Beautiful tropical island offers to pay thousands for you to move there – but you will have to prove your worth first

A PARADISE island is offering to pay people to move there, but there's one little snag - you will have to prove your worth first.

For those with skills in business, tech or finance - the tropical Inidan Ocean island of Mauritius wants you.

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The secluded island - just of the edge of East Africa, close to Madagascar - will pay a successful applicant £350 per month [20,000 Mauritian Rupees] to create a startup.

With its enviable climate, stunning wildlife and landscapes - it's a real catch for those wanting a more off-the-grid life.

The tempting offer is part of the Mauritius Business Growth Scheme, launched in 2010, that aims to combat the effects of a dwindling economy and the emigration of talent off the island.

The scheme will pay talented entrepreneurs to live and work on the island provided they start their own unique venture.

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Applicants simply need to prove an original and profitable business idea to a committee.

If £350-a-month doesn't sound like a lot, the cost of living out there is very low and that amount of cash on the island goes a long way.

Plus, if you need help - you are able to hire a Mauritius-based business graduate, whose entire yearly salary will be paid for.

It comes as an idyllic Greek island is offering to pay a lucky applicant thousands to move there - and you'll even be given land for your own dream villa.

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Home to just 68 people, tiny Antikythera is desperate for new residents.

Young families who take the 45-minute flight from Athens and set up home on the island could scoop 500 euros [£426] a month for three years - adding up to 18,000 euros [£15,400].

Meanwhile, one woman has been busy revealing all of the other similar schemes that run across Europe that you might never of heard of.

These include moving to Albinen in Switzerland, where a family of four can be paid £50,000 to help fix a declining population.

Or Presicce in Italy, where they'll pay you up to £25,000 because they have an ageing population.

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