Hi all!!!
I am writting to you because I know that even in the mist of chaos there is some order ( I am talking about public servants and contradictory advice they give)...
I am from New Zealand. I entered Mauritius, got a stamp in my passport for a 2 month stay. I went to immigration office to extend it to 6 months: they gave me a piece of paper that says I am in the process of visa extension, and the person I spoke to wrote on the paper that I need to call three days before I leave (in February)....So that means: I am alowed to stay as a tourist until February....
The problem is: I want to get married to my prince on a white horse, who is Maurituan. CIvil status office tells me I need a stamp in my passport showing the date until which I am allowed to stay. Visa officer I spoke to said that the paper I have is good enough and I can not get married with a tourist visa anyway. I need to leave the country and re-enter with some sort of marriage visa ( I have never heard of this before and I can't find a mention of it anywhere official).
Bigger problem is: After we get married, I want to apply for Residence Permit (as a spouse of mauritian). And apperently for that I need to be in the country when I apply...
So do I stay or do I go? Do i trust a word any of the civil servants say here or should I dive into legislation myself and take them a highlihted bunch of papers?
Thanks in advance for all your input!
Maja