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Asylum system reopens after ConCourt judgment

Most new applicants have been barred from accessing the system since at least 2020

The Gqeberha Refugee Reception Office has reopened for new applicants, following a Home Affairs circular on 28 September. Photo: Joseph Chirume

Laws that came into effect in 2020 allowed Home Affairs to bar asylum seekers from submitting an application if they had not obtained a valid transit visa from a port of entry.
This effectively meant that most new applicants were refused access to the system.
A Constitutional Court judgment in July ruled that these laws were unconstitutional. Three months later, new asylum applications are finally being accepted again.

For the first time in years, all asylum seekers, including people who entered South Africa unlawfully or have no visa, are being given access to the asylum system.
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