tried to do the move several times in my life but often gave up because of some win applications wouldn't work in linux but now quite a few do" We have a network with 25 machines and I was thinking ... Read More
Driving license and new points system by aakayb
Hi all, I have a UK driving license. I have a resident permit and have been living in Mauritius for about a year. Have heard recently that Mauritius will implement a points system shortly for driving offences and you need to get a counterpart ...
There was an article in 'Le Mauricien' yesterday 23rd of January 2013 saying that the DLC does NOT apply to foreigner's holding a valid foreign driving license! Regarding the insurance - first time I hear this. I am here nearly 14 years and ... Read More
Residency by Guest9383
I'm. 52 retired women would like to know what it costs for residency I normally come for 180 days each year and would love to leve there for the 3 year period .
Well - yes it says you will have to transfer it to your local account and this will be checked ( I guess ). Nevertheless you will spent money when you are on the island and the main issue is, that Mauritian authorities want to attract retired ... Read More
Residency by Guest9383
I'm. 52 retired women would like to know what it costs for residency I normally come for 180 days each year and would love to leve there for the 3 year period .
In order to be eligible for retirement in Mauritius, a non-citizen must transfer a minimum of $40,000 per year into their local bank account in Mauritius, or an equivalent sum in any convertible foreign currency. A person can retire in Mauritius, ... Read More