Home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period. The new expiration date for short-term visas for visitors to South Africa, such as tourist visas, is now 30 September 2021.
The validity period of longer-term temporary visas issued for three months to three years which expired during the lockdown has also been extended until 30 September 2021.
Directions communicating these amendments, in line with the national state of disaster regulations, will be gazetted by 30 June 2021.
