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.

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