Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Mauritian passport holders 6
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free180 days
NigeriaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Mauritian passport holders 13
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Saint LuciaVisa-free42 days→Visa on arrival42 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
ChadeVisa→Visa required
TürkiyeVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Changes for visitors to Mauritius 7
Costa RicaVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free90 days
GuatemalaVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free90 days- GuyanaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free30 days
NicaraguaVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free90 days
PanamaVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free180 days
UgandaVisa required→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes