Zimbabwe Exemption Permits: Not All Doom And Gloom For SA Business

A variety of Visa Compliance Options are available to South African businesses

By 31 December 2022, qualifying Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) workers will need to have successfully transferred their permit to applicable mainstream visas to ensure that they can remain and work legally in the country. What's more, non-qualifying ZEP holders will have to leave the country as they would then be regarded as illegal immigrants.

In 2021, the Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi announced that South Africa would not be renewing the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits and approved a grace period to the end of 2022 to allow qualifying ZEP holders to transfer their status to other mainstream visas.