What happens to a foreign national if they are prohibited from returning home (to a country that has a high risk of COVID-19) and where that foreign national’s work visa is about to expire?

On 23 May 2020 the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that international travel will be allowed for South Africans, who fall within limited categories. The main ones being: work, study, family reunion, to take up permanent residency and for medical reasons. These are indeed the most important categories and make provision for most cases where international travel is an important consideration.

The survey gives a sense of how the lockdown is impacting expat workers and new assignees who were due to enter South Africa. Read the insights here.

The Department of Home Affairs allows limited international travel, this means that expats have an opportunity to help their parents stuck in South Africa.

COVID-19 restrictions have led to a lot of uncertainty about existing visas and ongoing applications. This Schengen Immigration update might be insightful.

Many African infrastructure projects, such as those in the oil and gas sector, for example, have been put on hold due to Covid-19. But just how bad is the impact?