Article Posted: 12 January 2021 Subject to sub-regulation all land ports of entry of the Republic is closed until 15 February 2021, including the ports of entry which were opened under Alert level 1. except for ports of entry designated by the Cabinet member responsible for [...]

Article Posted: 1 Dec. 2020 A Western Cape High Court judgment will come as a relief to many asylum seekers who have been unable to renew their visas for valid reasons. Home Affairs has been interdicted from implementing certain provisions of the Refugees Act and new [...]

Original Article Published: 30 September 2020 All 18 land ports of entry will be opened with effect from 1 October 2020. The other 35 land ports of entry remain closed. The Department of Home Affairs is extending the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period to 31 January 2021. [...]

Article Posted: 17 September 2020 South Africans will be able to go on holidays abroad and inbound tourists will be welcome again from 1 October, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday night. International travel will only be allowed through the main border ports or through OR [...]

Article Posted: U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (September 1, 2020) Announcing Additional Repatriation Flights: We have been notified of multiple upcoming special commercial repatriation flights operated by different airlines. Some of the below flights have been included in previous announcements. Flight information: DATE DEPARTURE ARRIVAL AIRLINE  1 Sept [...]

Original Article Published: 01 August 2020 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, issued Directions, in line with the National State of Disaster Regulations, extending the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period to 31 October 2020. The Directions extend [...]

Article Posted: U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (July 8, 2020) Health Alert: Upcoming Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (July 8, 2020) Location: South Africa Event:  The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 215,855 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing Multiple Upcoming Repatriation Flights We have been notified [...]

Original Article Published: 11 June 2020 The Department of Home Affairs has published a new directive focusing on travel restrictions during South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown. The directive amends the country’s earlier lockdown regulations to allow for international travel in specific circumstances – including the return of [...]

Original Article Published: 18th May 2020 11:40 PM The South African government is devising a new policy to change the country's marriage laws, including recognising traditional Hindu and Muslim alliances. Customary Hindu and Muslim marriages are currently not recognised as having the same legal status as [...]

Cape Town -  Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has given South Africans who work and study abroad the green light to return to the countries where they are based.   Motsoaledi,  the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the National Coronavirus Command Council, approved essential travel [...]