{"id":383,"date":"2021-01-26T05:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T05:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/passport\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:53:35","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/?page_id=383","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"383\" class=\"elementor elementor-383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6338d19c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6338d19c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3abd6c78\" data-id=\"3abd6c78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fef3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fef3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Passport and Immigration Office is a branch of the Mauritius Police Force and works under the aegis of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office as well as the Commissioner of Police. This Office is the sole authority in Mauritius which is empowered to provide Passport &amp; Immigration Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7c23ee\" data-id=\"e7c23ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d0d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0d0d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Passport and Immigration Officer is designated by the Minister to carry out the provisions of the Passport Act and the Immigration Act. We\u00a0manage border control\u00a0at ports of Entry and Exit, enforcing Immigration laws.<\/p><p>We also\u00a0issue Mauritius Passports\/Travel Documents; process applications for visa\u00a0to non-citizens who require an entry permit prior to travel to Mauritius,\u00a0issue residence permit and occupation permit\u00a0to eligible non citizens who want to work, invest, or retired in Mauritius. We also issue Premium visa eligible non-citizen who intends to stay in Mauritius for a maximum period of one year as a tourist, retiree or a professional willing to come with his\/her family and carry out his business or work remotely from Mauritius.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac10b7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac10b7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbdd79d\" data-id=\"fbdd79d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babea1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"babea1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Keen in providing a quality service with consistent standard, the Passport &amp; Immigration Office has been commended and awarded the prestigious certification of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO-IEC 27001:2015 Standards in respect of Quality Management System (QMS) and Information Security Management System (ISMS).<\/span><\/p><p><strong>OUR SERVICES<\/strong><\/p><p>Services provided by the Passport &amp; Immigration office are as follows:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Issuance of Mauritius Passports\/Travel Documents.<\/li><li>Issuance of Visa to non-citizens who require an entry permit prior to travel to Mauritius.<\/li><li>Issuance of Premium Visa to non-citizens.<\/li><li>Issuance of Residence Permit\/Occupation Permit.<\/li><li>Controlling and regulating entry and exit at Border Controls.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>OUR VISION<\/strong><\/p><p>To be a world-class organization for providing Passport and Immigration Services.<\/p><p><strong>OUR MISSION<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>To provide a quality service to our customers and satisfy their needs.<\/li><li>To promote the interest and confidence of customers.<\/li><li>To foster a team spirit, sense of belonging to the organization and be committed to the highest standard of quality and professionalism.<\/li><li>To see that bona-fide persons enter and leave the country.<\/li><li>To ensure a safe and healthy work environment.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>OUR QUALITY POLICY<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Top management is committed to comply with requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 Standards and continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.<\/li><li>The purpose of our organization is to enforce the relevant Laws respecting Passport and Immigration duties as per our service charter.<\/li><li>Our Quality Policy is to provide a high quality service to our customer and meet the requirements of our mission.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>OUR QUALITY OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>To issue Mauritius Passport to citizen of Mauritius within\u00a0four working days after payment (in\u00a0Mauritius only).<\/li><li>To deliver a visa (entry permit) within\u00a0five working days to a non-citizen who requires a visa to enter Mauritius, provided all relevant documents are produced.<\/li><li>To deliver a premium visa within two working days.<\/li><li>To deliver an Occupation Permit within\u00a0two working days, provided documents received from the Board of Investment (BOI) are complete and in order.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9274ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9274ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39cfa93\" data-id=\"39cfa93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9692e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9692e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical Background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac38c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac38c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before the early fifties, the Passport &amp; Immigration Office was situated at Immigration Square, Port Louis and was run by civilian officers. In 1954, the Police took over the duties of the Passport &amp; Immigration Office and the office was relocated inside the compound of the Line Barracks, seat of the Police Headquarters.<\/p><p>In January 1999, the Passport &amp; Immigration Office was transferred to the Sterling House, 9-11, Lislet Geoffroy Street, Port Louis.<\/p><p>With effect from Sept 2003, the Passport Office decentralized its Passport Application Service. Alongside with the main office, six\u00a0sub-offices, co-located at the Police District Headquarters (DHQ) as mentioned below, also received applications for passports from eligible citizens, thus providing &#8216;Un Service de Proximit\u00e9 to the public.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Passport and Immigration Office is a branch of the Mauritius Police Force and works under the aegis of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office as well as the Commissioner of Police. This Office is the sole authority in Mauritius which is empowered to provide Passport &amp; Immigration Services. The Passport and Immigration Officer is designated by &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/?page_id=383\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Us<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":275,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-383","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":753,"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383\/revisions\/753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}