Mauritius Citizenship, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Passport and Immigration Offic…
(No. B/474) Mr A. Duval (Fourth Member for Port-Louis North & Montagne Longue) asked the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands whether, in regard to Mauritius Citizenship, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Passport and Immigration Office, information as to the number thereof granted to foreigners for the periods November 2019 to November 2024 and December 2024 to date, indicating in each case the – (a) names of the beneficiaries thereof and their respective country of birth, and (b) section of the Mauritius Citizenship Act under which citizenship was granted.
Reply: By virtue of the Mauritius Citizenship Act, the citizenship of Mauritius may be granted by the Prime Minister under the different sections of the Act to non-citizens. From 01 November 2019 to 10 November 2024, 1,499 foreigners were granted citizenship of Mauritius and from 14 November 2024 to 09 May 2025, 49 foreigners have been granted citizenship of Mauritius. In regard to part (a), I do not think it is appropriate to give the names of the recipients of citizenship of our country. However, information for part (b) is being compiled and will be placed in the Library of the National Assembly. I seize this opportunity to inform the House that my Office is currently reviewing the procedures relating to the issue of Mauritius Citizenship to foreigners. MR N. J. V. B. ARREST – POLICE BRUTALITY – INQUIRY