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NCCC approves international travel for S. Africans working, studying abroad

Source: EWN, 05/07/2020

JOHANNESBURG - The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on
Saturday approved international travel for South Africans working and
studying abroad.
The countryâ€™s borders were closed with all international flights
halted in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19.
But in a statement on Saturday, the Department of Home Affairs said
South Africans would be permitted to leave the country for work,
study, family reunions, to take up permanent residency, or to receive
medical treatment.
â€œThe Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has, following
consultations with the Department of International Relations and
Cooperation and the NCCC, approved essential travel for South
Africans who want to return to countries where they are based,â€ the
department said.
South Africans who wanted to travel for these reasons would be
required to produce a letter from the embassy where they were headed,
confirming the reason for their journey.
List of requirements:
â€¢ A copy of their valid South African passport.
â€¢ A letter confirming their admissibility under the current
circumstances from the embassy or other diplomatic/consular
representative of the country they want to travel to. If returning by
road or connecting via flights, the proof submitted needs to include
permission from each transiting country.
â€¢ Proof of means of travel such as air or bus tickets and the
intended date of departure.
The Department of Home Affairs said citizens who fell in these
categories and satisfied the criteria could send an email to
Covid19travel@dha.gov.za.
An email would be sent to travellers who met the criteria to enable
them to proceed with their travel arrangements.
According to the department, people applying as a group could send
one email with the supporting documents for each member of the group.
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