Australian High Commission

Mauritius

High Commission address: 2nd Floor, Rogers House, 5 President John Kennedy St, Port Louis - Telephone: 202 0160 - Fax: 208 8878

APPLICATION FOR A VISITOR VISA FOR AUSTRALIA

Lodgement days: MONDAY and WEDNESDAY FROM 09.30 am to 12.00 pm (Noon)
Lodgement of applications: 3 weeks before proposed date of departure
Processing time: 7 workings days if application is fully documented and if no additional information/interview is required
Contact number (direct line): 202 0180 – from 1.00 pm to 3.45 pm, Monday to Friday

Documentation to be submitted:
1. Duly completed and signed application (Form 48R) – application form may be downloaded from the websites ‘www.mauritius.embassy.gov.au’ and ‘www.immi.gov.au’

2. 1 recent passport size photograph of the applicant

3. A valid passport for at least 6 months after departure

4. A FULL birth certificate for all children applying for a visa indicating the names of both parents (father and mother)

5. Visa processing fee of Mauritian rupees 3,300. Payment must be made in Mauritian rupees in cash or by bank guaranteed cheque made to the order of ‘Australian High Commission’. Personal and other cheques and other methods of payments and payments in any other currencies are not accepted.
Fees already paid are generally not refundable if a visa is granted or not

6. If visiting family or friends, a letter of invitation duly signed by the sponsor must be provided as well as evidence of the sponsor’s Australian citizenship or resident status (eg copy of Australian citizenship documents or visa)

7. If staying in a hotel, evidence of hotel bookings made

8. Evidence of financial support:
(a) Applicants are required to demonstrate to this office that they have sufficient funds to cover the cost of return airfares and for personal support for the period of stay in Australia. As proof of funds applicants must provide a statement of account indicating the account holder’s name, account number and bank balance and there must be sufficient money on that account to cover the above expenses (return airfares and pocket money)
(b) If applicants will be supported financially by the sponsor in Australia, a written undertaking and proof of funds from the sponsor must be provided.

9. Letter of leave from the employer indicating period of employment, the amount of leave granted and the date on which expected to resume work

10. Evidence of business registration if applicant is self-employed (eg copy of trade licence, Municipality permit, etc)

11. Letter of leave from school/university/educational institution indicating period of leave granted

12. Applicants under 18 years of age applying for a visa on their own (irrespective of whether both their parents hold valid visas for travel to Australia or not) must provide:
- joint written permission from both parents witnessed by the Police or by any legal authority of the country. The ORIGINAL of this letter must be submitted

13. Applicants under 18 years of age applying for a visa with one parent only (irrespective of whether the other parent holds valid visa for travel to Australia or not) must provide:
- a written permission from the other parent witnessed by the Police whether the other parent is accompanying or not accompanying on the trip. The ORIGINAL of this letter must be submitted

14. Applicants aged 75 years and over must provide an ‘Aged Visitor Health Check’ form duly completed and signed by one of the High Commission’s panel doctors. Please request for the health check form and list of panel doctors from the Reception or Visa counter). Health check forms and list of panel doctors are also available on ‘www.mauritius.embassy@dfat.gov.au’

15. Applicants aged 75 years and over must provide evidence of a health insurance covering their period of stay in Australia
16. Applicants who are non-Mauritian citizens must provide evidence of a valid work/residence permit for Mauritius