Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Fourteenth Amendment Directions : Temporary measures in respect of Entry into or Exit out of the Republic to prevent the spread of COVID-19

19. Extension of Validity Period of Asylum Seeker Permit and Refugee Status
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An asylum seeker permit lawfully issued in terms of section 22 of the Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998) and a refugee status granted in terms of section 24 of the Refugees Act, 1998, which expired from 15 March 2020, or is to expire or which status was to be withdrawn during the period of the national state of disaster, is deemed to have been extended up to and including 30 April 2022.

 

The extension of the validity of visas or permits referred to in paragraph 2.1 applies to—

(a) to holders of asylum seeker permits and refugee status which expired during the period of national state of disaster; and
(b)A holder of a visa or permit must adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her visa and any activity not endorsed onto such visa or permits is prohibited.

[Direction 19 substituted by section 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 of Notice No. 1800, GG45961, dated 25 February 2022]