Lester Kiewit speaks to immigration attorney Gary Eisenberg, about the effect on tourists, a government memo has had. The directive to the Border Management Agency states tourists who held short-term visas for 90 days or fewer, up to and including 30 November 2023, who had applied for a visa renewal but not yet received an outcome by 23 February 2024, must “make the necessary arrangements to depart from South Africa on or before 29 February 2024 to avoid being declared undesirable. The Home Affairs Minister has since clarified the memo saying if you have applied for a visa extension but not yet received a response, your receipt is proof of an extension of your visa until you learn the outcome of your application.

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