South Africa eases 60-day visa rule
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily MaverickOur method
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs has granted a general exemption from the rule requiring certain visa applications to be filed at least 60 days before the current permit expires. Directive 13 of 2026 also covers pending applications and appeals, a corrective measure whose scope is described by Daily Maverick.
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs has granted a general exemption from the rule requiring visa applications to be submitted 60 days before the expiry of the current permit. The measure appears in Directive 13 of 2026 and concerns pending applications for visa extensions or changes of status and conditions, according to Daily Maverick.
The directive also covers, as a corrective measure, ongoing appeals related to failure to meet the 60-day deadline. Daily Maverick considers that this relaxation corrects the unforeseen consequences of the rigid application of regulations 9(8)(c) and 9(5)(a), but says it comes late.
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