South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is calling upon qualifying asylum seekers and refugees to renew their expired visas and statuses online to remain in South Africa before the deadline on 30 June 2021.
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi extended the validity of asylum seeker visas and refugee statuses which expired during the lockdown to 30 June 2021. The online extension is aimed at providing the extension of visa service in a manner that contributes to limiting the spread of Covid-19.
The Department started to offer the online extension service of asylum seeker visas and refugee statuses on 15 April 2021.
