22 New high-risk countries added to SA’s travel ban

As of the the 19th of October 2020, the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa has issued 22 new high-risk countries to the travel ban list. These new countries were added in response to the increasing number of cases within these countries.

The 22 New countries added:

1. Argentina
2. Germany
3. Peru
4. Bangladesh
5. India
6. Philippines
7. Belgium
8. Indonesia
9. Russia
10. Brazil
11. Iran
12. Spain
13. Canada
14. Iraq
15. United Kingdom
16. Chile
17. Italy
18. USA
19. Colombia
20. Mexico
21. France
22. Netherlands

However, people from high risk countries who may visit SA fall in the following categories: business travellers, holders of critical skills visas, investors and people on international mission in sports, arts, culture and science.