Embassy Contact Address -
Embassy of the United States of America
4th Floor, Rogers House
John Kennedy Avenue
P.O. Box 544
Port Louis
Republic of Mauritius
Tel: (230) 202-4400
Fax: (230) 208-9534
Email: usembass@intnet.mu
Hours of Operation
Submission of visa applications === Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
by appointment only.
Collection of passports with visas=== Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Visa inquiries (by phone)==== Monday to Thursday from 15:00 to 16:30 p.m.
Telephone No. is 202-4400.
How to Apply
The Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Port Louis welcomes you and is pleased to inform you that completed electronic visa application forms will only be accepted for processing on Mondays and Thursdays between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. by appointment only. The Consular Section is closed on weekends and on U.S. and Mauritian holidays.
The electronic visa application form, DS-156, is available at http://evisaforms.state.gov/. After completing the electronic visa application form, please click on the <continue> button, wait for the document to load and then print the 3 pages.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED WITH EACH VISA APPLICATION
a) A completed and signed electronic visa application form DS-156 for each applicant regardless of age or the fact that a child will be traveling on a parents passport.
b) Male applicants between the ages of 16 and 45 must also complete form DS-157.
c) A non-refundable processing fee in rupees of the equivalent
of USD100.00 (based on that day's exchange rate) must be paid only
at the Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd. of Edith Cavell Street, Port
Louis, prior to submitting the visa application. The bank may require
you to present a valid passport at time of payment. Some nationalities
may be required to pay an issuance fee once their visa is issued.
Special Entry Requirements
To all recipients of an F, M, or J student or exchange visitor visa:
Please be aware that United States Department of Homeland Security
regulations state that holders of F, M, or J nonimmigrant visas
will not be admitted to the United States until a date thirty days
or less prior to the beginning of your program date, or start date,
as given on your Form I-20 (for F or M visas) or DS-2019 (for J
visas).
Embassy Holiday List 2007-
New Year |
Monday January 1 |
Mauritian/U.S. |
New Year (observed) |
Tuesday January 2 |
Mauritian |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday January 15 |
U.S. |
Thaipoosam Cavadee |
Thursday February 1 |
Mauritian |
| Abolition of Slavery |
Thursday February 1 |
Mauritian |
Maha Shivaratree |
Friday February 16 |
Mauritian |
Chinese Spring Festival |
Sunday February 18 |
Mauritian |
Washington's Birthday |
Monday February 19 |
U.S. |
National Day |
Monday March 12 |
Mauritian |
Ougadi |
Tuesday March 20 |
Mauritian |
Labor Day |
Tuesday May 1 |
Mauritian |
Memorial Day |
Monday May 28 |
U.S. |
Independence Day |
Wednesday July 4 |
U.S. |
| Labor Day |
Monday September 3 |
U.S. |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Sunday September 16 |
Mauritian |
Columbus Day |
Monday October 8 |
U.S. |
Eid-Ul-Fitr* |
Saturday October 13 |
Mauritian |
All Saints Day |
Thursday November 1 |
Mauritian |
Arrival of Indentured Laborers |
Friday November 2 |
Mauritian |
Divali |
Friday November 9 |
Mauritian |
Veterans Day |
Monday November 12 (observed)
|
U.S. |
Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday November 22 |
U.S |
Christmas |
Tuesday December 25 |
Mauritian/U.S |
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