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

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

21. Declaration of Undesirability

 

21.1 A person whose visa has expired from 15 March 2020 and has remained in the Republic during the period of the national state of disaster will not be declared an undesirable person in terms of the Immigration Act, 2002 upon leaving the Republic during the period of the national state of disaster 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 21(21.1) substituted by section 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 of Notice No. 1800, GG45961, dated 25 February 2022]

 

21.2 Any declaration of undesirability that has been issued to any person who departed the Republic on or after 15 March 2020 is hereby set aside.

[Direction 21(21.2) inserted by section 4 of Notice No. 664, GG43420, dated 10 June 2020]