National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
R 385
Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesFourteenth Amendment Directions : Temporary measures in respect of Entry into or Exit out of the Republic to prevent the spread of COVID-197. Refusal of Visas |
| 7.1 | A foreigner who has been in, or departed from, or transited through, a high risk country since 15 February 2020 may not be granted a visa and is, for the purposes of eligibility for a visa, deemed to be a prohibited person as provided for in section 29 of the Immigration Act, 2002. |
| 7.2 | During the period of the national state of disaster which was declared in the Republic on 15 March 2020, no visa application may be considered from a national of, or person residing in, a high risk country Provided that an application from a national of a high risk country may be considered if such national is not ordinarily residing in that country, and had not been in that country or any other high risk country since 15 February 2020, and such application may be considered if it is made from a country not classified a high risk country. |
