REAA Mauritius · Registration Guide

Every field, every question — explained.

A complete, field-by-field walkthrough of the REAA Application Form and the Fit and Proper Questionnaire, so you know exactly what's being asked before you open either document.

Download the forms Personal Info Business Occupation Contact Details Previous Application Registration Compliance Roles Qualifications Employment History Document Uploads Declaration (Form) Fit & Proper Questionnaire Declaration (F&P)
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Have both forms ready before you start

Applying to the REAA doesn't have to mean chasing paperwork. Download the official Application Form and the Fit and Proper Questionnaire below, get familiar with what's asked using the guide on this page, and walk into your application prepared.

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Application Form & Document Checklist

The full application — personal details, compliance roles, qualifications, and required document checklist.

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Fit and Proper Questionnaire

Required from every director, shareholder, partner, member, and employee named in your application.

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Both forms are free to download. Save them, print them, or fill them in digitally — whatever works for you.

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Submit your completed application directly through the EDB Mauritius licensing portal.

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Application Form — Section 1

Personal Information

Establishes who you are and how the Authority should record your identity across the rest of the application.

Fields in this section

Are you a Mauritian Citizen?Required
Yes/No. This determines which identity document you'll be asked for later — an NIC number for Mauritian citizens, a passport number for foreign citizens.
TitleOptional
Selected from a dropdown (e.g. Mr, Mrs, Ms).
SurnameRequired
Your legal family name, exactly as it appears on your NIC or passport.
First Name(s)Required
All given names, in full.
Other NameOptional
Any additional name you go by or have used — for example a maiden name or an alias appearing on older records.
TAN No.Required
Your Tax Account Number, issued by the Mauritius Revenue Authority.
Have you ever been subject to a change of name?Required
Yes/No. Flags whether the Authority should expect supporting documents (e.g. deed poll, marriage certificate) linking a previous name to your current one.
Application Form — Section 2

Business Occupation

One question, but it decides how the rest of your application is assessed.

Are you applying as…Required
Choose one: "A business operating in your own name" — you personally are the registered business — or "Nominated Director / Member / Partner" — you're applying on behalf of a company, partnership, or similar entity in which you hold that position. The form includes an info icon here because the entity-based option carries additional compliance obligations covered later in the form.
Application Form — Section 3

Contact Details

Where and how the Authority can reach you, plus a residency history check.

Current Residential AddressRequired
Full postal address, entered as free text. Should match the address on your Proof of Address document (see Document Uploads).
Please specify country of residence over last 10 yearsRequired
Answered Yes/No on the form as a confirmation prompt — if you've lived in more than one country over the past decade, be ready to itemise those countries and dates in an attached note, since the Authority's due-diligence checks (see the Fit and Proper Questionnaire) apply across every jurisdiction you've lived in.
Mobile No.Required
Defaults to the +230 Mauritius country code, editable if you use a foreign number.
Office No.Optional
A landline or business number, if you have one.
Email AddressRequired
The Authority's primary channel for correspondence about your application.
Application Form — Section 4

Previous Application

A short disclosure question before you move on to registration type.

Have you submitted any previous application to register as a real estate agent with the Authority?Required
Yes/No. Applies whether that earlier application was approved, refused, or withdrawn — the Authority wants a complete history, not just successful applications.
Application Form — Section 5

Registration

Which licence(s) you're applying for.

Type of licence applying forRequired
Three checkboxes, and you may tick more than one: Land Promoter (subdividing and selling plots of land), Property Developer (building and selling property), and Real Estate Agent (acting as an intermediary in sale, purchase, or rental transactions). Selecting more than one applies the compliance and document requirements of the form once, covering all selected categories.
Application Form — Compliance Roles

Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Deputy, and Compliance Officer

Three people need to be named here, each with an identical set of fields. All three can be the same person only where your business structure genuinely allows it — most applicants name three distinct individuals.

Fields repeated for each of the three roles

Money Laundering Reporting Officer · Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer · Compliance Officer
First NameRequired
SurnameRequired
Other NamesOptional
NIC Number / Passport NumberRequired
NIC for Mauritian citizens, passport for foreign nationals — same logic as the Personal Information section.
Mobile No.Required
Email AddressRequired
AddressRequired
Full residential or business address, entered as free text.
Qualifications & ExperienceOptional
A short free-text summary of relevant training or background for the AML/compliance role — not the same as the applicant's own academic qualifications covered further down.
OccupationRequired

What each role is responsible for

Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Receives and assesses internal reports of suspicious transactions and escalates them where required by law.
Deputy MLRO
Covers the MLRO's responsibilities when they're unavailable.
Compliance Officer
Oversees the business's ongoing adherence to the Authority's regulatory and AML/CFT obligations day to day.
Application Form — Qualifications and Experience

Academic record and eligibility thresholds

Establishes your academic background, then checks it against the two specific thresholds the Authority applies to real estate agents.

Highest Academic Qualification Achieved

Highest QualificationRequired
Selected from a dropdown list of qualification levels.
Qualification Details tableRequired
A repeatable table (use "+ Add Entry" for each additional credential) capturing, per row: Qualification name, Year of Award, Awarding Institution, Country, and Grade. List every relevant qualification, not just your highest one.

Academic Qualifications

Do you hold a Diploma in Real Estate or equivalent?Required
A direct Yes/No, separate from the qualification table above — this is the specific credential the Authority checks for real estate agent eligibility.

Relevant Experience

Do you have a minimum of 5 years' experience in the business of real estate transactions?Required
A direct Yes/No. This is cross-checked against the employment history you provide next.
Application Form — Employment History

Employment / Professional History over the last 5 years

A repeatable block — use "+ Add Entry" for each employer or engagement — that substantiates the experience you declared above.

Employer's NameOptional
Nature of BusinessOptional
AddressOptional
Phone No. / Mobile No.Optional
Contact numbers for the employer, in case the Authority needs to verify your role.
Email AddressOptional
Position HeldOptional
Date From / Date ToOptional
The period you held that position, in dd/mm/yyyy format.
DescriptionOptional
A short account of your duties — useful for demonstrating the "business of real estate transactions" experience specifically.
Application Form — Document Uploads

Seven supporting documents

All accepted as PDF, JPG, JPEG, or PNG. Tap each item for the detail behind it.

A clear copy of your NIC (Mauritian citizens) or passport (foreign citizens), matching the identity details entered in Personal Information.

Certificates supporting every row in your Qualification Details table — one file per credential is the safest approach.

Professional or character references speaking to your suitability for the licence category you're applying under.

A utility bill, bank statement, or similar document confirming your current residential address, dated within six months of the application date.

Issued by the Mauritius Police Force (or the equivalent authority for foreign residents), also dated within six months of the application date.

A letter from a recognised banking institution confirming a banking relationship of at least two years.

The completed, signed questionnaire covered in full further down this page — treated as an integral part of the main application.

Application Form — Declaration

Signing off the main form

NameRequired
DesignationRequired
Your role in relation to the application — e.g. "Applicant", "Director", "Compliance Officer".
DateRequired
Pre-filled with the current date on the online form.
Two checkboxes to confirm
  • I certify that all particulars and information provided are true and accurate, and I undertake to notify material changes within 15 days.
  • I consent for the Authority to conduct due diligence and background checks.
Fit and Proper Questionnaire

A separate, signed declaration of your background

This is a standalone document that gets attached to the main application. It applies to every director, shareholder, partner, member, and employee involved — not only the primary applicant — and the main application is considered incomplete without it.

Every question below covers both Mauritian and any overseas jurisdiction. Any "Yes" answer needs details, with proper referencing, attached on an additional sheet — signed and dated by the applicant.

1.1 Name

Title
Mr / Mrs / Ms, ticked as a checkbox.
Surname
First Name(s)
Maiden Name
Where applicable.
NIC Number
For Mauritian citizens only.
Passport Number
For foreign citizens only.
Name of Company
Position
Your position within that company — director, shareholder, partner, member, or employee.
Date of Appointment

1.2 Contact Details

Current Residential Address
Mobile No. / Office No. / Email Address

2. The thirteen questions

Each is answered Yes or No. Read the note above before you start — the details behind any "Yes" matter as much as the tick itself.

  • 1
    Disciplinary or criminal proceedings
    Have you ever been subject to any proceedings of a disciplinary or criminal nature, or been notified of any impending proceedings or investigation which might lead to such proceedings?
  • 2
    UN Sanctions List
    Does your name appear on any United Nations Sanctions List?
  • 3
    Criminal charges or convictions
    Have you ever been charged or convicted of any criminal offence — particularly relating to dishonesty, fraud, or financial crime — or been involved in acts of misfeasance or serious misconduct?
  • 4
    Regulatory or court action against you or a business you controlled
    Have you, or any business in which you've had a controlling interest or exercised significant influence, been charged, disciplined, suspended, refused, withdrawn, or struck off by a regulatory body, court, or tribunal — publicly or privately?
  • 5
    Prior disqualification as a real estate agent
    Have you been disqualified or deregistered from acting as a real estate agent for professional misconduct, fraud, dishonesty, or breach of a code of practice, in any country, within the last 5 years?
  • 6
    Disqualification as a director
    Have you ever been disqualified from acting as a director or in a similar managerial capacity under the Companies legislation or any other legislation or regulation?
  • 7
    Bankruptcy or creditor arrangements
    Have you ever made any arrangement or composition with your creditors, filed for bankruptcy, been adjudged bankrupt, had your assets sequestrated, or been involved in proceedings relating to any of these?
  • 8
    Unsatisfied judgement debt
    Have you ever failed to satisfy any judgement debt adjudged due and payable by you as a judgement-debtor, under a court order in any jurisdiction?
  • 9
    Employment with another real estate agent
    Are you an employee of another real estate agent?
  • 10
    Extradition proceedings
    Are you, or have you been, the subject of any extradition proceedings?
  • 11
    Politically Exposed Person (PEP) status
    Have you, a family member, or a close associate, at any time, been designated as a Politically Exposed Person?
  • 12
    Mental health and fitness to serve
    Have you ever been diagnosed as mentally ill or unstable, or do you suffer from any mental impairment likely to hamper the discharge of the duties of a real estate agent?
  • 13
    Awareness of AML/CFT guidelines
    Do you confirm your awareness and understanding of the imperative applicability of the Financial Intelligence Unit's Guidelines on the Measures for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism for the Real Estate Sector, for any real estate transactions?
Fit and Proper Questionnaire — Declaration

Signing off the questionnaire

Section 3.0 closes the questionnaire with a personal declaration, separate from the main application form's declaration.

You declare
  • To the best of your knowledge and belief, the statements made and information provided in this questionnaire and any attachments are correct.
  • There are no other facts relevant to the Authority's assessment of your fitness and probity.
NameRequired
PositionRequired
SignatureRequired
DateRequired

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