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9 October  2020 
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification, dated  8 October  2020, from the delegation of Mauritius , is being circulated 
to Members of the Council for Trade in Services . 
 
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1  MEMB ER NOTIFYING : 
Mauritius  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER : 
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services  
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE : 
2 September 2020  
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
 
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE : 
Prime Minister's Office  
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE : 
Pursuant to the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 202 0, the Immigration Act, 1973 has been 
amended to provide for the following:  
a) the validity period of an occupation permit and residence permit as retired non -citizen to be 
increased from 3 years to 10 years;  
b) in the case of an investor or a self -employed non -citizen, an occupation permit issued for a 
period of 3 years, and valid on 1 September 2020, shall be extended for a peri od of 10 years 
as from the date of the issue of the occupation permit; and 
c) amendment has also been brought to the  Permanent Residence Scheme which will now have 
a validity  of 20 years instead of 10 years, as from the expiry date of the Occupation Permit  or 
Residence Permit or issue date of the Permanent Residence Permit.  
6  MEMB ERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY : 
None 
7  TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : 
Enquiry points  
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