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THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS EXTENDS THE BLANKET CONCESSION TO 31 DECEMBER
2023 FOR LONG-TERM VISA OR WAIVER APPLICANTS WHO ARE AWAITING OUTCOMES OF THEIR
APPLICATIONS.

Details Published: 30 March 2023
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The Department of Home Affairs extends the blanket concession to 31 December
2023 for long-term visa or waiver applicants who are awaiting outcomes of their
applications. 

A Directive to the Home Affairs Head Office, the Department of International
Relations and Cooperation’s Consular Services and Visa Facilitation Centres has
been issued to communicate this decision.

The decision means that long term visa or waiver applicants are permitted to
legally remain in the country until 31 December 2023, pending the finalisation
of their applications. Those that are travelling on passports issued by
countries that are not visa exempted, are required to apply for a visitor’s visa
to return to South Africa until their applications have been finalised.

This concession is only applicable to applicants who have submitted an
application via VFS before or on 31 March 2023.

All visitors on short term visas whose validity was issued for less than 90 days
are excluded from the concession and are required to depart before or on the
date of expiry of the validity period of their visas.

For full details of the concession, please click here >>> NOTICE ON BLANKET
CONCESSION <<<

 

Media Enquiries:

Bongi Gwala, 066 588 3251 (Head of Communication: Department of Home Affair)

Siya Qoza, ‪082 898 1657 (Spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)

David Hlabane, ‪071 342 4284 (Media Manager: Department of Home Affairs)

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