Mauritius to Delhi for IVF: Direct Flights, Visa and a Week-by-Week Plan

Medically reviewed by Dr Anoop Gupta, Director, Delhi IVF & Fertility Research Centre

Key Facts at a Glance

1. Costs are indicative. Your final cost depends on your medical assessment, and additional tests, medicines or treatments may be needed. It is confirmed in your written estimate.

How Often Does Air Mauritius Fly to Delhi?

Air Mauritius runs the only nonstop service between Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The flight takes between 7 hours and 7 hours 45 minutes and arrives at Terminal 3.

The catch is frequency. The nonstop currently runs once a week. Airline schedules change each season, so check the latest timetable on airmauritius.com before you plan.

That gives you two choices:

1. Fly nonstop both ways and plan your stay in whole weeks. For most couples, this is the simplest option. A full IVF cycle with a fresh transfer usually takes three to six weeks in Delhi, so the weekly flight fits around it.
2. Fly one-stop for more flexible dates. Air Mauritius flies to Mumbai several times a week, with frequent domestic connections on to Delhi, and Gulf carriers connect through their hubs. These routes take longer but let you leave on any day, which helps if your cycle finishes early or a transfer is postponed.

Whichever you choose, buy a changeable return ticket. IVF dates can shift by a day or two, and with only one nonstop a week, missing it can mean a seven-day wait.

Do Mauritians Need a Visa for IVF in India?

It depends on whether you hold an OCI card.

If you're a Mauritian citizen without an OCI card

You'll need an Indian e-Medical visa. The application is made online at indianvisaonline.gov.in, the Government of India's official portal, with the clinic's treatment letter uploaded alongside your passport scan. Leave a minimum of four days before departure; the portal accepts applications up to 120 days in advance. Because it allows multiple entries, the same visa also covers a return trip for a frozen embryo transfer.

Your husband or a family member travelling with you applies for an e-Medical Attendant visa, which is linked to yours.

Mauritius is on the e-Visa eligibility list. Under the fee schedule dated 15 April 2026, Mauritian citizens pay no fee for either the e-Medical visa or the e-Medical Attendant visa, apart from a 3 percent bank charge. The visa is valid for one year from your arrival in India and allows multiple entries, and up to two attendants can travel with you. The clinic letter is the step that most often holds up the step-by-step e-Medical visa process, so ask for it as soon as your dates are agreed.

If you hold an OCI card

You don't need a separate visa. The Overseas Citizen of India card works as a lifelong, multiple-entry visa, and medical treatment is a permitted purpose. Bring your OCI card and the passport linked to it.

This matters for a lot of Mauritian families. In March 2024, during a state visit to Mauritius, India's President announced that Indian-origin Mauritians up to the seventh generation would become eligible for OCI cards, far beyond the usual fourth-generation limit. If your family came from India, even many generations ago, ask the High Commission of India in Port Louis how to apply, and start well before you plan treatment, as proving lineage takes time.

What Does a Week-by-Week IVF Plan in Delhi Look Like?

Here's how the core of a cycle with a fresh embryo transfer fits into three weeks, the shortest common timeline. Many women need longer, up to six weeks, depending on their medical condition, for example, when tests or a minor procedure are needed before stimulation, or when the ovaries respond slowly. Your doctor will tell you which applies to you.

Week 1: Arrive, check and start

1. Fly in around day 1 to 3 of your period. If the weekly flight doesn't match, ask your doctor early whether a short course of hormone tablets before travel could help time your cycle. It's a common way to line a cycle up with fixed travel dates.
2. First visit. Consultation, baseline scan and blood tests. Your husband gives a semen sample for analysis.
3. Start stimulation. Daily hormone injections begin, usually on day 2 or 3 of your period. The nurses will teach you how to give them yourself.

Week 2: Monitor, trigger, and collect

1. Scans every two to three days to check how the follicles are growing, with dose adjustments if needed.
2. Trigger injection once the follicles are the right size, usually around day 10 to 12 of stimulation.
3. Egg collection 34 to 36 hours later. It takes about 20 minutes under light anaesthesia, and you go home the same day. Your husband's sample is collected that morning, or arranged earlier if he has already flown home.

Week 3: Embryos, transfer and home

1. Embryo culture. The embryos grow in the laboratory for three to five days. You'll get regular updates from the embryology team.
2. Embryo transfer. A short procedure, usually done without anaesthesia.
3. Rest a day or two, then fly home on the next nonstop or a one-stop flight.

Two weeks or so after the transfer comes the pregnancy blood test. By then you're usually back on the island, so a local laboratory does it, and you send us the result.

IVF does not always lead to pregnancy, and some couples need more than one cycle. Ovarian stimulation can cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), and egg collection carries a small risk of bleeding and infection. Transferring more than one embryo raises the chance of twins, which carries higher risks for mother and babies. Your doctor will explain how these apply to you.

What if the embryos need to be frozen?

Sometimes freezing all the embryos is the safer or better choice, for example when embryos are going for genetic screening, when the womb lining needs more time, or when the ovaries have over-responded. Then you can fly home after egg collection, roughly two weeks into the trip, and come back later for a frozen embryo transfer. That second visit is usually about a week, which fits the weekly flight perfectly.

How long does your husband need to stay?

Your husband doesn't always need to stay for the whole treatment. If all his test results are normal, his part can take as little as three to four working days in Delhi, and your doctor will explain how and when his sample is collected. He's very welcome to stay for the entire process if he's able to.

How Should You Prepare in Mauritius Before You Fly?

A few things done at home make your time in Delhi far smoother.

1. Talk to the doctor by video. In a video call, Dr Anoop Gupta or Dr Aastha Gupta goes through your history with you, explains the likely protocol, and agrees on a target month.
2. Finish your basic tests locally. Your doctor will send a list, usually including AMH, thyroid and prolactin, a pelvic scan, a semen analysis and infection screening.
3. Book leave early. Three to six weeks is a long time to be away, although your husband may need only a few working days. Many couples plan treatment around school holidays or quieter months at work.
4. Check your OCI eligibility or apply for the e-Medical visa. Allow extra time if you're applying for an OCI card for the first time.
5. Think about the season. Delhi is very hot from April to June and cold in December and January, which surprises many visitors from the island. Cyclone season in Mauritius can also disrupt flights in the early months of the year.
6. Bring all earlier reports. Previous IVF summaries, embryology reports, and scan results help the team plan properly and avoid repeating tests.

What Is Daily Life Like During IVF in Delhi?

Quieter than you might think. Apart from scan days during stimulation, many mornings are free.

Many couples stay close to the clinic, so early appointments don't mean long drives through Delhi traffic. Food is rarely a worry for Mauritian couples, and many enjoy short, gentle outings between appointments. We do ask you to keep things calm around egg collection and the transfer, and to avoid long day trips in week three.

Delhi IVF has centres in Mandi House in Central Delhi and Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi, so choose somewhere within a short drive of the one where you'll be treated. Delhi IVF also has in-house accommodation for international patients. Photos and prices are available on request.

Why Do Mauritian Couples Choose IVF Treatment in India?

For many families, it comes down to familiarity and practicality. India is close in culture and language, and fees are generally lower than at private clinics in Europe. Cost is usually the first question couples ask, and the IVF cost in India for Mauritian couples, in rupees and MUR, depends on the treatment each couple needs.

Delhi IVF & Fertility Research Centre, New Delhi, was established in 1993. Treatment is directed by Dr Anoop Gupta, with Dr Aastha Gupta and Dr Vinnie Sandhu, and the embryology laboratory is led by Mrs Alka Gupta, Chief Embryologist.

Next Steps

Planning usually starts with a video consultation, before you book flights. Your doctor reviews your reports, suggests a target month and protocol, and helps time your cycle around the Air Mauritius schedule. Every case is different, so discuss your options with your fertility specialist.

Costs, visa fees, and flight schedules change, so check them before you book. This article is general information and does not replace advice from your own doctor.