Law Clinics Overwhelmed as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers
Despite a court ruling that the requirement is unconstitutional, Home Affairs has stopped processing new asylum applications unless applicants have a transit visa, according to lawyers.
Asylum seekers are required to apply for an asylum seeker's permit in person at a Refugee Reception Office within five days of arriving in South Africa. There are five such offices in the country: Durban, Musina, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Port Elizabeth.
However, since April 2024, access to the asylum system has been restricted to only those who have a valid asylum transit visa, which is supposed to be issued at an official port of entry. The visa is valid for five days.
Home Affairs has not responded to our queries.
Law clinics are flooded with queries from asylum seekers blocked from accessing South Africa's asylum system.
Author's summary: Home Affairs blocks asylum seekers without transit visas.
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