Special provisions have been introduced in order to cater for the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the lockdown that has been instituted in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a lockdown last week which shall apply from the 27th March 2020 until the 16th April 2020.
The Department of Home Affairs published a Directive last week that was applicable to foreign nationals that are presently in South Africa. The Directive provides the following:
In compliance with the lockdown the Visa Facilitation Service Centres (VFS) in South Africa have now closed.
Applications can be made once VFS offices have reopened, and applicants whose visas have expired during that time will not be penalised or have to undergo a legalisation process.
Applicants that have appointments scheduled that fall within the lockdown period should reschedule their appointments for after the lockdown period. It is presumed that VFS will open again on the 17th April 2020.
Please contact us should you need any assistance with regards to the above.
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