{"id":1179,"date":"2021-06-11T05:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/passport\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2021-06-11T06:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T06:04:55","slug":"covid-19-extension-of-visas-grant-of-permission-to-stay-residence-permits-occupation-permits-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/?p=1179","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 &#8211; Extension of Visas &#038; grant of permission to stay Residence Permits\/Occupation Permits Holders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1179\" class=\"elementor elementor-1179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c266b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c266b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-1c63e7b8\" data-id=\"1c63e7b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-17f62577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f62577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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><strong><em><u>Communiqu\u00e9<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Following the extension of the prohibition of entry of aircraft and ships into Mauritius until 31 July 2021, the Government has decided that foreigners whose visas and Residence Permits\/ Occupation permits are expiring during the period ending 31 May 2021 and who <strong><u>are NOT being able to leave the country<\/u><\/strong>, be <strong><u>exceptionally<\/u><\/strong> granted an extension of their visas and permission of stay respectively <strong><u>until 31 July 2021<\/u><\/strong> or upon upliftment of the restrictions whichever is the earliest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Passport and Immigration Office wishes to inform that foreigners in this situation will not be considered as illegal and should <strong><u>NOT<\/u><\/strong> call in person at the Passport and Immigration Office, but should contact the Passport and Immigration Office on the following telephone No 2602073, 2109418, 2602206 or by email on <a href=\"mailto:piovisa@govmu.org\">piovisa@govmu.org<\/a><\/em><em> or by using the Electronic Queue Management System (EQMS) \u2013 <strong>\u201cmoRendez-Vous\u201d<\/strong> application for an appointment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1180 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/passport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid-10.06.21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid-10.06.21.png 335w, https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/covid-10.06.21-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/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>Communiqu\u00e9 Following the extension of the prohibition of entry of aircraft and ships into Mauritius until 31 July 2021, the Government has decided that foreigners whose visas and Residence Permits\/ Occupation permits are expiring during the period ending 31 May 2021 and who are NOT being able to leave the country, be exceptionally granted an &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/passport.govmu.org\/passport\/?p=1179\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Covid-19 &#8211; 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