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Mauritius visa for citizens of Madagascar

Citizens of Madagascar get a Mauritius visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Port Louis: ≈ 1,050 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Mauritius without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Madagascar get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Mauritius visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Mauritius passport: 94.
Citizens of Madagascar and Mauritius can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Benin, Malaysia, Singapore, and Gambia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Mauritius, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Mauritius

Travelling to Mauritius: good to know

Antananarivo — Port Louis: about 1,050 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Port Louis 13:00.
Local currency: Mauritian Rupee.
Languages: English, French, and Morisyen.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MUR 48.
Mauritius is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.