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NEW EXTENSION CONCESSION APPLICABLE TO VISA APPLICANTS AS WELL

31 Mar 2026

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has had a backlog of Waiver and Appeal applications for some time. Despite managing to clear the visa backlog that started during the Covid-19 pandemic it has become apparent recently that they now have a backlog with regards to visa applications as well. How this has managed to happen so soon after the Covid 19 backlog was cleared is hard to fathom. DHA have been issuing directives that provide concessions to waiver and appeal applicants allowing them to ex...

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UPDATE ON VISA BACKLOG

15 Mar 2024

In his latest update to Parliament about the backlog of visa applications, the Minister of Home Affairs, advised that there has been a significant reduction in the number of visa applications in the backlog. According to the Minister the number of vi...

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SOUTH AFRICA REMOTE WORKING VISA PROGRESS

12 Feb 2024

As per the previous news item the DHA’s have published draft Amendments to the Immigration Regulations. Included in these draft amendments is confirmation that a Remote Working Visa will be introduced. This has been a long time in the making an...

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NEW DRAFT IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT

09 Feb 2024

The Minister of Home Affairs has published the draft amendments to the Immigration Regulations, 2014 and has invited the public to comment via written submissions. The written submissions should reach the Department by the 29 March 2024. The draft a...

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SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS HAD ENOUGH OF VISA CHAOS

06 Feb 2024

Tourism Update conducted an informal survey with service providers in the tourism industry to get a sense of how the problems with South Africa’s visa administration has impacted them. The survey showed the following: 71.4% had lost bookings...

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ANOTHER EXTENSION FOR APPLICANTS WITH PENDING VISA APPLICATIONS

09 Jan 2024

With the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) not making any headway with clearing the backlog of visa applications a new directive was issued at the end of 2023. The directive provides as follows: Applicants that have submitted waiver applications and...

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